Ear ID vs MedOne
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ear ID
Explore detailed ear anatomy with interactive images, animations, and a real eardrum video. This app aids students, patients, and professionals in learning and teaching about the ear. Features include structure identification, animated processes, and a drawing whiteboard for annotations.
- Interactive ear structure identification
- Ear anatomy animation
- Real eardrum video
- Two-finger zoom and pan
- Drawing whiteboard with text and eraser
- Screenshot functionality
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The Ear ID app helps students and patients learn and professionals teach ear anatomy. Clear full color images and animation, with an ear drum video, shows the normal outer, middle and inner anatomy of the ear. Disclaimer: seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. • Structure ID: as each part is touched, the part highlights and the name and description text changes. There are 26 structure parts. Description text shows or hides on demand. Includes touch buttons to view outer, middle and inner ear structures. • Animation: see the parts of the ear in action as a catchy tune is translated from sound waves in to nerve impulses out to the brain. • Video: a large close-up video of a real ear drum. Stop and pause button for video. • Two finger zoom and pan of Animation and Structure ID. • Drawing Whiteboard feature: - Drawing: freeform lines in red, blue, green or black hue. - Draw and text directly on active animations and video. - Text: 36pt, auto wrap, non-movable in red, blue, green or black hue. - Eraser: touch or rub lines and text on whiteboard to erase. - Trash: one tap deletes all whiteboard lines and text. - Screenshot whiteboard direct to Photos App for easy email and printing. • iOS 6.0+ required, designed for iPad and iPhone. The Ear ID app makes learning the ear easy and fun. See example screen shots below. Get the app today!
MedOne
Access comprehensive medical content from Thieme, including neurosurgery, radiology, and plastic surgery. View e-books and e-journals online or offline on your mobile device.
- Access Thieme's award-winning content
- Multiple medical specialties
- Offline and online access
- View e-books and e-journals
- Mobile viewing on iPhone/iPad
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Combining expert information with stunning visuals and video, MedOne provides access to Thieme’s award-winning content across multiple specialties including neurosurgery, radiology, plastic surgery and medical education. The companion MedOne app allows access to your MedOne content, which can be viewed in offline or online access mode. Easily load your e-books and e-journals on your iPhone or iPad and read when and where you want. The MedOne app is free to download, however a MedOne profile associated with an institutional subscription or individual purchase is required to login and access the content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MedOne at Free against Ear ID's $4.99. MedOne also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.2) and review sentiment (22% vs 0%). Ear ID's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On ads, 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
MedOne is free to download; Ear ID costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MedOne holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MedOne has 135 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Ear ID's written reviews are positive against 22% of MedOne's.
Ear ID ships an update every 10 months, MedOne every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ear ID | MedOne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.2 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (135 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 22.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 135 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Blue Tree Publishing, Inc. | Thieme Publishers |
Customer experience
Ear ID
MedOne
In-app purchases
Ear ID
No in-app purchases
MedOne
No in-app purchases







