Comparison

eMPendium vs Elna

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

Elna

This clinical intelligence app provides doctors and nurses with quick, concise answers based on trusted medical sources and guidelines. It's designed for fast decision-making at the point of care, offering glanceable insights to support clinical judgment during busy shifts.

Highlights
  • Instant, glanceable answers
  • Evidence-grounded insights
  • Trusted medical sources
  • Mobile-first design
  • Fast decision-making support
Features
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Elna is a clinical intelligence app built to help doctors and nurses get the right evidence in seconds, right when they need it. Instead of digging through long articles and guidelines or wading through verbose summaries, Elna gives you clear, concise, and glanceable answers designed for real-world clinical work.Each response highlights the essentials, surfaces what matters most, and keeps you moving during consultations, rounds, or on-call shifts.Every answer is built from trusted medical sources and authoritative clinical guidelines, with clear references. Why clinicians choose Elna: - Instant, glanceable answers built for fast decision-making at the point of care. - Actionable, evidence-grounded insights drawn only from reliable, independent clinical sources. - Mobile-first design so high-quality evidence is always within reach: across wards, clinics, or home visits. Elna is built for healthcare professionals who need to make better decisions, faster, while maintaining high standards of safety and evidence quality. It is not intended for patients or for self‑diagnosis and should always be used to support, not replace, clinical judgment.

Screenshots

eMPendium4 screens
Elna4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: eMPendium at 60% against Elna's 0%. eMPendium also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (3.4 vs 3.0). On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eMPendium holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eMPendium has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of eMPendium's written reviews are positive against 0% of Elna's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
eMPendium versus Elna: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereMPendiumElna
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1313.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB21 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMEDYCYNA PRAKTYCZNA SP Z O OElna

Customer experience

eMPendium

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Elna

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

eMPendium

No in-app purchases

None

Elna

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eMPendium free?
eMPendium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elna free?
Elna is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eMPendium or Elna?
eMPendium is rated higher. eMPendium averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Elna averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do eMPendium or Elna have ads?
Elna shows ads; eMPendium does not.

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