Bates' Pocket Guide vs MomentMD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bates' Pocket Guide
This app provides essential information for obtaining health histories and conducting physical exams. It features step-by-step techniques, updated images, and differential diagnoses for quick and accurate interpretation of findings. Ideal for students and professionals needing a fast reference.
- Over 130 detailed topics
- Step-by-step instructions
- Updated photographs and illustrations
- Two-column layout
- New Algorithms for symptom approaches
- Differential diagnoses
- Highlighting and note-taking
- Advanced search
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*Featuring the latest content from the latest edition* ABOUT THE BATES' GUIDE: The Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking contains the critical information needed to obtain a meaningful health history, conduct a thorough physical exam, and interpret the findings quickly and accurately. Locate answers fast and review step-by-step techniques and possible findings using the distinctive two-column format with updated images. Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking is the ideal quick-reference resource for today’s medical, PA, pharmacy, and nursing students. FEATURES: • Over 130 detailed topics with step-by-step instructions • Updated photographs, illustrations, and references reinforce key content based on the latest evidence-based information • Two-column layout optimized for smartphones and tablets • New Algorithms provide helpful starting approaches for patients with common presenting symptoms. • Differential diagnoses for common, normal, and abnormal findings • Highlight and take notes within any entry • Advanced Search helps find topics quickly • “Favorites” for bookmarking important entries Authors: Lynn S. Bickley MD, FACP, Peter G. Szilagyi MD, MPH, Richard M. Hoffman MD, MPH, FACP, Rainier P. Soriano MD Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Powered by: Unbound Medicine Unbound Privacy Policy: www.unboundmedicine.com/privacy Unbound Terms of Use: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/end_user_license_agreement
MomentMD
This platform connects students and patients with healthcare professionals for virtual consultations and health management. It also serves as an educational tool for future medical practitioners, offering virtual encounters with preceptors and real patient engagement.
- 24/7 access to healthcare professionals
- In-app health record keeping
- Synchronous video consultations
- Asynchronous messaging
- Medication and lab management
- Virtual encounters with preceptors
- Real patient engagement
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MomentMD, a cutting-edge digital health solution designed exclusively for colleges and universities. Our platform goes beyond conventional telemedicine, focusing on training future healthcare professionals and empowering patients to take control of their health. MomentMD Care: - 24/7 access to doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other healthcare professionals. - In-app record-keeping for a data-driven health journey - Synchronous video consultations and asynchronous messaging - Medication and lab management MomentMD Education: Join virtual encounters with qualified preceptors Real live patient engagement via synchronous video Scheduled based encounters Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Women’s Health, Mental Health, Primary Care, Dermatology MomentMD also offers veterinary care with licensed veterinarians for triage and advice.
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Verdict
Bates' Pocket Guide and MomentMD both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of MomentMD's written reviews are positive against 41% of Bates' Pocket Guide's. MomentMD also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months). Bates' Pocket Guide's advantage is ratings volume (304 vs 49). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Bates' Pocket Guide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MomentMD asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Bates' Pocket Guide against 4.9 for MomentMD. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bates' Pocket Guide has 304 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of Bates' Pocket Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of MomentMD's.
Bates' Pocket Guide ships an update every 11 months, MomentMD every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bates' Pocket Guide | MomentMD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (304 ratings) | 4.9 (49 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 304 — better | 49 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Unbound Medicine, Inc. | Amtekh Inc. |
Customer experience
Bates' Pocket Guide
MomentMD
Bugs and requests
Bates' Pocket Guide
Reported bugs
9 issues- Sectional information is wrong
- Topics do not correlate to information
- Asterisk information is incorrect
- App information needs updating and reviewing
- Software is glitchy
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- Hard to navigate between topics
- Algorithm images are mismatched with titles
- Doesn't take Bates account
- Didn't work (iOS 7)
Requested features
5 requests- Update and review app information for accuracy
- Improve content layout and navigation
- Offer better preview options before purchase
- Provide discounts for existing textbook/resource owners
- Clarify product offerings to avoid buyer confusion
MomentMD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bates' Pocket Guide
- Bates' Pocket Guide 9th ed.$69.99
MomentMD
No in-app purchases
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