Comparison

VisualDx vs X

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

X

This medical education app offers a vast library of narrated tutorials covering numerous specialties. It's designed for healthcare settings to help patients understand medical conditions and treatments through interactive learning.

Highlights
  • Narrated educational tutorials
  • Interactive quizzes with feedback
  • Covers 35 medical specialties
  • Over 1100 English titles
  • Over 500 Spanish titles
  • Self-paced learning
Features
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X-Plain® is patient education software used in hospitals, clinics and other healthcare settings. It provides educational tutorials that are self-paced, narrated and have questions with corrective feedback for better comprehension. X-Plain has approximately 1100 English titles and 500 Spanish titles covering 35 medical specialties.

Screenshots

VisualDx4 screens
X3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: X at 5.0 against VisualDx's 4.4. X also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11). VisualDx's advantage is ratings volume (186 vs 1) and chart position (#14 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

X 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VisualDx ships an update fortnightly, X every 8 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
VisualDx versus X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVisualDxX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (186 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings186 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
Best chart rank#14 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB2 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperLogical ImagesPATIENT EDUCATION INSTITUTE INC

Customer experience

VisualDx

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

X

All ratings1 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

X

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

X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VisualDx free?
VisualDx is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is X free?
X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VisualDx or X?
X is rated higher. VisualDx averages 4.4 out of 5 from 186 ratings, while X averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do VisualDx or X have ads?
Neither VisualDx nor X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VisualDx or X?
VisualDx ships an update fortnightly, and X every 8 days. Most recently, VisualDx was updated on November 1, 2026 and X on November 1, 2026.

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