Comparison

MediHelp vs Medicines

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

Head to head
About

MediHelp

This clinical drug reference app provides healthcare professionals with comprehensive medication information, safety details, interaction checks, and counseling support. It offers evidence-based resources and practical tools for quick review during study or practice, with offline availability.

Highlights
  • Drug monographs and key medication information
  • Adult and pediatric dose references
  • Drug-drug interaction checks
  • IV administration guidance
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding safety information
  • Clinical counseling support
  • MediMate AI medical information assistant
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 • Dose calculations show the formula, your inputs, the arithmetic and the source, so you can check every step 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 NAPLEX, PTCB, UK pre-registration and German PTA exams • 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 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

Medicines

Features
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An app to manage Medical Insurance medicines between patients and Medical insurance hospitals.

Screenshots

MediHelp4 screens
Medicines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Medicines at none against MediHelp's 14. Medicines also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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 14 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Medicines asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MediHelp ships an update every 2 weeks, Medicines every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MediHelp versus Medicines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMediHelpMedicines
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB36 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperOmar MahmoudFIXED EGYPT FOR DIGITAL SOLUTIONS AND INFORMATION SECURITY

In-app purchases

14 purchases

MediHelp

Subscriptions6
  • MediHelp Pro (Monthly)$7.991 Month
  • Pro+ Monthly$9.991 Month
  • MediHelp Pro Subscription14 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Pro+14 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • MediHelp Premium Subscription$49.991 Year
  • MediHelp Plus Subscription$59.991 Year
One-time8
  • NAPLEX Bank (Pro+ Bundle)$9.99
  • PTCB Bank (Pro+ Bundle)$9.99
  • PTA Bank (Pro+ Bundle)$9.99
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  • UK Prereg Bank (Pro+ Bundle)$9.99
  • PTCB Exam Prep$19.99
  • NAPLEX Exam Prep$19.99
  • UK Pre-reg Exam Prep$19.99
  • PTA Exam Prep (German)$19.99
None

Medicines

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MediHelp free?
MediHelp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Medicines free?
Medicines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MediHelp or Medicines have ads?
MediHelp shows ads; Medicines does not.
Which is updated more often, MediHelp or Medicines?
MediHelp ships an update every 2 weeks, and Medicines every 10 days. Most recently, MediHelp was updated on October 30, 2026 and Medicines on October 16, 2026.

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