Accurx vs MDU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Hospital directory
- AI-powered transcription
- Secure patient messaging
- Direct GP messaging
- On-the-go inbox access
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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
MDU
Access expert medico-legal advice for medical professionals. Find guidance on patient confidentiality, prescribing, complaints, and more through articles, case studies, and quick guides. Tailor your feed and access membership details offline.
- Expert medico-legal advice
- Quick guides and case studies
- Searchable articles
- Tailorable news feed
- Offline reading
- Membership card access
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As a medical professional, you can access expert advice from the Medical Defence Union (MDU). Read the latest medico-legal advice on patient confidentiality, consent, prescribing, police investigations, inquests, how to respond to patient complaints, and much more. Search our extensive range of quick guides, case studies, frequently asked questions and articles from our popular MDU Journal. You can tailor your news feed to show topics you’re interested in, read offline, get help with your membership, view your membership card and get proof of membership. Download the MDU app now for top medico-legal advice wherever you go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Accurx at 4.8 against MDU's 4.0. Accurx also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 17%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). MDU's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Accurx holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Accurx has 322 ratings behind it against 1, 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 17% of MDU's.
Accurx ships an update every 2 weeks, MDU every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Accurx | MDU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (322 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.4% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 322 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Accurx Limited | The Medical Defence Union |
Customer experience
Accurx
MDU
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
MDU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Accurx
No in-app purchases
MDU
No in-app purchases
