Comparison

Case Files vs Tercardia

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

Head to head
About

Case Files

Prepare for medical exams with realistic clinical case studies and USMLE-style questions. Learn through interactive cases, clinical pearls, and proven study methods designed to improve shelf-exam scores and real-world practice readiness.

Highlights
  • Realistic clinical case studies
  • USMLE-style practice questions
  • Interactive learning system
  • Clinical pearls and explanations
  • Study, Exam, and Bookmark modes
  • Progress tracking and notes
Features
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Explore the Case Files® Series in One App — Discover the full Case Files collection—covering 20+ medical specialties—with real clinical cases designed to help you think like a doctor. Learn Through Real Clinical Cases -Preview sample cases from each title and experience case-based learning across specialties including Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pathology, Microbiology, Neurology, and more. Built for Exam Success -Prepare for USMLE Step 1, shelf exams, and clinical rotations with high-yield content: • Clinical case scenarios across specialties • USMLE-style questions and explanations • Key concepts, definitions, and clinical pearls • Proven case-based learning system Try Before You Unlock -Download to explore sample cases from each specialty. Unlock full access to individual titles based on your needs. The Trusted Case Files® System • Real-world clinical scenarios • Designed for medical students and clinical training • Helps you understand—not memorize Expanded Apps Terms of Service: https://expandedapps.com/terms-of-use/ Expanded Apps Privacy Policy: https://expandedapps.com/privacy-policy/

About

Tercardia

Connect with your personal physicians for 24/7 virtual or in-office appointments. Manage your medical records, send complaints, and receive prescriptions and test results instantly on your device.

Highlights
  • 24/7 physician access
  • Video and phone visits
  • Schedule office appointments
  • Manage medical records
  • Receive prescriptions
  • View test results
Features
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JUST YOU & YOUR OWN PHYSICIANS. ANYWHERE. ANYTIME. AT TERCARDIA WE GET IT. YOUR HEALTHCARE IS YOUR PERSONAL THING. Tercardia App will place your physicians in the palm of your hand 24/7. You can request video or phone visits. You can schedule office visits to discuss your healthcare needs privately with your own physicians, but this time you choose the month, week, day, and time right on your phone or tablet. No more annoying answering machine voice on the other end of the line. You can start your own medical records, send your complaints, enter your medical history right on your phone. Your physicians can send prescriptions to your pharmacy of choice and order tests and treatment plans. All of that including your tests result can be available to you on your phone or tablet instantly. JUST ASK YOUR DOC TO USE TERCARDIA. ****WITH TERCARDIA YOU ARE THE BOSS OF YOUR HEALTH. TAKE CONTROL**** Tercardia simply keeps you in touch 24/7 with your beloved physicians and their wonderful nurses and staff who care for you and know you best. The ones that treated your grandparents, your aunts, your brothers and sisters. The ones that know your name and remember everything about you and your unique story. Your physicians, nurses, and staff who already care for your: -Headache -Heart disease -Stroke -Chest pain -Rash -Allergies -Cancer -Diabetes -COPD -Pneumonia -High blood pressure -Flu -And much more How does Tercardia work? Download the App on the App store and sign up to create an account. Choose your own pharmacy, hospital, clinic, and/or physician practices. If your physician is not on Tercardia yet, he or she will receive an invitation. Once on Tercardia App you can request video, phone, or office visits with your own physicians. -Send A Request & See Your Appointment Time on Your Phone or Tablet- You access Tercardia App and enter your complaints and send a request. You and your doctor will get a notification about the visit. His or her office staff will confirm the appointment with you. Your doctor will get a text message for the appointment. You will get text messages to remind you of the appointment. You will also be able to acknowledge the appointment on your phone. You can start your own note even before the visit. You can enter your vital signs and medical history if you want too. Receive full access to your note at the end of your visit. It is your own visit note, your own health record, you pay for it, you own it, so you get it. Instant access to your treatment plan on your phone. No more hassle to see your treatment plan. No more guessing or struggling to remember what your doctor said. Sign in to Tercardia on your phone or tablet and read your treatment plan as many times as you want. When your doctor orders you a test, not only the order is with you on your phone, but you will also receive a text when the result is available so you see it on your phone or tablet. When your doctor orders you a new medication, not only he can submit it to your local pharmacy of choice, but you will also see the changes in your medications list instantly on your phone or tablet. “Health is the greatest of human blessing.” Hippocrates. “Your health is not only your greatest blessing, but it is also your greatest personal thing.” BUILT FOR PHONES AND TABLETS Tercardia adapts to the screen it is on, from a phone in one hand to a tablet in landscape. PRIVACY Tercardia is used with your healthcare practice. Your health information is shown to you and to the clinicians involved in your care. You choose whether a visit is summarised, and you can decline without affecting the visit itself. Tercardia does not provide medical advice and is not for emergencies. If you have a medical emergency, call your local emergency number.

Screenshots

Case Files4 screens
Tercardia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tercardia at none against Case Files's 10. Tercardia also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, 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. Case Files sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Tercardia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Case Files ships an update every 4 months, Tercardia every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Case Files versus Tercardia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCase FilesTercardia
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB118 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperExpanded AppsTercardia

Customer experience

Case Files

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Tercardia

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Case Files

One-time9
  • Emergency Medicine$29.99
  • Family Medicine$29.99
  • Neurology$29.99
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  • Gynaecology$29.99
  • Pediatrics$29.99
  • Psychiatry$29.99
  • Surgery$29.99
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
  • Lifetime Access2 variants$39.99
None

Tercardia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Case Files free?
Case Files is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tercardia free?
Tercardia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Case Files or Tercardia have ads?
Neither Case Files nor Tercardia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Case Files or Tercardia?
Case Files ships an update every 4 months, and Tercardia every 3 weeks. Most recently, Case Files was updated on November 3, 2026 and Tercardia on November 3, 2026.

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