Comparison

VisualDx vs ASCVD Risk

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

ASCVD Risk

This medical calculator helps healthcare professionals assess a patient's 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease using the latest ACC/AHA guidelines. It also computes traditional risk factors like Framingham and NCEP scores.

Highlights
  • ASCVD 10-year risk assessment
  • Pooled Cohort Risk Equations
  • Framingham Risk calculation
  • NCEP and Metabolic Syndrome scores
  • BMI and GFR computation
  • Part of comprehensive Medical Calculator System
Features
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"Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Tool" "Pooled Cohort Risk Equations, 2013" ***From the new ACC/AHA Guidelines*** The ASCVD 10y Risk Assessment algorithm presented here is the new "Pooled Cohort Risk Equations" from the Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk of the ACC/AHA. It calculates the 10-year primary risk of ASCVD (atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease) among patients without established cardiovascular disease who are between 40 and 79 years of age. You can also compute the traditional Framingham Risk, NCEP, Metabolic Syndrome, BMI, GFR, etc. ASCVD Risk App is part of MediCalc®, the best and most comprehensive "Medical Calculator System™" in the world (continuosly updated). It performs automatic computation of more than 450 clinical formulas, equations & scores "commonly used" in medical practice. MediCalc® features the innovative MULTICALX™ Master panels for combined calculations, they assure convenience and accuracy. It also includes valuable "point of care information". +Unique reference, productivity and decision support tool. +Trusted resource with proven and reliable data processing. +For physicians, residents, med students, PAs and NPs... +Developed by Board-certified physicians in the US. +Highly acclaimed, reviewed and tested (since 1996). -------------------------------------------------- The MediCalc® FEATURES: (the best and proven clinical data processing) * arithmetical processing * automatic unit conversion * MULTICALX™ Panels * multiple-unit entries * color-coded normal-abnormal outputs * normal values (ranges & limits) * automatic range-checks (limits) * intuitive user interface * easy navigation and info access * Search bar with filters * smart decimal rounding * Système International notation * tables of parameters * mobile & online (free access) * expanded equation views * fully referenced * highly organized and standardized -------------------------------------------------- MediCalc® is part of the ScyMed® Network of MedicalApps, and the first and most comprehensive Medical Calculator System™ in the world, online since 1996... (tens of thousands of users & free online access). Available in spanish and italian.

Screenshots

VisualDx4 screens
ASCVD Risk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: VisualDx at Free against ASCVD Risk's $2.99. VisualDx also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 19 months). ASCVD Risk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

VisualDx is free to download; ASCVD Risk costs $2.99 up front. VisualDx sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per month. ASCVD Risk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VisualDx holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VisualDx has 186 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of VisualDx's written reviews are positive against 67% of ASCVD Risk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VisualDx ships an update fortnightly, ASCVD Risk every 19 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
VisualDx versus ASCVD Risk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisualDxASCVD Risk
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.4 (186 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings186 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
Best chart rank#18 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB10 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLogical ImagesScyMed, Inc

Customer experience

VisualDx

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

ASCVD Risk

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

ASCVD Risk

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

ASCVD Risk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VisualDx free?
VisualDx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ASCVD Risk free?
ASCVD Risk costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VisualDx or ASCVD Risk?
VisualDx is rated higher. VisualDx averages 4.4 out of 5 from 186 ratings, while ASCVD Risk averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VisualDx or ASCVD Risk have ads?
Neither VisualDx nor ASCVD Risk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VisualDx or ASCVD Risk?
VisualDx ships an update fortnightly, and ASCVD Risk every 19 months. Most recently, VisualDx was updated on October 24, 2026 and ASCVD Risk on October 24, 2026.

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