Comparison

Medicine Central vs CURRENT Practice Guidelines

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

Head to head
About

Medicine Central

This comprehensive medical reference app provides quick access to essential information on diagnoses, treatments, and drug details. It integrates multiple trusted resources, including clinical consults, drug guides, diagnostic tests, and PubMed access, for efficient point-of-care decision-making.

Highlights
  • Over 1,000 medical conditions with treatment recommendations
  • Comprehensive drug information for over 5,000 drugs
  • Differential diagnoses search by symptom or disease
  • Information on over 450 common laboratory tests
  • Full PubMed database search with visual exploration
  • Cross-linking between integrated resources
  • Full text search across all references
Features
Currently charting
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ABOUT MEDICINE CENTRAL Medicine Central is an integrated mobile and web reference built specifically for physicians, residents, students, and nurse practitioners that includes 5-Minute Clinical Consult, Davis’s Drug Guide, McGraw-Hill’s Diagnosaurus®, Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, and PubMed access. With four trusted references, Medicine Central delivers comprehensive content on the essentials of diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for more than 1,000 diseases and disorders in a quick-read format directly to the point of care. Included in Medicine Central: 5-MINUTE CLINICAL CONSULT 5-Minute Clinical Consult (5MCC) is a best-selling app that features details on over 1,000 medical conditions and 200 pediatric conditions with evidence-based treatment recommendations in a proven, rapid-access format. 5MCC also includes dermatology images, algorithms for step-by-step patient management, patient teaching points, and more. DAVIS’S DRUG GUIDE Davis’s Drug Guide is a 5-star app that delivers up-to-date, comprehensive, and practical information on over 5,000 trade name and generic drugs. This best-selling resource contains everything you need to provide premium care to your patients including information on dosing and administration, safety, interactions, and much more. MCGRAW-HILL’S DIAGNOSAURUS Diagnosaurus allows you to quickly search over 1,000 differential diagnoses by organ system, symptom, disease, or you can view all entries. The valuable "See Related DDx" feature within each listing helps you consider alternative diagnoses and quickly link to those entries. POCKET GUIDE TO DIAGNOSTIC TESTS Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests provides evidence-based information on the selection and interpretation of more than 450 common laboratory tests. This quick-reference tool includes laboratory tests, diagnostic imaging, therapeutic drug monitoring, microbiology tests, and the use of tests in differential diagnosis. Prime PubMed Quickly search the complete PubMed database on your smartphone and tablet. Results contain abstracts, citations, and links to available full text articles which can be easily shared with classmates and colleagues. Additionally, Prime PubMed Search contains a powerful, exclusive feature called Grapherence™ which delivers a new way to visually explore the interrelationship and relevance of medical literature. FEATURES • Cross Links for fast navigation between resources • Frequent updates and new editions when they’re published • Browse the full PubMed journal database • Citations and abstracts from the latest medical journals • Highlight and make notes within any entry • Full Text Search – find topics fast across all references • ‘Favorites’ for bookmarking important entries • Web access and updates for one year DRUG AND CONTENT UPDATES • After initial Medicine Central purchase you will receive updates for one year • After one year, you can purchase updates for an additional year, at the discounted rate of $99.99. If you do not choose to purchase, you can continue to use the product but will not receive updates. • This app will automatically renew annually at the current renewal rate ($99.99) and charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase, unless auto-renew is turned off 24 hours prior to the conclusion of the one-year subscription period. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Publishers: Wolters Kluwer; F.A. Davis; McGraw-Hill Powered by: Unbound Medicine Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement

About

CURRENT Practice Guidelines

Access up-to-date medical guidelines for common outpatient conditions. This app distills complex information into a practical, easy-to-navigate format for busy clinicians. It offers evidence-based recommendations from trusted authorities, updated annually.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based guidelines
  • Concise and clinically relevant
  • Outline and tabular format
  • Updated annually
  • Guideline Discordance tables
  • Content from trusted authorities
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. In-App purchase required to unlock all content. A Doody's Core Title. Guidelines and recommendations for the most common outpatient conditions from sources you can trust! Clear, concise and clinically relevant. The authoritative guidelines primary care clinicians need to diagnose and treat the most common outpatient conditions—compiled, distilled, and updated for easy referencing Striking the perfect balance between brevity and clinical necessity, this acclaimed annual resource presents all the latest evidence-based guidelines clinicians need to treat the most common outpatient conditions. The most thorough print compendium of guidelines for primary care practice, the book features content drawn from government agencies, expert panels, medical specialty organizations, and other professional and scientific authorities. CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2024 converts lengthy and cumbersome text into a practical, relevant collection of available options for busy clinicians. This go-to guide converts the tremendous amount of information on the web into a practical, relevant collection of usable data for busy clinicians. Each topic is carefully selected for relevance to the office practice of ambulatory medicine and the text is presented in a convenient, easy-to-navigate outline and tabular format. • Content is drawn from a wide array of recommendations from government agencies, expert panels, medical specialty organizations, and other professional and scientific authorities • NEW: Updates reflecting the review of more than 150 guidelines • NEW: Updates to guidelines for screening/prevention of ASCVD; anxiety disorders in children, pediatric obesity, chronic pain, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia; and osteoarthritis • NEW: Numerous topics have been added, including screening and prevention of eating disorders, COVID vaccination in pregnancy, prevention of pelvic floor dysfunction, management of chest pain, left ventricular thrombus, delirium • Guideline Discordance tables highlight when major guidelines do not mirror each other • Topics are carefully selected for relevance to the office practice of ambulatory medicine, and the text is enhanced by a convenient outline and tabular format • Screening and prevention of conditions have been combined to enhance clinician use Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 10: 1265690162 Content licensed from printed edition ISBN 13: 9781265690168 SUBSCRIPTION : Please purchase a yearly auto-renewing subscription to receive content access and available updates. Yearly auto-renewing payments- $39.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable." If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-3000 Privacy Policy - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions - https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Author: Jacob A. David Publisher: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Screenshots

Medicine Central4 screens
CURRENT Practice Guidelines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Medicine Central at 69% against CURRENT Practice Guidelines's 0%. Medicine Central also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). CURRENT Practice Guidelines's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Medicine Central sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $99.99 per year and CURRENT Practice Guidelines sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Medicine Central holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Medicine Central has 117 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Medicine Central's written reviews are positive against 0% of CURRENT Practice Guidelines's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Medicine Central versus CURRENT Practice Guidelines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedicine CentralCURRENT Practice Guidelines
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (117 ratings) — better4.8 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB147 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUnbound Medicine, Inc.Skyscape Medpresso Inc

Customer experience

Medicine Central

All ratings117 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral19.2%
Negative11.5%

CURRENT Practice Guidelines

All ratings21 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Medicine Central

Subscriptions1
  • Medicine Central Renewal$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Medicine Central$169.99
6 purchases

CURRENT Practice Guidelines

Subscriptions5
  • 25% Off - Limited Period Offer$29.991 Year
  • Curr Practice Guid 1Y Suboffer$31.991 Year
  • 20% Off - Limited Period Offer$31.991 Year
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  • 15% Off - Limited Period Offer$33.991 Year
  • Curr Practice Guideline 1Y Sub7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • CURR Prac Guide Primary Care20$39.99

Questions

Is Medicine Central free?
Medicine Central is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CURRENT Practice Guidelines free?
CURRENT Practice Guidelines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Medicine Central or CURRENT Practice Guidelines?
Medicine Central is rated higher. Medicine Central averages 5.0 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while CURRENT Practice Guidelines averages 4.8 from 21 ratings.
Do Medicine Central or CURRENT Practice Guidelines have ads?
CURRENT Practice Guidelines shows ads; Medicine Central does not.
Which is updated more often, Medicine Central or CURRENT Practice Guidelines?
Medicine Central ships an update every 6 months, and CURRENT Practice Guidelines every 6 months. Most recently, Medicine Central was updated on October 5, 2026 and CURRENT Practice Guidelines on September 29, 2026.

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