Dermoscopy Two Step Algorithm vs Dermcam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dermoscopy Two Step Algorithm
This app guides healthcare professionals in interpreting dermoscopic patterns to identify skin lesions. It uses a series of questions and provides over 80 images and charts to aid in diagnosis. Interactive cases are included for practice.
- Dermoscopic pattern interpretation
- Question-based diagnostic guidance
- Over 80 photos and charts
- 50 interactive diagnostic cases
- Offline functionality
- Melanocytic and non-melanocytic lesion analysis
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This app is intended to help you interpret the dermoscopic patterns seen with your dermatoscope. You will be asked a series of questions that will lead you to the most probable diagnosis. This app also contains over 80 photos and charts to help you in your diagnosis. No internet connection needed to view the full app. It is all ready for super quick image and information retrieval. There are also 50 interactive cases to solve. Each case starts with a clinical and dermoscopic image and ends with a labelled dermoscopic image pointing out critical structures. This app is based on the 2 step algorithm with the first step involving the determination of whether the lesion is a melanocytic. Melanocytic lesions will be divided into nevi or lesions with varying levels of suspicion for melanoma based on melanoma specific patterns and common nevi patterns. Non-melanocytic lesions will be analyzed to determine if they are suspicious for basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma. Common benign lesions such as dermatofibroma, seborrheic keratoses and hemangiomas will be positively identified to avoid unnecessary biopsies. This app will increase your ability to detect skin cancers with greater accuracy thereby decreasing unnecessary biopsies and missing less early melanomas and nonmelanoma skin cancers. Check out https://usatinemedia.com to learn more and watch a video demo of this app narrated by Dr. Richard P. Usatine. Authors: Ashfaq A. Marghoob, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York Richard P. Usatine, MD University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Texas Natalia Jaimes, MD Aurora Skin Cancer Center and Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Medellin, Colombia To learn more dermoscopy from these authors, see www.americandermoscopy.com. Disclaimer: This app is intended for the education of healthcare professionals and not as a diagnostic and treatment reference for the general population. Disclaimer: While this app may help you in rendering a correct diagnosis, it is not intended to entirely replace the findings on patient history and physical examination including examination of the lesion with side lighting and touch. The final diagnosis rests on properly assimilating the information gained from the patient history, thorough naked eye physical examination, and meticulous dermoscopic inspection of the lesion. 3Gen, Inc. is the sponsor of this app. Visit www.dermlite.com to see their complete line of skin imaging devices. Developed by Usatine Media Richard P. Usatine, MD, Co-President, Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio Peter Erickson, Co-President, Lead Software Developer
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dermoscopy Two Step Algorithm at none against Dermcam's 6. Dermoscopy Two Step Algorithm also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Dermcam's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Dermcam sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Dermoscopy Two Step Algorithm asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dermcam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dermoscopy Two Step Algorithm has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Dermoscopy Two Step Algorithm ships an update every 5 months, Dermcam every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dermoscopy Two Step Algorithm | Dermcam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 220 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Usatine & Erickson Media LLC | Zymbiotic Technologies |
Customer experience
Dermoscopy Two Step Algorithm
Dermcam
In-app purchases
Dermoscopy Two Step Algorithm
No in-app purchases
Dermcam
- Secure virtual visit photos3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Juno + virtual$44.901 Month
- OSCAR Pro + virtual$44.901 Month
- OSCAR 12.x integration (unlimited image uploads)$49.99
- OSCAR 15.x integration$49.99
- Add comment feature$59.99
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