MBS Search vs Scopia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MBS Search
Access the Australian Medicare Benefits Schedule on your iPhone. Quickly find item numbers, calculate bills for multiple items, and view gap cover rates. Save frequently used items and easily email bill summaries.
- Fast item number search
- Automatic bill calculation
- Gap cover rate display
- Email bill summaries
- Create favorites
- Out-of-pocket expense calculation
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Get the latest Australian Medicare Benefits Schedule free on your iPhone. Find item numbers super fast. Built for surgeons, anaesthetists, surgical assistants and practice staff. Automatically calculate bills for cases with multiple item numbers. Fee descriptions include Gap Cover rates for 60 different fee schedules. Automatic Assistant fee calculations. Email bills and item numbers to your rooms: simple out of pocket expense calculations. Create your own favourites for commonly used items or groups of items. MBS Search is an unofficial app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Medicare, Services Australia, or the Australian federal government. All schedule data is sourced from the public schedule Medicare publishes at https://www.mbsonline.gov.au.
Scopia
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Is an online platform that helps patients keep their medical profile safe and can share it with their doctors in a safe way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Scopia at 11.0 against MBS Search's 17.0. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MBS Search ships an update fortnightly, Scopia every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MBS Search | Scopia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 49.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Umbrella Network Pty Limited | FADY ADEL AZIZ ANGELO MORCOS KOZMAN |
Bugs and requests
MBS Search
Reported bugs
20 issues- Crashes after latest update
- Item numbers difficult to find for GP
- Medicare rebate calculation incorrect
- Crashing frequently
- No ability to change insurance details
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- Items only show Medicare rates
- Item numbers not updated
- Lost favorites after updates
- Favorites reset randomly
- Crashes with iPhone X
- Crashes when changing anesthesia billing times
- Crashing with iOS update
- Excision section broken
- Favorites wiped on upgrade
- Calculation for 51303 not accurate
- Cannot scan patient label
- Not working with iPhone 5
- Crashes on start up
- Hangs and crashes on skin procedures menu
- No listing of fees for visits
Requested features
7 requests- Update insurance covers
- Update with July release codes
- Add landscape orientation for iPad
- Improve sorting of categories
- Easier favorite adding
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- Ability to mail log book
- Differentiate GP vs Specialist procedures
Scopia
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MBS Search
No in-app purchases
Scopia
No in-app purchases
