MedicalSideFx vs PsychChart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MedicalSideFx
This app provides comprehensive information on medication side effects, sourced from the FDA. It allows users to view frequent side effects, reported cases by year and age, and compare the side effects of two different medications. Results can be easily shared with a doctor.
- Top 25 most frequent side effects
- Cases reported by year and age groups
- Two-medicine comparison feature
- Filter by age groups and year
- Display meaning for symptoms
- Email results to physician
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MedicalSideFx is intended as an aid for discussion with your doctor. This information is not skewed by any commercial interest and reaches you advertisement free. We incorporate the most recent data available from www.fda.org. Please do not stop or start taking any medication without consulting your doctor. Features - Provides the most frequent side effects (top 25 number of cases reported) for a specific brand name or generic medicine (prescribed or over the counter such as Acetaminophen, Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Motrin). - Three separate screens display symptoms reported, cases reported by year and age groups affected. - Search results in "one medicine name" and "two medicine name" mode can be filtered by AgeGroups and Year - The comparison perspective can be swapped to compare the top adverse events on the left column to that of the right column - Valuable 'two-medicine' comparison feature allows you to see differences in side effects between two medicines. - The Display Meaning feature makes it easy to understand the phrases in the symptoms reported. - Very easily email the side effects results to your physician or doctor to communicate and discuss. Tips - To search for side effects of a medicine, just start typing into the text box. - To compare two medicines type two medicine names into the textbox separated with a comma. - On the Symptoms screen , press the symptom you want to find the meaning for.
PsychChart
Streamline client charting for mental health professionals with this HIPAA-compliant iPad app. Manage client files, diagnoses, documents, and billing securely. Offers encrypted backups and biometric access.
- HIPAA-compliant client charting
- DSM-V (ICD-10) diagnosis coding
- Secure client record storage
- Encrypted PDF report generation
- Insurance billing interaction
- Biometric access support
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Client charting has never been faster or easier for Psychologists and other mental health professionals. With PsychChart, you have your client files at your fingertips, on your iPad, while maintaining HIPAA compliance. Fully supports the new DSM-V (ICD-10) diagnosis coding. Updated with the CMS FY 2025 coding data. PsychChart can centralize all your client records. Your client's current status and ability to review their history quickly are always available. Store client release forms and documents encrypted and retained as part of their chart. Print client reports or mail password-encrypted PDF files. Easily interact with insurance billing companies. Record co-pays with automatic deductible tracking. Connects to your calendar to track client scheduling while maintaining client confidentiality: fully customizable reports, selection lists, and chart handling. Client records can be backed up to encrypted files. Archival of old sessions and inactive client migration is available as an add-on feature. Client data is protected with two levels of data encryption with password access. On devices equipped with TouchID or FaceID, PsychChart supports Biometric access for either or both passwords. It fully supports light and dark modes and multiple windows if supported by your iPad. Four clients are included without cost. You may upgrade to unlimited clients as a one-time payment. We do not include advertisements and do not require an internet connection. PsychChart, as a medical application (EAR99), is exempt from export restrictions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MedicalSideFx at none against PsychChart's 6. MedicalSideFx also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and device support (3 vs 1). PsychChart's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 17 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating 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. PsychChart sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. MedicalSideFx asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MedicalSideFx against 5.0 for PsychChart. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of MedicalSideFx's written reviews are positive against 67% of PsychChart's.
MedicalSideFx ships an update every 17 months, PsychChart every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MedicalSideFx | PsychChart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.1 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sanjay Subramanian | Tech For Tomorrow, Inc. |
Customer experience
MedicalSideFx
PsychChart
In-app purchases
MedicalSideFx
No in-app purchases
PsychChart
- 2023 Diagnosis coding by CMS$4.99
- 2024 Diagnosis coding by CMS$4.99
- 2025 Diagnosis coding by CMS$4.99
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- Data archiver feature$9.99
- Unlimited Clients Upgrade$29.99
- Unlimited client upgrade$29.99
Questions
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