Comparison

JCAD vs Dermcam

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

Head to head
About

JCAD

This peer-reviewed medical journal provides dermatologists with up-to-date, evidence-based information on clinical and aesthetic dermatology. It features original research, practical discussions, comprehensive reviews, and commentaries from leading experts.

Highlights
  • Peer-reviewed publication
  • Evidence-based information
  • Original research
  • Comprehensive reviews
  • Expert editorial leadership
  • Indexed on major databases
Features
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Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology (JCAD) is a peer-reviewed publication that has already become an important addition to the field of dermatology. Under the expert editorial leadership of James Del Rosso, DO, and Philip Werschler, MD, JCAD provides dermatologists with up-to-date, evidence-based information that can be applied to their daily practices. JCAD offers its readers original research, practical discussion on the latest research, comprehensive reviews, didactic case reports, and provocative commentaries on contemporary topics relating to both clinical and aesthetic dermatology, written by key opinion leaders as well as practicing clinicians who are “in the trenches,” providing vital balance to the research-rich literature that is already available. JCAD is the official journal of the American Cutaneous Oncology Society and the American Acne and Rosacea Society. JCAD is indexed on PubMed Central, Scopus, EMBASE, and CINAHL Plus.

About

Dermcam

This medical app allows physicians to securely capture, classify, and store patient images directly within their EMR. It facilitates seamless documentation for clinical decisions, legal proceedings, and virtual visits, ensuring patient privacy.

Highlights
  • Secure medical image capture
  • EMR integration
  • Patient image classification
  • Virtual visit photo capture
  • Automated email formatting
  • Physician-designed workflow
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This app is intended for use by physicians. It was designed and tested by physicians and is used daily by physicians in clinical practice. Dr Ramani: “Thank you for Dermcam. It is very useful in the office especially in a clinic with multiple doctors where patients see different people in follow up. The second or third doc just has to pull up the images of the wound, infection or lesion to see how the initial presentation was, to help with crucial treatment decisions. …I had to give testimony in court as an expert witness. It was a case of domestic violence and I had taken Dermcam photos of my patient's injuries. These were presented as evidence by the prosecution for the judge to review as well as the defence. The judge was intrigued and had a few questions on how the App worked and how the images formed part of the EMR while deleting images from the phone taken… I will continue to document injuries etc this way, WCB, ICBC, violence etc. Thank you again for the innovation.” Dr Yap: “…extremely happy with the app. Patients are really impressed.” Dr Lin: “I regularly ask patients for their permission to document their skin findings, and I like explaining to them that no trace of their picture stays on my phone and it is stored as securely as the rest of their medical records.” Dr Proctor: “Easy interface, quick upload… A valuable tool for anyone working with skin lesions.” Dr Bhargava: “I installed and connected the App with the EMR in less than 15 minutes. This app provides an elegantly simple solution to capture pictures and file them… The support and the maker of the app are very responsive. The app is well thought through for privacy as it does not store pictures on the device.” Easily capture and classify images at the point of care using your device's camera. During a virtual visit, securely and seamlessly capture using the patient's camera. Chart with a photograph via a secure, seamless EMR integration, or send to your MOA through an automatically formatted email. Features: • EMR-integrated workflow; optional, additional purchase: extend the capability of your EMR by adding Dermcam integration. The photographs you take will seamlessly appear in the patient's chart along with all the patient's other documents. For clinics using the following EMRs: • OSCAR 12.x - 15.x: Try the OSCAR integration for free. Once the free trial has completed, continued integration requires an additional purchase. An additional purchase applies for each major OSCAR revision, (e.g. an additional purchase applies to add v15 integration). The video of the app that appears on app stores and on our website depicts the OSCAR 12.x integration. Integration with other versions of OSCAR may not look exactly the same. • Juno EMR: Optional, subscription purchase. Terms of Use: dermcam.com/terms. • OSCAR Pro EMR: Optional, subscription purchase. Terms of Use: dermcam.com/terms. • MOA workflow: Via an automatically formatted email, send the photograph and tags to your MOA for inclusion in the patient's chart. • Quick tag during patient examination with the tap-through wizard. • Customize the body parts list for the way you work. • Add a custom comment to any photo you send, (optional, additional purchase available to EMR-integrated users). • Capture a photo during a virtual visit, (optional, subscription available; free for Juno-integrated & OSCAR Pro-integrated users): The patient's mobile device must have a camera and web browsing capabilities. Standard text messaging rates may apply on the patient's mobile device, (note: images are *not* sent via text message). Once the free trial of the virtual visit photos feature has completed, continued use of this feature requires a monthly subscription purchase. Terms of Use: dermcam.com/terms. • Patient data is never stored on the mobile device. For support or additional information please email info@dermcam.com.

Screenshots

JCAD4 screens
Dermcam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JCAD at none against Dermcam's 6. JCAD also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Dermcam's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Dermcam sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. JCAD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for JCAD against 5.0 for Dermcam. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JCAD ships an update every 9 months, Dermcam every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
JCAD versus Dermcam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJCADDermcam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMatrix Medical CommunicationsZymbiotic Technologies

Customer experience

JCAD

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Dermcam

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

JCAD

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Dermcam

Subscriptions3
  • Secure virtual visit photos3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Juno + virtual$44.901 Month
  • OSCAR Pro + virtual$44.901 Month
One-time3
  • OSCAR 12.x integration (unlimited image uploads)$49.99
  • OSCAR 15.x integration$49.99
  • Add comment feature$59.99

Questions

Is JCAD free?
JCAD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dermcam free?
Dermcam is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, JCAD or Dermcam?
JCAD and Dermcam are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do JCAD or Dermcam have ads?
Neither JCAD nor Dermcam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JCAD or Dermcam?
JCAD ships an update every 9 months, and Dermcam every 4 months. Most recently, JCAD was updated on June 6, 2026 and Dermcam on September 15, 2026.

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