Comparison

eMPendium vs AntibioticApp 3.0

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

Head to head
About

eMPendium

This modular medical application provides access to a comprehensive Polish drug reference, a digital handbook of internal diseases, and classifications for medical procedures and diseases. It also includes expert commentary, medical calculators, news, and clinical guidelines for healthcare professionals.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive Polish Drug Reference
  • Digital Handbook of Internal Diseases
  • ICD-10 and ICD-9 Classifications
  • Expert Medical Commentary
  • Medical Calculators
  • Medical News and Guidelines
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Modular application containing: *Leki* - (Drug Module) - free; Comprehensive Polish Drug Reference, developed by the Medycyna Praktyczna editorial board. Updated daily! Reliable drug descriptions, prices, current availability on the Polish market and much more. The drug database contains: - over 7,000 drug descriptions - over 1,400 drug active components descriptions - over 10,000 drug items with prices The module content is restricted to registered users of Medycyna Praktyczna website (mp.pl). *Podręcznik* - (Handbook Module) - free; digital version of Choroby Wewnętrzne handbook edited by Andrzej Szczeklik and Piotr Gajewski. The module content is restricted to registered users of Medycyna Praktyczna website (mp.pl). Gabinet - (Health Center Module) - free; digital Polish editions of: - ICD-10 - International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. Tenth Revision. Vol. 1. and Vol. 3. Under permission of Fundacja Zdrowia Publicznego, Kraków, Poland, the Polish translation copyright holder - ICD-9 - International Statistical Classification of Medical Procedures (ICD-9 PL version 5.19) - eWUŚ - electronic verification of eligibility of beneficiaries. *Ekspert* - (Expert Module) - free; experts’ commentary on various topics from the Cardiology eMP3 website. *Kalkulatory* - (Medical Calculators) *Wiadomości* - (News Module) - free; selected articles from Medycyna Praktyczna webstie (mp.pl). * Algorithms * - mobile version of the "Guidelines for a doctor" useful in everyday practice

About

AntibioticApp 3.0

A practical, synthetic, and reliable tool for healthcare professionals to improve antimicrobial use. It provides updated information on infectious diseases, therapeutic recommendations, vaccines, infection control, and pharmacological/microbiological data.

Highlights
  • Antimicrobial treatments and prophylaxis
  • Antimicrobial drug compendium
  • Updated microbiological and parasitological data
  • Infectious disease information
  • Vaccine recommendations
  • Infection control guidelines
  • Intuitive menus and search engine
Features
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AntibioticApp es una herramienta clínica de consulta para profesionales de la salud. Reúne información práctica, sintética y confiable para apoyar el uso adecuado de antimicrobianos en el contexto de la resistencia antimicrobiana. Más de 700 contenidos de consulta clínica sobre enfermedades infecciosas, tratamientos y profilaxis, antimicrobianos, vacunas, control de infecciones, microbiología, parasitología y farmacología. Explora más de 200 tratamientos y profilaxis organizados por sistemas, órganos y tipos de infección. Consulta fichas de antimicrobianos con dosis, vías de administración y recomendaciones para situaciones clínicas específicas. Utiliza el buscador para acceder rápidamente a la información y las calculadoras clínicas para apoyar la adecuación de la prescripción. Haz de AntibioticApp una herramienta más tuya: guarda contenidos en favoritos y añade notas, recordatorios o perlas clínicas vinculadas a la información que consultas. Estas herramientas permiten incorporar tu propio contexto profesional a la aplicación. Los contenidos se actualizan periódicamente y cuentan con la revisión de la Sociedad Argentina de Infectología (SADI), la Asociación Argentina de Farmacéuticos de Hospital (AAFH), el Centro Universitario de Investigación en Microbiología y Parasitología (CUDEMyP) y la Sociedad Argentina de Terapia Intensiva (SATI). AntibioticApp está dirigida a profesionales de la salud.

Screenshots

eMPendium4 screens
AntibioticApp 3.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AntibioticApp 3.0 at 5.0 against eMPendium's 3.4. AntibioticApp 3.0 also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 82%). eMPendium's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. AntibioticApp 3.0 sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. eMPendium asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AntibioticApp 3.0 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of eMPendium's written reviews are positive against 100% of AntibioticApp 3.0's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eMPendium ships an update every 3 months, AntibioticApp 3.0 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
eMPendium versus AntibioticApp 3.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereMPendiumAntibioticApp 3.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB58 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMEDYCYNA PRAKTYCZNA SP Z O OScreaming Brothers S.A.

Customer experience

eMPendium

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative11.8%

AntibioticApp 3.0

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

eMPendium

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

AntibioticApp 3.0

Subscriptions4
  • Apprentice$0.991 Month
  • Defensor (Mensual)$2.291 Month
  • Apprentice$9.991 Year
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  • Defensor (Anual)$22.901 Year

Questions

Is eMPendium free?
eMPendium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AntibioticApp 3.0 free?
AntibioticApp 3.0 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, eMPendium or AntibioticApp 3.0?
AntibioticApp 3.0 is rated higher. eMPendium averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while AntibioticApp 3.0 averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do eMPendium or AntibioticApp 3.0 have ads?
AntibioticApp 3.0 shows ads; eMPendium does not.
Which is updated more often, eMPendium or AntibioticApp 3.0?
eMPendium ships an update every 3 months, and AntibioticApp 3.0 every 5 months. Most recently, eMPendium was updated on November 1, 2026 and AntibioticApp 3.0 on November 11, 2026.

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