VisualDx vs USMLE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VisualDx
This visual reference tool aids medical professionals in improving patient engagement and diagnostic accuracy. It utilizes AI and a vast image atlas to help build custom differentials, share patient-specific images, and access comprehensive diagnostic information. Earn continuing education credits while making better medical decisions.
- Build custom differentials
- Engage patients with visual aids
- Improve diagnostic accuracy
- Access therapy and test options
- Recognize infectious diseases
- Earn CME credits
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VisualDx is a visual reference tool for medical professionals that leverages AI technology and a comprehensive image atlas to support faster, more confident decisions, fewer unnecessary referrals and testing, and higher patient engagement and satisfaction. With VisualDx, clinicians can: • Build dynamic differentials that evolve as you think. • Use guided support to surface clinically relevant results. • Compare diagnoses to improve decisions for your patients. • Use our AI to take a picture of your patient’s skin condition to better understand morphology and possibilities. • Engage with patients by sharing pictures of skin that reflect their disease presentation. • Access therapy and testing recommendations across over 3,500 conditions. • Quickly recognize infectious diseases and travel-related illnesses with our public health resources. • Test your diagnostic skills with our image challenges and educational resources. • Earn 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for internet point of care activity with every search. See why this award-winning clinical decision support system is being used in more than 2,300 hospitals, clinics, and medical schools by physicians, nurses, students, PAs, NPs, and other healthcare professionals worldwide. VisualDx requires a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.visualdx.com/legal/acceptable-use-policy-notice Privacy Policy: https://www.visualdx.com/legal/privacy-policy/
USMLE
Master medical school and the USMLE with a comprehensive resource app. Access board-style questions, interactive learning modules, flashcards, and videos. Study anytime, anywhere with cloud syncing and personalized study tools.
- Thousands of USMLE board-style questions
- Nearly 800 eLearning modules
- Over 14,000 flashcards
- Over 80 hours of high-yield videos
- Cloud syncing across devices
- Spaced repetition study tool
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USMLE-Rx (by ScholarRx) Ready to own the USMLE and master medical school? Now you can access any high-yield USMLE-Rx tool in one great app!* Get on-the-go access to USMLE board-style questions, Rx Bricks, flash cards, and videos. Qmax: Study anytime, anywhere with your USMLE-Rx Qmax Subscription: · Thousands of high-yield Step 1 questions, images, and explanations · All your tests sync to the cloud for immediate access on any device · Quiz yourself in multiple test modes with different question types · Get detailed performance stats Rx Bricks · Nearly 800 high-yield, patient-centered eLearning modules · “Need-to-know” topics succinctly explained with simple "clear language" explanations, often in under 20 minutes · Clinical correlations, real-world stories, memorable mnemonics, and more · Assess your understanding with measurable objectives, interactive flashcards, and practice questions built into each module Flash Facts Learning is literally at your fingertips with Step 1 Flash Facts: · Over 14,000 flash cards help you nail USMLE Step 1 content quickly and efficiently · Case-based flash cards put basic science concepts in a clinical context · Study Stream uses spaced repetition to give you flash cards based on your own study schedule as well as your strengths and weaknesses · Daily reporting helps you track your progress · All your cards and progress sync to the cloud for immediate access on any connected device · Searchable by organ system, discipline, and topic Express Videos · Over 80 hours of high-yield videos, over 1,300 videos in all · 600+ images, helpful diagrams, and multimedia clips · Integrations across multiple topics form strong, lasting connections to help you in class and on test day *Requires a valid subscription to Rx360+, USMLE-Rx Step 1 Qmax or Step 2CK Qmax, Rx Bricks, Step 1 Flash Facts, and/or Express Videos. Terms and Conditions: https://www.usmle-rx.com/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://www.usmle-rx.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: USMLE at free with in-app purchases against VisualDx's subscription. USMLE also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (5K vs 186). VisualDx's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 49%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. VisualDx sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per month and USMLE sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
USMLE holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: USMLE has 5K ratings behind it against 186, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of VisualDx's written reviews are positive against 49% of USMLE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
VisualDx ships an update fortnightly, USMLE every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VisualDx | USMLE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (186 ratings) | 4.7 (5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.3% of reviews — better | 48.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 186 | 5K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #15 — better | #167 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 220 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Logical Images | MedIQ Learning, LLC |
Customer experience
VisualDx
USMLE
Bugs and requests
VisualDx
Reported bugs
6 issues- App crashes when using quiz feature
- CME credit claiming functionality fails
- Subscription cancellation not processed
- Renewal charges despite cancellation requests
- Quiz unable to load properly
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- Account access issues after payment
Requested features
6 requests- Make app free again (previously free)
- Simplify subscription cancellation in-app
- Improve quiz functionality for mobile
- Add quiz feature to desktop version
- Expand patient information handouts
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- Better quiz image clarity and context
USMLE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VisualDx
- Complete (1 Month)1 Month trial$39.991 Month
- VisualDx Core Monthly7 Days trial$39.991 Month
- Complete+DermExpert (1 Month)1 Month trial$49.991 Month
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- VisualDx Elite Monthly7 Days trial$49.991 Month
- Add DermExpert (1 Year)$99.991 Year
- Complete (1 Year)1 Month trial$149.991 Year
- VisualDx Core Annual7 Days trial$249.991 Year
- VisualDx Elite Annual7 Days trial$299.991 Year
- Complete+DermExpert (1 Year)1 Month trial$499.991 Year
- Add DermExpert (1 yr)$99.99
- Complete (1 yr)$399.99
USMLE
- RX360+$49.991 Month
Questions
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