Ward Round vs RotaPal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Solve clinical medical mysteries
- Time-based challenges
- Unique leveling-up system
- Progress tracking
- Randomized quickfire cases
- Multiple medical specialties covered
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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.
RotaPal
Manage healthcare schedules, create work plans, and swap shifts in real-time. Connect with colleagues and find local locum work. Built for efficiency and accountability.
- Build rotas and work plans
- Swap shifts with colleagues
- Plan leave
- Find local locum work
- Real-time updates
- Connect with colleagues
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RotaPal is an innovative rota management application that enables you to build rotas, create work plans, swap shifts, plan leave, pick up local locum work and connect with your colleagues - all in realtime and from the palm of your hand. Build via our web app and manage via your mobile app. Saving time, and enhancing accountability.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ward Round at none against RotaPal's shown. Ward Round also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 67%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). RotaPal's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ward Round ships an update every 13 months, RotaPal every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ward Round | RotaPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Raudaschl Productions | Osteoblast Ltd |
Customer experience
Ward Round
RotaPal
In-app purchases
Ward Round
No in-app purchases
RotaPal
No in-app purchases
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