ICD 9 vs maxCoder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ICD 9
This app facilitates the transition to ICD-10 coding for medical professionals. It offers quick conversion between ICD-9 and ICD-10 diagnostic codes, with detailed descriptions and alternative codes. Users can also search for codes and save frequently used ones for fast access.
- ICD-9 to ICD-10 conversion
- Detailed ICD-10 code descriptions
- View ICD-10 alternatives
- Search ICD-10 and view ICD-9
- Access specialty common codes
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This innovative application for ICD-10 transition is an extraordinary tool for medical practices and physicians to convert ICD-9 diagnostic codes to ICD-10 version of comprehensive coding. This handy time-saving tool includes all the ICD-9 codes and their respective ICD-10 codes. Our ICD 9-10 converter provides you a fast ICD 10 code searching which you may also add to favorites. It's a one tap access to your specialty's most used ICD 9 and their corresponding ICD 10 codes. - One Step ICD 10 conversion - View detailed description against each ICD 10 codes - View all available ICD 10 alternatives against each ICD 9 codes - View ICD 9 code against ICD 10 - Search ICD 10 and view its ICD 9 code - Easy and fast access to your Common Specialty codes and its conversion
maxCoder
Quickly look up ICD-10 codes on your mobile device. This app helps medical professionals find codes by number, diagnosis, or description, and allows them to save favorites and share codes with colleagues. It includes ICD-9 references and works offline.
- ICD-10 code lookup
- Search by code, diagnosis, or description
- ICD-9 reference
- Favorite codes list
- Share codes via email/text
- Offline functionality
- Free code updates
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Spend more time caring for your patients, while eliminating miscoding. Always rely on quick ICD-10 code lookup with maxCoder. maxCoder helps physicians and advanced care providers keep an updated list to reference on-the-go. Search by code number, diagnosis, or description. Reference the ICD-9 codes you’re used to and view the new ICD-10 matches all through your mobile phone. Build a list of code favorites and easily view what your frequented ICD codes are. Share codes with your colleagues instantly. Make ICD-10 coding easy with maxCoder. Features: • 2018 ICD-10 code base from CMS • ICD-9 reference point • Searchable by code numbers, diagnosis, and description • Complete with short and long descriptions • Create a list of favorites • Forward codes via email or text • Works offline for traveling convenience • Free code updates
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ICD 9 at 93% against maxCoder's 33%. ICD 9 also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). maxCoder's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 12.3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ICD 9 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ICD 9 has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of ICD 9's written reviews are positive against 33% of maxCoder's.
ICD 9 ships an update every 5 weeks, maxCoder every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ICD 9 | maxCoder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (22 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.3 | 7.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CareCloud Corp. | gingerCube, Inc. |
Customer experience
ICD 9
maxCoder
In-app purchases
ICD 9
No in-app purchases
maxCoder
No in-app purchases
