aempsCIMA vs Mensa Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
aempsCIMA
Access comprehensive pharmaceutical and administrative information for all authorized medications in Spain. View technical data sheets and patient leaflets, and use a natural language interpreter to ask questions about medication contents. Scan datamatrix codes for direct access to drug information.
- Authorized medication database for Spain
- Technical data sheets for healthcare professionals
- Patient leaflet access
- Natural language question interpreter (MeQA)
- Datamatrix code scanner
- Information on revoked and suspended medications
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Esta aplicación incluye todos los medicamentos autorizados en España y su finalidad es la de proporcionar información farmacéutica y administrativa de cada uno de ellos. Los medicamentos, cuyas autorizaciones de comercialización han sido revocadas, se mantienen a título informativo 5 años. En el caso de aquellos medicamentos cuya autorización haya sido temporalmente suspendida se mantienen durante la suspensión. Puede existir un desfase de 24h entre la aparición de esa nueva situación en CIMA y la fecha en que ha sido efectiva la nueva situación de la autorización. Desde esta aplicación se tiene acceso a la Ficha Técnica y al Prospecto del medicamento. La ficha técnica está exclusivamente dirigida al profesional sanitario. Para los pacientes y demás usuarios, la aplicación ofrece acceso a la última versión del prospecto autorizado, que es el documento que se incluye dentro de la caja del medicamento y cuya finalidad es la de informar al paciente. La aplicación dispone de un intérprete de lenguaje natural MeQA (Medicines Questions and Answers) que responde preguntas sobre el contenido del prospecto. También puede leer el código datamatrix del cartonaje de un medicamento y navegar directamente a la página CIMA del mismo. A pesar del esfuerzo realizado, no podemos excluir eventuales errores u omisiones en los documentos presentados, por lo que esta aplicación tiene una finalidad exclusivamente informativa y carece de validez a efectos legales. Si los Titulares de la Autorización de los medicamentos detectan errores en los datos, se deberán cumplimentar las plantillas disponibles en esta página. La validación solo la podrán realizar las personas que estén autorizadas para utilizar la base de datos RAEFAR. Agradecemos el envío de observaciones encaminadas a mejorar esta herramienta a la dirección de correo sugerencias_FT@aemps.es. La Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios no se hace responsable del uso ilegal, indebido, o de la manipulación de los contenidos e informaciones de esta aplicación informática. Tanto el acceso a esta aplicación, como el uso que pueda hacerse de la información y contenidos de la misma, será de la exclusiva responsabilidad de quien lo realice.
Mensa Guide
This medical reference app provides quick access to antimicrobial therapy information. It features interactive navigation, advanced search capabilities, and built-in clinical calculators. Content is continuously updated to reflect the latest medical research and guidelines.
- Interactive word navigation
- Advanced search functionality
- Pathogen filtering
- Built-in clinical calculators
- Continuously updated content
- Inline notes and references
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Mensa Guide is a comprehensive antimicrobial reference designed to support optimal therapeutic decision-making in infectious diseases. Content is structured for rapid access to key information, while allowing seamless exploration of additional details through inline notes. • Tap on any word in the text to navigate to another entry, check abbreviations, view explanatory notes, open clinical calculators, or access bibliographic references. • Search directly from almost all screens using clinically relevant criteria, or use full-text search for more specific queries. • Filter and explore more than 800 pathogens according to microbiological and clinical characteristics. • Use built-in calculators to estimate serum antibiotic concentrations, glomerular filtration rate, and many more additional clinical parameters and validated scores. • Rely on continuously updated content, regularly reviewed to reflect evolving resistance patterns, emerging pathogens and antimicrobials, epidemiological trends, and new evidence or treatment guidelines published in leading medical journals. Note: use of the Mensa Guide requires an annual subscription of $19.99 or a monthly subscription of $1.99 (price may vary by region), with a 30-day free trial period. A subscription allows the use of the Mensa Guide on macOS, iPhone and iPad platforms. -- About auto-renewing subscriptions: – An in-app subscription is one month for $1.99 or one year for $19.99. – Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. – Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. – Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period for $1.99 or $19.99. – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms & Conditions: http://www.garmenmed.com/terms.html -- Disclaimer: This app is not intended for the general public but for health care professionals. Although we make every effort to ensure that the data is accurate, we are not responsible for any errors or omissions that the app may contain. The application of the information provided in a particular situation remains the sole responsibility of the health care professional. -- We would love to hear your suggestions, recommendations or corrections. Contact us at mensaguide@garmenmed.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mensa Guide at 72% against aempsCIMA's 8%. Mensa Guide also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and device support (4 vs 2). aempsCIMA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price 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. Mensa Guide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. aempsCIMA asks for nothing beyond the download.
aempsCIMA ships an update every 4 months, Mensa Guide weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | aempsCIMA | Mensa Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 7.7% of reviews | 72.2% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Agencia Espa�ola de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios | GARMENMED, SCP |
Customer experience
aempsCIMA
Mensa Guide
In-app purchases
aempsCIMA
No in-app purchases
Mensa Guide
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Year
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