Medical Device Directive vs EudaMed Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Medical Device Directive
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This app allows you to search text in a piece of legislation, the EU directives regarding active implantable medical devices, medical devices, and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, including the last technical revision brought about by Directive 2007/47/EC. VISAMED is not responsible for the correctness, completeness and application of the displayed texts and search results provided by this app. The app is provided as is, use at own risk.
EudaMed Scan
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EudaMed Scan reads the human-readable text from a medical device label and searches the European Commission EUDAMED for that medical device. The UDI DI portion of the device label is used to search EUDAMED. Locate your code and click Search. EudaMed Scan requires an in-app purchase to read the human-readable text. App offers ⢠Auto-renewable subscription with ⢠1 year ($8.49) ⢠Your subscription will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. ⢠Current subscription may not be canceled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your Apple Account Settings after purchase. ⢠Privacy policy: https://eudamed.com/Eudamed%20Privacy%20Policy.pdf ⢠Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Medical Device Directive at none against EudaMed Scan's 1. EudaMed Scan's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 15 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. EudaMed Scan sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $10.49 per year. Medical Device Directive asks for nothing beyond the download.
Medical Device Directive ships an update every 15 months, EudaMed Scan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Medical Device Directive | EudaMed Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 3 weeks ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 ā better | 13 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Joachim Neumann | EirMed |
In-app purchases
Medical Device Directive
No in-app purchases
EudaMed Scan
- Yearly$10.491 Year
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