Comparison

Pocket Pharmacist vs RxOrange

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

Head to head
About

Pocket Pharmacist

Access comprehensive drug information curated by pharmacists, check for drug interactions, and test your knowledge with quizzes. Organize your medications and impress your medical team with neat printouts.

Highlights
  • Pharmacist-curated drug summaries
  • Unbiased drug information
  • Fast drug search (offline)
  • Drug interaction checker
  • Medication quizzes
  • Medication organizer
  • Printable medication summaries
Features
Currently charting
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"Pocket Pharmacist feels like you're talking to a live pharmacist versus reading through an encyclopedia!" Download now for a free trial. Not impressed? Simply unsubscribe and walk away without paying a dime (during the 1-week free trial period). DRUG INFORMATION ∙ Drug summaries are curated and summarized by a Pharmacist (Doctor of Pharmacy) -- focused on drugs approved by the United States FDA ∙ Unbiased information (zero pharmaceutical sponsorship and no advertisements) ∙ Wicked fast drug search (internet not required) INTERACTION CHECKER ∙ Provides interactions as well as overlapping precautions and side effects (no other app has this feature) ∙ Easy to understand (no complicated medical jargon) ∙ Super accurate MED QUIZ ∙ The best drug study guide, period. ∙ Test your drug and medication knowledge ∙ Unlimited multiple-choice questions and flashcards MED BOX ∙ All your medication information...nice and neat ∙ Impress your medical team with organized printouts ∙ Run interaction checks _______________________ FEATURED IN ∙ O (The Oprah Magazine) ∙ SteadyHealth ∙ iPhone Life Magazine ∙ Woman's Day ∙ CNET _______________________ In-App Auto-Renewable Subscription Details - Pocket Pharmacist Monthly and Pocket Pharmacist Yearly include an ad-free experience, access to all current features, drug information curated and summarized by a pharmacist (updated monthly), future features, technical updates, and prompt email support for the duration of the subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription will automatically renew at the duration selected unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Your iTunes Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost of the renewal will be the subscription fee you have agreed to. - You can manage your subscription by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. - If you choose not to renew your subscription, you will no longer have access to the App after the end of the current period. For more information, please see Pocket Pharmacist's Privacy Policy (https://pocketpharmacist.io/privacy-policy) and Terms & Conditions of Use (https://www.pocketpharmacist.io/terms-conditions-of-use).

About

RxOrange

Access comprehensive FDA Orange Book data offline to predict generic drug expiration dates and identify therapeutically equivalent substitutes. Stay updated on newly approved products with intuitive color-coded TE codes for quick interpretation.

Highlights
  • Offline FDA Orange Book access
  • Predict generic drug expiration dates
  • Identify therapeutically equivalent generics
  • Color-coded TE codes for easy interpretation
  • Track newly approved drug products
  • Intuitive and fast user interface
Features
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RxOrange provides full, Internet free, access to the FDA Orange Book with a thoughtful user interface and a unique set of features that you will find nowhere else, not even on the FDA web site. Questions that RxOrange can quickly answer. When does that drug go generic? One question that frequently gets asked by both patients and health care practitioners is ‘When will a generic come out for this drug’? RxOrange can predict an expiration date based on patent and exclusivity information from the Orange Book.* It also shows brand name products that have recently gone generic, so you can stay up to date as new generics become available. *Please note that unexpired patents, patent extension, and litigation can delay or expedite the actual date of generic competition. RxOrange provides a reasonable estimate based on available data, or an actual date if it is known. What generic products are therapeutically equivalent to the brand name drug? RxOrange can help you find suitable generic substitutes fast. Drug products are organized into brand and generic sections and alphabetized by manufacturer. The therapeutic equivalence (TE) code for each drug product is highlighted with a color (green, yellow, or red) to make interpreting the codes easy.** What products have recently been approved by the FDA? Dozens of new drug products are released each month by manufacturers. RxOrange will help you keep up to date on both brand and generic products as they become available. Check out the screenshots below! ** The therapeutic equivalence code, or TE code, provided by the FDA indicates whether a generic product can be substituted for its brand name counterpart. Products highlighted green are equivalent substitutes, yellow highlighting indicates no information is available and caution should be taken, and red highlighting indicates the product is NOT equivalent to the brand name product. A detailed explanation of each code is available in the detail view for each drug. Who made RxOrange? RxOrange has been written and designed by a pharmacist with the fast paced work environment of medical professionals in mind. Information is presented in a format that is intuitive, fast, and easy to use. This app will be useful for pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and any other health care professional that needs access to information about therapeutic substitution, product availability, and patent expiration. How often will this app be updated? RxOrange will be updated monthly coinciding with the monthly release of Orange Book data from the FDA. Each release version will trail with the year and month the database was compiled. (Example. The database in version 3.95.2101 will be compiled with the most recent data from January of 2021) Additional updates will include bug fixes and new features as they become available. Features in development for future releases -Listing of products that are considered NOT therapeutically equivalent -Have a feature you’d like to see? Tell me about it! Disclaimer Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of the data provided by RxOrange. However, this app is not intended to be used to provide medical advice or make clinical decisions. Dabbling Badger LLC will not be held responsible for any errors or omissions in the content of the app provided. By downloading this app you will be agreeing to a standard licensed application end user license agreement that expresses the statement above in more legal detail.

Screenshots

Pocket Pharmacist4 screens
RxOrange4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pocket Pharmacist at Free against RxOrange's $4.99. Pocket Pharmacist also leads on ratings volume (3.9K vs 6) and chart position (#92 vs unranked). RxOrange's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Pocket Pharmacist is free to download; RxOrange costs $4.99 up front. Pocket Pharmacist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. RxOrange asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RxOrange holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Pharmacist has 3.9K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Pocket Pharmacist's written reviews are positive against 88% of RxOrange's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Pocket Pharmacist versus RxOrange: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocket PharmacistRxOrange
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (3.9K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.9K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
Best chart rank#92 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB43 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDanike, Inc.Dabbling Badger LLC

Customer experience

Pocket Pharmacist

All ratings3,877 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive77.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative21.1%

RxOrange

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Pocket Pharmacist

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription screen appears unexpectedly
  • Unable to access or delete personal information
  • Interaction checker not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add medication reminders
  • Include over-the-counter medications
  • Improve sync functionality between devices
  • Provide more customization options

RxOrange

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pocket Pharmacist

Subscriptions2
  • Pocket Pharmacist Monthly7 Days trial2 variants$0.991 Month
  • Pocket Pharmacist Yearly7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Year
None

RxOrange

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket Pharmacist free?
Pocket Pharmacist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RxOrange free?
RxOrange costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pocket Pharmacist or RxOrange?
RxOrange is rated higher. Pocket Pharmacist averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while RxOrange averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Pocket Pharmacist or RxOrange have ads?
Neither Pocket Pharmacist nor RxOrange shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket Pharmacist or RxOrange?
Pocket Pharmacist ships an update every 2 months, and RxOrange every 2 months. Most recently, Pocket Pharmacist was updated on October 23, 2026 and RxOrange on October 23, 2026.

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