Comparison

Accurx vs Medical FlashNotes

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

Head to head
About

Accurx

This app helps healthcare professionals share hospital information efficiently. It offers features like a hospital directory, AI-powered transcription for patient interactions, secure patient messaging, and direct GP messaging to save time.

Highlights
  • Hospital directory
  • AI-powered transcription
  • Secure patient messaging
  • Direct GP messaging
  • On-the-go inbox access
Features
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Accurx Switch is now Accurx. The app used by over 120,000 healthcare professionals a month has been upgraded to include a bunch of new time-saving features to help give you time back every day. Features included in the app are: - Hospital directory: get quick contact details for everyone in your trust without needing to go to a switchboard - Accurx Scribe: save time by skipping the typing with this AI powered Scribe that transcribes to all of your patient interactions, instantly generates structured notes from the interaction and can generate your letters and other onward documents in seconds. All of this is saved, ready to review from your computer. - Message patients: message patients securely in the app - Message GP: Get faster responses from your patient’s GP with direct messaging that is quicker than call or email - Inbox: View your Accumail inbox on-the-go

About

Medical FlashNotes

This clinical medicine reference tool helps students and residents quickly look up conditions and drugs. It allows users to create custom flashcards from any content and offers a random flashcard quiz mode. All data is stored offline for convenient access.

Highlights
  • Clinical medicine reference
  • Quick lookup for conditions and drugs
  • Create custom flashcards
  • Random flashcard quiz mode
  • Offline data storage
  • Concise reviews of thousands of topics
Features
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Medical FlashNotes is a clinical medicine reference and studying tool for students and residents, covering medicine, surgery, paediatrics, psychiatry, and obs & gynae. It is ideal for quickly looking up a condition on the wards, or studying for exams. Browse or use the quick autocomplete search to access concise reviews of thousands of conditions, presentations, and drugs, with the ability to turn anything you read into a flashcard by swiping it. These are then stored in your custom flashcard stack to review later. Alternatively, the random flashcard mode allows you to quiz yourself using over 5000 flashcards. All the app data is stored offline - so there's no need to rely on wifi or a mobile signal - with a small file size of under 10 MB. The app is a free, non-commercial piece of FOAM (Free Open Access to Medical education).

Screenshots

Accurx4 screens
Medical FlashNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Accurx and Medical FlashNotes both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Medical FlashNotes's written reviews are positive against 54% of Accurx's. Accurx's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (330 vs 9). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Medical FlashNotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Accurx has 330 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Accurx's written reviews are positive against 100% of Medical FlashNotes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Accurx ships an update every 9 days, Medical FlashNotes every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Accurx versus Medical FlashNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAccurxMedical FlashNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (330 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings330 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB4 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperAccurx LimitedRobert Goulden

Customer experience

Accurx

All ratings330 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative40.8%

Medical FlashNotes

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Accurx

Reported bugs

31 issues
  • Constantly asking to confirm role/login
  • Secure code never arrives
  • Repeatedly logs you out
  • Keeps signing me out
  • Text code authentication not received
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  • Accurx keeps logging me out
  • Doesn't let me download hospital directory
  • Can't even get into the app
  • Multiple password resets & MS authentication issues
  • On a authentication loop
  • Continuously attempts to verify mobile number
  • Security causes delays
  • Not working suddenly
  • App not working on new iPhone
  • Can't sign in/register
  • Dialed number calls wrong number
  • No verification code sent to email
  • Keeps losing user ID
  • Email password prompt does not send
  • Refuses to allow new entry setup
  • Can't get access after changing phone
  • No support received
  • Update stopped phone calls from within app
  • Call out feature no longer works
  • Formatting in FAQs gone
  • More clicks to each section
  • Not available offline anymore
  • Keeps logging me out
  • Requires internet connection to log back in
  • Confirmation emails don’t send
  • Search by phone number broken

Requested features

6 requests
  • Split into two apps (directory vs. other features)
  • Create for all hospitals
  • Optimized for iPhone X
  • Fix search by phone number
  • Unify interchangeable titles (SPR & reg/registrar)
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  • Make searching easier

Medical FlashNotes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Accurx

No in-app purchases

None

Medical FlashNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Accurx free?
Accurx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Medical FlashNotes free?
Medical FlashNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Accurx or Medical FlashNotes?
Medical FlashNotes is rated higher. Accurx averages 4.8 out of 5 from 330 ratings, while Medical FlashNotes averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Accurx or Medical FlashNotes have ads?
Neither Accurx nor Medical FlashNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Accurx or Medical FlashNotes?
Accurx ships an update every 9 days, and Medical FlashNotes every 5 months. Most recently, Accurx was updated on November 1, 2026 and Medical FlashNotes on November 4, 2026.

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