Comparison

Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards vs ASRA Coags

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

Head to head
About

Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards

This medical reference app provides flashcards derived from a renowned dermatology atlas, covering common and challenging cases. It features intuitive navigation, powerful search with suggestions, and offline access to all content. Users can bookmark cards, create notes, adjust text size, and test their knowledge with a Q&A section.

Highlights
  • 150 common and 100 rare dermatologic cases
  • Diagnosis, manifestation, and management details
  • Powerful search with smart suggestions
  • Bookmark and note-taking functionality
  • Offline access to all content
  • Adjustable text size
  • Q&A testing section
Features
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Derived from Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, these flashcards represent 150 of the most commonly seen dermatologic problems and 100 rare or challenging cases. Each image includes diagnosis, clinical manifestation, differential diagnosis, and management. This app is very intuitive and easy to navigate, allowing you to browse the contents or search for topics. The powerful search tool gives you word suggestions that appear in the text as you type, so it is lightning fast and helps with spelling those long medical terms. The search tool also keeps a recent history of past search terms so you can go back to a previous search result very easily. You can bookmark cards as Know and Don't Know to help you study. You can create notes for cards and images to enhance your learning. You can also change the text size for easier reading. There is also a Q&A section in this app that will allow you to test your knowledge. After the app has been downloaded, no internet connection is needed to retrieve the content of the app. All of the text and images are available to you on your device anytime, anywhere, and lightning fast. This app is also automatically optimized for whatever size device you are currently using, either phone or tablet. Check out https://usatinemedia.com to learn more and watch a video demo of this app. This interactive app contains the full content of Fitzpatrick's Dermatology Flash Cards by McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN-13: 978-0071794169 ISBN-10: 0071794166 Authors: Klaus Wolff, MD, FRCP Professor and Chairman Emeritus Department of Dermatology Medical University of Vienna Chief Emeritus, Dermatology Service Department of Dermatology Medical University of Vienna/General Hospital of Vienna Vienna, Austria Richard Allen Johnson, MD Assistant Professor of Dermatology Harvard Medical School Dermatologist Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts Arturo P. Saavedra, MD, PhD, MBA Assistant Professor in Dermatology, Dermatopathology and Medicine Department of Dermatology Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts Disclaimer: This app is intended for the education of healthcare professionals and not as a diagnostic and treatment reference for the general population. 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

About

ASRA Coags

This app provides quick access to anticoagulation guidelines for regional anesthesia and interventional pain procedures. It offers drug-specific summaries, recommendations based on procedure type, and detailed information on medication mechanisms and guideline documents.

Highlights
  • Anticoagulation guideline reference
  • Drug-specific summary information
  • Regional anesthesia guidelines
  • Interventional pain guidelines
  • Search by drug or procedure
  • Recommendations by block and intervention type
Features
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The ASRA COAGS app has been updated with a universal code base and a fresh new look. This subscription-based app is $6.99/annually or free with ASRA Pain Medicine membership. The app transforms the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine anticoagulation guidelines for Regional Anesthesia and Interventional Pain Procedures into a quick and easy reference for your practice. It provides rapid access to drug-specific summary information. This version combines the most current recommendations from two separate publications: 1. The 2025 guidelines “Regional anesthesia in the patient receiving antithrombotic or thrombolytic therapy: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Evidence- Based Guidelines (Fifth Edition)” published in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. 2. The 2018 Interventional Pain guidelines from the publication “Interventional Spine and Pain Procedures in Patients on Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Medications (Second Edition); Guidelines From the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the International Neuromodulation Society, the North American Neuromodulation Society, and the World Institute of Pain” published in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. The app provides direct access to both the regional guidelines and the pain guidelines, also allowing you to choose a default and focus on your specific practice area. Regional Guidelines: 1. Search for drugs by brand name or generic name. 2. Get recommendations based on the block type (e.g. neuraxial, peripheral, obstetric) and the intervention type (e.g. placing a block or removing a catheter). 3. Access more detailed information by using the Information "i" button: a. Mechanism of action for each drug. b. Executive summary for each drug. c. The full 2025 ASRA Pain Medicine regional guideline document. Pain Guidelines: 1. Search for drugs by brand name or generic name. Or start your search by procedure. 2. Get recommendations for: a. High, intermediate, and low risk procedures. b. Modifiers for patients at higher bleeding risk. c. Herbal medications. d. Antidepressant medications. e. When to restart medications after a procedure. 3. Access more detailed information for any drug by using the Information "i" button: a. Mechanism of action for each drug. b. Executive summary for each drug. c. The full 2018 ASRA Pain Medicine interventional pain guideline document. Members of ASRA Pain Medicine receive all society apps for free with their membership. To learn more or to join, visit asra.com/membership. Non-members have access to the content with a low-cost annual subscription.

Screenshots

Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards4 screens
ASRA Coags4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ASRA Coags at Free against Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards's $29.99. ASRA Coags also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 15 months) and review sentiment (9% vs 0%). Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.4). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

ASRA Coags is free to download; Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards costs $29.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards ships an update every 15 months, ASRA Coags every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards versus ASRA Coags: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitzpatrick's Derm Flash CardsASRA Coags
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating—1.3 (414 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews8.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—414 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.4
Further details — not scored
Size261 MB27 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperUsatine & Erickson Media LLCAmerican Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Customer experience

Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ASRA Coags

All ratings407 ratings
Positive6.6%
Neutral0.2%
Negative93.1%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive8.9%
Neutral0.8%
Negative90.3%

In-app purchases

None

Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards

No in-app purchases

None

ASRA Coags

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards free?
Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ASRA Coags free?
ASRA Coags is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards or ASRA Coags have ads?
Neither Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards nor ASRA Coags shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards or ASRA Coags?
Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards ships an update every 15 months, and ASRA Coags every 3 months. Most recently, Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards was updated on October 29, 2026 and ASRA Coags on November 1, 2026.

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