Comparison

MediHelp vs PharmaSearch

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

Head to head
About

MediHelp

Access comprehensive drug information, including dosages, interactions, and clinical calculators. This tool helps healthcare professionals and students find medicine details, check for adverse drug reactions, and prepare for professional exams. It supports multiple countries and languages, offering both free and premium features.

Highlights
  • Drug brand and generic name search
  • Interaction checker with severity
  • Clinical calculators with formulas
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding information
  • Exam preparation modules
  • Offline access with Pro+
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Type the brand name on the box and get the generic, the dose and the interactions, with a link to the official label. MediHelp is a drug reference for pharmacists, physicians, nurses and pharmacy, medical and nursing students. FIND ANY MEDICINE • Search brand and generic names from the United States, the European Union, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, and change the country scope in one tap • Monographs: indications, mechanism, contraindications, boxed warnings, side effects and pharmacokinetics • FDA and EMA label links on products that have one DOSING REFERENCE • Adult, pediatric, elderly and renal dosing information CLINICAL CALCULATORS • 35 calculators, including CrCl, CHA₂DS₂-VASc and HAS-BLED, each showing its formula, your inputs, step-by-step working and the published source INTERACTION CHECKER • Check several medicines at once and see the most serious interaction first • Severity as published, with mechanism, management and the label or reference behind it • Browse verified interaction pairs and drug-food interactions MEDIMATE CLINICAL ASSISTANT • Ask drug and clinical questions in your own language • Each answer lists the sources it used, so you can open and check them PREGNANCY, IV AND DAILY PRACTICE • Pregnancy and breastfeeding sections • IV preparation: dilution, administration and compatibility notes • Counseling points, treatment guideline summaries, lab references and clinical infographics • Prescription Reader: photograph a prescription and open each medicine it lists • Patient profiles without personal identifiers, and manual prescriptions you can share • Retail price check for a product in the country you choose EXAM PREP • Practice questions with explanations for 9 exams: NAPLEX, PTCB, UK registration assessment, German PTA, SPLE, DHA, DOH, MOHAP and Oman OEP • Timed mock exams, review lists and progress by topic • 5 free questions in every module. Full question banks are included with Pro+ yearly or available as one-time exam packs • Exam Prep is practice material. It is not accredited CPD or CME RAMADAN, PEARLS AND CAREER PATHS • Ramadan timing: a guide, a dose planner and a patient plan image to share, available during Ramadan • Clinical pearls, and licensing roadmaps for pharmacists moving to the US, Germany, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Oman APP PLAYBOOK • Learn each MediHelp tool step by step and earn a verifiable certificate of completion (not CME or CPD credit) OFFLINE WITH PRO+ • Download the encrypted offline pack and keep monographs, trade names, interactions and dosing on your device while Pro+ is active 21 LANGUAGES English, Arabic, Bengali, German, Spanish, Persian, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Urdu and Traditional Chinese. SUBSCRIPTIONS MediHelp is free to download and has a free tier. Pro and Pro+ subscriptions unlock more of the reference, MediMate and price checks. Pro+ adds offline mode and web access, and Pro+ yearly includes every Exam Prep pack. Eligible new subscribers may be offered a free trial, shown before you confirm. Exam packs are also sold as one-time in-app purchases. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://medihelpapp.com/privacy-policy IMPORTANT MediHelp is a reference for healthcare professionals and students. It supports, and does not replace, clinical judgment. Verify information against current product labeling, local guidelines and the individual patient. MediHelp does not diagnose or treat patients and does not sell medicines.

About

PharmaSearch

Features
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Features you will find in the app - Search for products by trade name or generic name or by pharmacology - Search by pharmaceutical companies to get their products. - Get to know the latest prices of the products - Search for drugs similarities and alternatives - Search for drugs interactions - Get more information about the Egyptian market trends and most selling

Screenshots

MediHelp4 screens
PharmaSearch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PharmaSearch at none against MediHelp's 10. PharmaSearch also leads on ads (none vs shown). MediHelp's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. MediHelp sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year. PharmaSearch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MediHelp ships an update every 2 weeks, PharmaSearch every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MediHelp versus PharmaSearch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMediHelpPharmaSearch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB46 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperOmar MahmoudLa Viva Health

In-app purchases

10 purchases

MediHelp

Subscriptions1
  • MediHelp Premium Subscription$49.991 Year
One-time9
  • OEP Exam Prep (Oman)$14.99
  • DOH Exam Prep (Abu Dhabi)$19.99
  • MOHAP Exam Prep (UAE)$19.99
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  • Pro+ Year + OEP Bank$54.99
  • Pro+ Year + SPLE Bank$59.99
  • Pro+ Year + DHA Bank$59.99
  • Pro+ Year + DOH Bank$59.99
  • Pro+ Year + MOHAP Bank$59.99
  • Pro+ Year + All Gulf Banks$89.99
None

PharmaSearch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MediHelp free?
MediHelp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PharmaSearch free?
PharmaSearch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MediHelp or PharmaSearch have ads?
MediHelp shows ads; PharmaSearch does not.
Which is updated more often, MediHelp or PharmaSearch?
MediHelp ships an update every 2 weeks, and PharmaSearch every 2 months. Most recently, MediHelp was updated on November 12, 2026 and PharmaSearch on October 15, 2026.

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