Comparison

Contraception vs Coverage Search

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

Head to head
About

Contraception

This app provides comprehensive guidelines on contraceptive method use based on medical eligibility criteria and selected practice recommendations. It assists healthcare providers in counseling individuals and couples on family planning choices, covering over 60 medical conditions and numerous clinical situations.

Highlights
  • U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC)
  • U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations (SPR)
  • Covers over 60 characteristics/conditions
  • Addresses numerous clinical situations
  • Aids healthcare provider counseling
  • Based on CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
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The U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use comprises recommendations for the use of specific contraceptive methods by patients who have certain characteristics or medical conditions. The U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use addresses a select group of common, yet sometimes controversial or complex, issues regarding initiation and use of specific contraceptive methods. The app is developed directly from the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) by the Division of Reproductive Health and covers more than 60 characteristics or medical conditions (U.S. MEC) and numerous clinical situations (U.S. SPR). These recommendations are intended to assist healthcare providers when they counsel women, men, and couples about contraceptive method choice and use. Although these recommendations are meant to serve as a source or clinical guidance, healthcare providers should always consider the individual clinical circumstances of each person seeking family planning services.

About

Coverage Search

Access up-to-date drug coverage and restriction details for millions of health plans and PBMs. Quickly understand how medications are covered to guide prescribing decisions and identify preferred alternatives for patients. Information is updated nightly for accuracy.

Highlights
  • Drug coverage and restriction information
  • Search health plans and PBMs
  • View detailed coverage by plan
  • Identify drug restriction criteria
  • Compare coverage across drug forms
  • Save favorite plans and products
Features
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Your single source of reliable and current drug coverage and restriction information. “Need to know if that drug is covered? Are you a prescribing doc and want to select a preferred drug for your patient?” MMIT’s drug status information is updated nightly, ensuring you have the data points needed to guide prescribing decisions for your patients. Quickly understand how every health plan and PBM covers all FDA approved medications in your geography. App of the Week by Drug Store News | Top 50 Healthcare apps for Clinicians and Consumers to Know by Becker's Healthcare “Clearly the best choice in taking out the guess work of selecting medications and offering alternative choices for your patients. It has clearly reduced staff time getting authorizations… one of the few solutions out of this morass and does a better job than our EHR system or anything else I’ve seen.” “This is a must have for primary care providers.” Plan Features • Over 6,500 health plans representing over 98% of U.S. insured lives • Search commercial, Medicare Part D, State & Managed Medicaid and health exchange plans • Includes comprehensive set of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) and health plans • Drill down to the plan level to view detailed coverage information • Review in-depth restriction criteria for an initial group of Payers and PBMs that are working with MMIT • View differences in coverage across various forms and strengths of drugs • Save frequently accessed plans to your “Favorites” list Drug Features • View drug access across location and channel by percent of covered lives • Search coverage information by various forms of a drug • Quickly lookup alternative drug’s coverage information • Save frequently accessed products to your “Favorites” list Search Features • Enable Location Services to populate your plan list automatically • Quickly search by health plan or PBM name • Sort results by health plan name, covered lives, or coverage status

Screenshots

Contraception4 screens
Coverage Search4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Coverage Search at 574 against Contraception's 27. Coverage Search also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Contraception against 4.3 for Coverage Search. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coverage Search has 574 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Contraception's written reviews are positive against 71% of Coverage Search's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contraception ships an update every 7 months, Coverage Search every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Contraception versus Coverage Search: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContraceptionCoverage Search
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (27 ratings)4.3 (574 ratings)
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews71.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27574 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCenters For Disease Control and PreventionMMIT

Customer experience

Contraception

All ratings27 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

Coverage Search

All ratings574 ratings
Positive82.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral10.6%
Negative18.2%

Bugs and requests

Contraception

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Coverage Search

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes during data download
  • Crashes when changing search parameters
  • Outdated formulary information not updated in a timely manner

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Medicare Part B coverage information
  • Provide plan details like number of covered lives
  • Include ICD-10 codes for easier diagnosis-based searches
  • Allow searching by BIN, PCN, and Group numbers

In-app purchases

None

Contraception

No in-app purchases

None

Coverage Search

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Contraception free?
Contraception is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Coverage Search free?
Coverage Search is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Contraception or Coverage Search?
Contraception and Coverage Search are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 27 and 574 ratings respectively.
Do Contraception or Coverage Search have ads?
Neither Contraception nor Coverage Search shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contraception or Coverage Search?
Contraception ships an update every 7 months, and Coverage Search every 2 months. Most recently, Contraception was updated on September 20, 2026 and Coverage Search on September 18, 2026.

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