VisualDx vs UpToDate Expert AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VisualDx
This visual reference tool uses AI and an extensive image library to help medical professionals make faster, more confident diagnoses. It offers guided support, differential building, and therapy recommendations, aiding patient engagement and satisfaction. Earn CME credits with every search.
- AI-powered image analysis for skin conditions
- Dynamic differential diagnosis builder
- Comprehensive image atlas of over 3,500 conditions
- Therapy and testing recommendations
- Public health resources for infectious diseases
- Image challenges and educational resources
- Earn AMA PRA Category 1 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/
UpToDate Expert AI
This AI-powered medical reference tool provides fast, evidence-based answers to clinical questions. It leverages trusted UpToDate content to help healthcare professionals explore topics, access information, and deepen their knowledge. Designed for educational purposes, it serves as a clinical reference companion.
- AI-powered clinical decision support
- Evidence-based responses
- Natural language questioning
- Linked to supporting sources
- Access medical information
- Educational resources
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UpToDate Expert AI is an AI-powered companion to the UpToDate clinical reference platform. Ask questions in natural language and receive fast, evidence-based responses grounded in trusted UpToDate content. Explore medical topics, access and review scientific and educational information, and deepen clinical knowledge through transparent answers linked to supporting sources. Access trusted medical information and educational resources from your mobile device, designed to support learning, research, and information retrieval. Access to the app requires an UpToDate subscription with Expert AI enabled. To gain access, speak to your enterprise account lead or purchase a personal subscription via the app or on the UpToDate website. This app is intended to be used for educational purposes by healthcare professionals as a clinical reference tool. This app is not intended to diagnose, prevent, monitor, predict, prognose, treat, or manage any disease, injury, or disability. This app is not intended to replace professional clinical judgment. Individuals seeking information about a medical condition should consult a qualified healthcare professional.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: VisualDx at 84% against UpToDate Expert AI's 43%. VisualDx also leads on chart position (#29 vs #113) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). UpToDate Expert AI's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 186). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per month and UpToDate Expert AI sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $89.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
UpToDate Expert AI holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UpToDate Expert AI has 2.8K 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 43% of UpToDate Expert AI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
VisualDx ships an update fortnightly, UpToDate Expert AI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VisualDx | UpToDate Expert AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (186 ratings) | 4.8 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.3% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 186 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #29 — better | #113 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 229 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Logical Images | UpToDate, Inc. |
Customer experience
VisualDx
UpToDate Expert AI
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
UpToDate Expert AI
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
- Complete (1 yr)$399.99
UpToDate Expert AI
- IAP Subscription$89.001 Month
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