FP Notebook vs Docformative
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FP Notebook
A comprehensive medical reference for primary care and emergency clinicians, offering rapid access to over 6100 interlinked topic pages. Content is updated monthly through literature reviews and conferences, providing up-to-date information for medical professionals.
- Rapid access medical reference
- Over 6100 interlinked topic pages
- Content updated monthly
- 31 specialty books
- 700+ chapters
- Point-of-care tool
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Family Practice Notebook is a rapid access, point-of-care medical reference for primary care and emergency clinicians. Started in 1995, this collection now contains over 6100 interlinked topic pages divided into a tree of 31 specialty books and over 700 chapters. FP Notebook’s content is updated monthly with systematic literature reviews and conferences. Please purchase an auto-renewing subscription to receive the latest content. The text content for this mobile application is identical to its online counterparts: fpnotebook.com and fpnotebook.com/mobile. Although access to this application is not restricted, the information found here is intended for use by medical providers. Non-clinical users may find the material challenging to understand, and should address specific medical concerns with their medical providers. Try before you buy with a 14-day FREE trial. After that it's only $24.99/year for access, including continuous content updates. Privacy Policy/Terms & Conditions - http://www.fpnotebook.com/disclaimer.htm
Docformative
This platform connects healthcare providers with pharmaceutical companies, offering drug information, medical news, and FDA drug labeling. Receive instant alerts on drug updates and access educational materials to enhance patient care.
- Drug and medical information
- FDA drug labeling lookup
- Medical news updates
- Instant drug alerts and notifications
- Educational material access
- Drug sample ordering
- Chat with pharma experts
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Docformative provides drug and medical information that pharmaceutical companies need to convey, and health care providers require, all in one digital platform, by bringing medical professionals and pharmaceutical companies together in a way that has not been done before. With Docformative, providers can read the latest medically related news and look up the official FDA labeling of all drugs approved for marketing in the United States. Push notifications will instantly alert you to new drug indications, new drug clinical data, new safety issues, etc. so that you can better serve your patients. We are excited to be launching prior to having any pharma company partners so that providers can benefit now from what our app has to offer. Soon, providers will be able to view educational material for promoted drugs at their leisure without having to interrupt their busy day talking with sales representatives. You will be able to order drug samples and chat with a pharma company expert (the Medical Science Liaison, Sales Representative, or Patient Advocate). We have lots of exciting plans for the future as well. In addition to pharmaceutical company educational material, sample ordering and chat, we will be incorporating tables into product labeling, the ability to sign patients up for pharma financial assistance programs and for Physicians to receive Category 1 CME credits. Features: - News: Keep up to date with medical news - Labeling: Look up labeling of any FDA approved drug marketed in the United States - Alerts: Instantly receive drug updates and alerts that are important to you and your patients - Push Notifications: Receive notifications for important medical information
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Verdict
FP Notebook and Docformative both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Docformative's written reviews are positive against 61% of FP Notebook's. Docformative also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). FP Notebook's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 18) and chart position (#54 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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. FP Notebook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Docformative asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for FP Notebook against 5.0 for Docformative. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FP Notebook has 3.3K ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of FP Notebook's written reviews are positive against 100% of Docformative's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FP Notebook | Docformative |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.3K ratings) | 5.0 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #54 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atmosphere Apps, Inc. | Docformative, Inc. |
Customer experience
FP Notebook
Docformative
Bugs and requests
FP Notebook
Reported bugs
2 issues- App freezing or crashing on certain devices
- Subscription issues or unexpected charges
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to earn continuing education credits through the app
- Improved search functionality
Docformative
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FP Notebook
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
- Annual Sub14 Days trial$24.991 Year
Docformative
No in-app purchases
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