Comparison

Lippincott Procedures vs Micromedex

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

Head to head
About

Lippincott Procedures

Access your institution's clinical procedures and custom content on your mobile device. This app provides step-by-step instructions, checklists, and images for quick reference at the point of care or remotely. It's ideal for healthcare professionals needing reliable access to essential information.

Highlights
  • Offline/online access to facility-specific content
  • Procedures, quick lists, checklists, and images
  • Video clips (online access)
  • Easy title searching
  • Skills competency tests and evaluations
Features
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Have access to your facility’s procedure manual at the point of care or anywhere you need it! Now you can access Lippincott Procedures current clinical information—including custom content specific to your facility—quickly and easily on your tablet or phone. This app is free to download, however an institutional subscription is required to login and use it. Once you have downloaded the app, simply enter your username and password or select IP authentication from within your subscribing facility to access your facility’s procedures. Features of the Lippincott Procedures app include: • Offline/online access to your facility’s specific content, including notes and custom procedures • Procedures, quick lists, checklists, and images • Video clips, when accessing online • Easy title searching • Access to assigned skills competency tests and checklist evaluations, when signed in via username/password Great as a back-up in case of Internet outage, or for staff, such as home health nurses, without access to a reliable Internet connection. The Lippincott Procedures app ensures that your staff will always quickly and easily find the step-by-step procedure instructions that they rely on today. Online connection is required periodically to verify subscription and update content. We love to hear your feedback. Please remember, we cannot reply to your comments in the App store. If you have a question, please contact our Technical Support at LNS-Support@wolterskluwer.com. Thank you.

About

Micromedex

Access evidence-based clinical insights at the point of care with this comprehensive medical reference app. It provides daily updated drug information, pediatric and neonatal references, IV compatibility, and drug interaction checks, along with clinical calculators.

Highlights
  • Drug Reference Summary
  • NeoFax and Pediatric Reference
  • IV Compatibility
  • Drug Interactions
  • Clinical Calculators
  • Automated Content Updates
Features
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The Micromedex suite is a current, reliable, and robust solution to support informed clinical decisions with fast access to the latest evidence-based insights at the point of care. The impartial clinical content is updated daily and vetted through an accredited review process. The Micromedex app provides Drug Reference summary, NeoFax and Pediatric reference, IV Compatibility, and Drug Interactions information along with a set of clinical calculators and access to the Micromedex Assistant. What you will experience: – Unified Access: Access to all essential drug information from a single, comprehensive app – Ease of Navigation: User-friendly interface for easy access to information – Ease of Maintenance: Experience automated content updates so you can stay focused on your workflow App Activation Instructions: To successfully activate, your device needs to remain online. For quick and efficient downloading, remain within your facility Wi-Fi network. 1. Download the “Micromedex” app. The app will download to your app library or directly to your device. 2. Open the app, an activation code and an activation link will display on your device. a. Follow the link from your app. Enter your Micromedex login credentials, if required. OR b. Enter www.micromedexsolutions.com/activate in your desktop browser c. In your Micromedex desktop application, navigate to the Mobile Application Access tab and open the Mobile app access instructions and follow the provided link to the activation page. 3. Enter the provided activation code and tap “Activate Device” to begin using the app.

Screenshots

Lippincott Procedures3 screens
Micromedex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lippincott Procedures at 3.8 against Micromedex's 3.4. Lippincott Procedures also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Micromedex's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Lippincott Procedures holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 35 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Lippincott Procedures's written reviews are positive against 24% of Micromedex's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lippincott Procedures ships an update every 5 months, Micromedex every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lippincott Procedures versus Micromedex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLippincott ProceduresMicromedex
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (42 ratings) — better3.4 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews23.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB30 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperWolters Kluwer HealthMerative

Customer experience

Lippincott Procedures

All ratings42 ratings
Positive69.0%
Neutral11.9%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

Micromedex

All ratings35 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive23.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

None

Lippincott Procedures

No in-app purchases

None

Micromedex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lippincott Procedures free?
Lippincott Procedures is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Micromedex free?
Micromedex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lippincott Procedures or Micromedex?
Lippincott Procedures is rated higher. Lippincott Procedures averages 3.8 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Micromedex averages 3.4 from 35 ratings.
Do Lippincott Procedures or Micromedex have ads?
Neither Lippincott Procedures nor Micromedex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lippincott Procedures or Micromedex?
Lippincott Procedures ships an update every 5 months, and Micromedex every 2 months. Most recently, Lippincott Procedures was updated on November 6, 2026 and Micromedex on November 4, 2026.

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