Comparison

CDC vs Pocket Vax

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

Head to head
About

CDC

Access the latest health information and news directly from the official source. Organize your home screen to prioritize what matters most and receive real-time updates. Explore a variety of content including disease data, videos, podcasts, and journal articles.

Highlights
  • Up-to-date health information
  • Customizable home screen
  • Disease case counts
  • Videos and podcasts
  • Journal articles
  • Searchable web content
Features
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Get the official CDC Mobile application to access the most up to date health information. FILTERING OPTIONS Organize your home screen so that the information that’s most important to you appears first! Turn off the content you don’t want with just a flip of a switch and reset it all with the tap of a button. CONTENT The app ensures that you’re getting the most up to date health information. The home screen lets you see all your information in one place and updates whenever your device is connected to WI-FI. Enjoy a greater variety of content such as Image of the Week, disease case counts, videos, and podcasts to give you the most current health information from CDC. Browse the latest articles, stay on top of health news in the Newsroom section, and view CDC Images of the Week. If you’re a journal reader, view the latest Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, Emerging and Infectious Disease journal, or the latest on Preventing Chronic Diseases. You can even search CDC’s web content from the app. We'd love to hear your thoughts about the app! Rate the CDC Mobile App in the App Store or leave a comment to let us know how we're doing. You can even send us an email through the app if you have suggestions for improvements! DISCLAIMER THE MATERIALS EMBODIED IN THIS SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS-IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) OR THE UNITED STATES (U.S.) GOVERNMENT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFIT, LOSS OF USE, SAVINGS OR REVENUE, OR THE CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES, WHETHER OR NOT CDC OR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE POSSESSION, USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

About

Pocket Vax

Easily record and track vaccination records for your entire family. Access up-to-date CDC information and receive notifications for recommended vaccination schedules. Export immunization summaries securely to your device.

Highlights
  • Family vaccination profiles
  • Track child, adult, and travel vaccines
  • Export immunization records to PDF
  • Notifications for recommended schedules
  • Access CDC vaccination information
  • Offline data storage
Features
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RECORD VACCINATIONS Create customized profiles for each member of your family Track child, adolescent, adult and travel vaccinations EXPORT IMMUNIZATION RECORDS Generate Immunization Summaries for multiple profiles Export to PDF, supports E-mail, Messaging, Airdrop, Google Drive RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS ON RECOMMENDED SCHEDULES Stay up to date with U.S. vaccination schedules LEARN ABOUT VACCINATIONS Quick access to CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) information on dose intervals, side effects, and catch-up vaccination schedules. Child and adolescent schedules, with immunization recommendations from birth through age 18 Adult schedule provides recommended vaccines by age group Relative contraindications and precautions applying to schedules NO ONLINE REGISTRATION For your security, all information is stored privately on your phone so only you have access to it. More information and video preview available at http://www.austinapphouse.com/pocket-vax/ Created by Natalie Malluru.

Screenshots

CDC4 screens
Pocket Vax4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pocket Vax at 4.0 against CDC's 2.9. Pocket Vax also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 22%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). CDC's advantage is ratings volume (413 vs 25). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Pocket Vax holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CDC has 413 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of CDC's written reviews are positive against 58% of Pocket Vax's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CDC versus Pocket Vax: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCDCPocket Vax
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (413 ratings)4.0 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.5% of reviews57.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings413 — better25
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB9 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCenters For Disease Control and PreventionSnakehead Software, LLC

Customer experience

CDC

All ratings413 ratings
Positive45.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative49.4%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive22.5%
Neutral10.1%
Negative67.4%

Pocket Vax

All ratings25 ratings
Positive72.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral15.8%
Negative26.3%

Bugs and requests

CDC

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Links within articles not working
  • App freezing or not loading past the splash screen
  • Symptom checker and other features not functioning properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved contact tracing tools
  • More up-to-date and comprehensive disease data
  • Better integration with other health apps and platforms
  • Landscape mode support for tablets

Pocket Vax

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CDC

No in-app purchases

None

Pocket Vax

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CDC free?
CDC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket Vax free?
Pocket Vax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CDC or Pocket Vax?
Pocket Vax is rated higher. CDC averages 2.9 out of 5 from 413 ratings, while Pocket Vax averages 4.0 from 25 ratings.
Do CDC or Pocket Vax have ads?
Neither CDC nor Pocket Vax shows ads.

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