Comparison

Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards vs Meridian Inside for iOS

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

Meridian Inside for iOS

Explore the flow of Asian medicine's meridians on a 3D human body model. Visualize 32 meridians, their locations, and flows. Navigate with multi-touch zoom and a drive button bar for easy access to desired information.

Highlights
  • 3D human body model
  • Visualization of 32 meridians
  • Meridian flow and location
  • Multi-touch zoom
  • Drive button bar for navigation
  • Integration of Main, Extra, and Divergence Meridians
Features
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- ‘Meridian Inside’ application was created by integrating ’12 Main Meridian’, ‘8 Extra Meridians’ and ’12 Meridian Divergences’, while applying it to the 3D human body model with ‘Main Acupuncture Point’. - It is an application that can check the flow of the meridian of Asian medicine, which is the only one in the world now. - You can check the location, flow, and contents of a total of 32 meridians. This product does not have complete text descriptions of ‘Main Acupuncture Points’, ‘Extra acupoints’, and ‘Tung ’s family acupunture point.’ - This product does not have ’12 meridian sinews’, ’12 meridian regions’, and ’12 skin’ in this product yet. - Easily zoom in and out with multi-touch so you can see the exact location of the ‘ Meridian and collateral’ itself and we add the “drive button bar” so easliy check the what you want. - ’12 Main Meridian’, ‘8 Extra Meridians’ and ’12 Meridian Divergences’, can be grasped at the same time, and can be compared with ‘Main Acupuncture Point’. * Main Acupuncture Point -> 12 Main Acupuncture Point, Governor Vessel (GV) Acupuncture Point, Conception Vessel(CV) Acupuncture Point.. - Please refer to ‘Acupoints’ application. * For Main Acupuncture Points (such as 12 Main Acupuncture Point, Governor Vessel (GV) Acupuncture Point, Conception Vessel(CV) Acupuncture Point, lung, large intestine, etc.), refer to ‘Acupoints’ application. For Meridian and collateral (12 meridians, 14 meridians, eight extra meridians, twelve meridian divergences, twelve meridian sinews, twelve cutaneous regions, etc.) please refer to ‘Meridian Inside’ application. For Extra acupuncture points, please refer to ‘Extra Acupoints’ application. For Tung ’s family acupunture(In korean called as Dongssihyeol) (Dongssi, Master tung), refer to ‘Master Tung Acupoint’ application. * This product does not have complete text descriptions of Main Acupuncture Points, extra acupoint, and Tung ’s family acupunture point. * This product does not have 12 meridian sinews, 12 meridian regions, or 12 skin in this product yet. - Meet our(verderoot, acumonster, medimonster) various products (Meridian, Meridian Inside, Master Tung, Extra-Acupuncture Point, Combination Point, Hand Acupuncture, Foot Acupoint, Head Acupuncture, etc.) look. www.verderoot.com www.acumonster.com

Screenshots

Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards4 screens
Meridian Inside for iOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards at $29.99 against Meridian Inside for iOS's $49.99. Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards also leads on chart position (#193 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Meridian Inside for iOS's advantage is review sentiment (38% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 15 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards costs $29.99 and Meridian Inside for iOS $49.99 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, Meridian Inside for iOS every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards versus Meridian Inside for iOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFitzpatrick's Derm Flash CardsMeridian Inside for iOS
Price$29.99 — better$49.99
Rating—3.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews38.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size261 MB502 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperUsatine & Erickson Media LLCKim June-Hyun

Customer experience

Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards

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

Meridian Inside for iOS

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral23.8%
Negative38.1%

In-app purchases

None

Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards

No in-app purchases

None

Meridian Inside for iOS

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 Meridian Inside for iOS free?
Meridian Inside for iOS costs $49.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards or Meridian Inside for iOS have ads?
Neither Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards nor Meridian Inside for iOS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards or Meridian Inside for iOS?
Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards ships an update every 15 months, and Meridian Inside for iOS every 5 months. Most recently, Fitzpatrick's Derm Flash Cards was updated on November 6, 2026 and Meridian Inside for iOS on November 6, 2026.

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