Comparison

VisualDx vs Curbside Consultant

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Build custom differentials
  • Engage patients with visual aids
  • Improve diagnostic accuracy
  • Access therapy and test options
  • Recognize infectious diseases
  • Earn CME credits
Currently charting
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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/

About

Curbside Consultant

Provides instant medical suggestions for common conditions based on clinical input. Access programs written by physicians for evaluation and management, updated regularly to simplify daily practice.

Highlights
  • Instant medical suggestions
  • Physician-written programs
  • Based on national guidelines
  • Covers common medical problems
  • Regular program updates
  • Simplifies clinical practice
Features
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The CurbsideConsultant APP provides direct access to programs written by experienced academic physicians based on national guidelines, current literature, and clinical experiences for instant suggestions on the evaluation and/or management of common medical problems based on users’ clinical input: Examples of programs that provide clinicians with instant answers include the management of atrial fibrillation (rate control, anticoagulation, cardioversion, antiarrhythmics), Acid base disorders (interpretations adjusted for arterial and venous blood gases, albumin levels, complete differential diagnoses provided), Calculations for corrections of hypo- and hypernatremia (based on complete input and output, volume status), Cardiac stress test selection (based on baseline ECG findings and clinical history), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (acute and chronic management), Pleural effusion (complete suggestions for initial evaluation based on fluid appearance and clinical history), Evaluation of Proteinuria, Hematuria, and Kidney stones, management of Diabetic gastroparesis, Ascites, Anemia, evaluation of Kidney injury (routine and in liver patients), evaluation and management of Hypertension (based on clinical history, medication tolerance, etc), management of Diabetes mellitus, Thyroid nodule, Adrenal incidentaloma, Dyslipidemia, Renal tubular acidosis, and many more. Programs will be updated and uploaded on a regular basis. We strive to continuously provide new programs and perfect published programs to simplify your daily clinical practice. -- Pham Thi Phuong-Chi, MD, FASN.

Screenshots

VisualDx4 screens
Curbside Consultant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Curbside Consultant at 5.0 against VisualDx's 4.4. Curbside Consultant also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11). VisualDx's advantage is ratings volume (186 vs 2) and chart position (#29 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. VisualDx sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per month. Curbside Consultant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Curbside Consultant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VisualDx has 186 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VisualDx ships an update fortnightly, Curbside Consultant monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
VisualDx versus Curbside Consultant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisualDxCurbside Consultant
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (186 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings186 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#29 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB14 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLogical ImagesChi Pham

Customer experience

VisualDx

All ratings186 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral1.0%
Negative14.7%

Curbside Consultant

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Curbside Consultant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

VisualDx

Subscriptions9
  • 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
One-time2
  • Add DermExpert (1 yr)$99.99
  • Complete (1 yr)$399.99
None

Curbside Consultant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VisualDx free?
VisualDx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Curbside Consultant free?
Curbside Consultant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VisualDx or Curbside Consultant?
Curbside Consultant is rated higher. VisualDx averages 4.4 out of 5 from 186 ratings, while Curbside Consultant averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do VisualDx or Curbside Consultant have ads?
Neither VisualDx nor Curbside Consultant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VisualDx or Curbside Consultant?
VisualDx ships an update fortnightly, and Curbside Consultant monthly. Most recently, VisualDx was updated on October 24, 2026 and Curbside Consultant on September 30, 2026.

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