Comparison

Ward Round vs PHID for Students

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

Head to head
About

Ward Round

Engage in a medical learning experience by solving clinical mysteries against the clock. Progress through cases with a unique leveling system and test your knowledge with quickfire rounds. This app is an innovative study aid for medical professionals and students.

Highlights
  • Solve clinical medical mysteries
  • Time-based challenges
  • Unique leveling-up system
  • Progress tracking
  • Randomized quickfire cases
  • Multiple medical specialties covered
Features
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Ward Round is an exciting new medical learning experience where you are placed in the role of the doctor to solve clinical medical mysteries against the clock. Features: •Unique Levelling-Up system which tracks your progress as you successfully complete each case. •Practice Round: Attempt five randomly chosen quickfire cases to put your knowledge to the test. A truly innovative study aid suitable for medical students, trainee doctors, and all those considering a career in medicine. Specialities include: •Cardiology •Renal/Genitourinary •Endocrinology •Hematology/Oncology •Respiratory •Gastrointestinal •Infectious Disease •Musculoskeletal •Neurology DISCLAIMER: Content provided by this application is informational only and should not be construed as a substitute for medical advice.

About

PHID for Students

This app serves as a handy manual for infectious diseases, specifically tailored for public health, nursing, and medical students. It offers a public health perspective, filling a gap in bio-medically focused resources and providing locally relevant material.

Highlights
  • Infectious disease manual
  • Public health perspective
  • Locally relevant resources
  • For students
  • Handy reference
Features
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The free version is for BSc Public Health and MBBCh students of CUHK exclusively. Authenticationis required. Other users please download the paid version. Public Health Infectious Disease (print version) and Learning Public Health Infectious Disease (Apps version) are meant to function as a handy manual in infectious disease for undergraduate and postgraduate students in public health, nursing as well as medical students going through public health training. Currently despite the abundance of textbooks in infection, these are often bio-medically oriented with an emphasis on the biological mechanisms and clinical management. Tailored learning materials with a public health perspective are in short supply. The shortcoming is compounded by the relative lack of locally relevant resource materials which could be used for teaching purpose. This set of publications is designed to fill these gaps. Today, the number and diversity of people specialising in public health are continuing to rise. Hopefully, the book and the Apps would also serve as references for health and social science professionals working in the public health field in Hong Kong and other cities in the region.

Screenshots

Ward Round1 screens
PHID for Students3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ward Round at every 13 months against PHID for Students's every 62 months. Ward Round also leads on rating (3.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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

Ward Round holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ward Round ships an update every 13 months, PHID for Students every 62 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ward Round versus PHID for Students: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWard RoundPHID for Students
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 13 months — betterEvery 62 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB21 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRaudaschl ProductionsStanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases. The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Customer experience

Ward Round

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

PHID for Students

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Ward Round

No in-app purchases

None

PHID for Students

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ward Round free?
Ward Round is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PHID for Students free?
PHID for Students is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ward Round or PHID for Students?
Ward Round is rated higher. Ward Round averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while PHID for Students averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ward Round or PHID for Students have ads?
Neither Ward Round nor PHID for Students shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ward Round or PHID for Students?
Ward Round ships an update every 13 months, and PHID for Students every 62 months. Most recently, Ward Round was updated on October 18, 2026 and PHID for Students on October 10, 2026.

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