Comparison

STAT!Ref vs ClinicalKey AI

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

Head to head
About

STAT!Ref

Access a vast library of evidence-based medical resources on your mobile device. Search across hundreds of titles, bookmark key information, and define medical terms instantly. Features text-to-speech and news alerts for the latest healthcare updates.

Highlights
  • Cross-searchable medical resources
  • Bookmark specific paragraphs
  • Instant medical term definitions
  • Text-to-Speech functionality
  • Evidence Alerts and news feeds
  • Customizable content access
Features
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PLEASE NOTE: Access to an existing STAT!Ref Online subscription is required in order to use this app. STAT!Ref is a reputable healthcare e-resource enabling users to intuitively cross-search full-text, evidence-based and authoritative resources. With 300+ resources currently offered in over 50 healthcare disciplines, STAT!Ref provides the latest healthcare information in a customizable and convenient format. STAT!Ref is used by millions of professionals and over 90% of medical universities. This free app ensures that iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch users will get the most from STAT!Ref database content, provided courtesy of your library. STAT!Ref Mobile enables you to: • Access all of your core STAT!Ref content in a convenient format designed specifically for your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. • Search your library's entire database, or search only in a specific title. • Bookmark specific paragraphs so you can quickly find that exact spot again later. • Quickly define unknown medical terminology using your included medical dictionary simply by highlighting the word and tapping "Define". • Quickly jump around large documents using the local "Contents" panel. • Pick up right where you left off, even after the application is closed. • Listen while your device reads the text to you aloud using Text-to-Speech. • View the latest Evidence Alerts and Reuters® Medical News Feed articles, and optionally receive push notifications when new articles become available. Use Your Preferences Account as a Temporary STAT!Ref Login If you do not have a username and password for your STAT!Ref subscription, you can set up your Preferences Account as a temporary STAT!Ref login username and password in order to access STAT!Ref from mobile devices or from home. This may be useful if you normally log in to STAT!Ref using IP based authentication or a proxy server. Log in to STAT!Ref as you normally do, log in to your Preferences and activate the login as a temporary full login account under the "Temporary Login Account" tab.

About

ClinicalKey AI

This app leverages generative AI to provide healthcare professionals with quick, evidence-based clinical insights. It allows for conversational search and offers transparent references for all AI-generated responses, supporting high-quality patient care and continuing education.

Highlights
  • AI-powered clinical insights
  • Conversational search
  • Transparent references
  • CME integration
  • Evidence-based medical content
Features
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An existing subscription to ClinicalKey AI is required to use this mobile app. ClinicalKey AI: World class clinical information meets artificial intelligence Designed for today’s busy healthcare professionals, ClinicalKey AI combines trusted, evidence-based clinical content with conversational search powered by generative AI to support clinicians in delivering high-quality patient care. Key features: AI-powered clinical insights: Ask natural language queries and receive precise, AI-generated responses based on trusted medical content. Transparent references: Easily review the full-text, evidence-based sources behind every response for confidence in your decisions. CME integration: Earn, track, and claim CME credits directly in the app with the ClinicalKey AI and ClinicalKey platforms, to support your continuing education. Who it’s for: ClinicalKey AI is intended for licensed clinicians and medical practitioners, and residents and medical students in training who use the product under supervision of a licensed medical practitioner. An institutional or individual subscription to ClinicalKey AI is required to use this mobile app. At this time, the app is only available in English.

Screenshots

STAT!Ref4 screens
ClinicalKey AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ClinicalKey AI at 100% against STAT!Ref's 36%. ClinicalKey AI also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

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

ClinicalKey AI holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of STAT!Ref's written reviews are positive against 100% of ClinicalKey AI's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

STAT!Ref ships an update every 3 months, ClinicalKey AI monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
STAT!Ref versus ClinicalKey AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSTAT!RefClinicalKey AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings512 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB27 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTeton Data SystemsElsevier Inc.

Customer experience

STAT!Ref

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral18.2%
Negative45.5%

ClinicalKey AI

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

STAT!Ref

No in-app purchases

None

ClinicalKey AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is STAT!Ref free?
STAT!Ref is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ClinicalKey AI free?
ClinicalKey AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, STAT!Ref or ClinicalKey AI?
ClinicalKey AI is rated higher. STAT!Ref averages 2.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while ClinicalKey AI averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do STAT!Ref or ClinicalKey AI have ads?
Neither STAT!Ref nor ClinicalKey AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, STAT!Ref or ClinicalKey AI?
STAT!Ref ships an update every 3 months, and ClinicalKey AI monthly. Most recently, STAT!Ref was updated on October 1, 2026 and ClinicalKey AI on October 11, 2026.

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