FP Notebook vs dScribe
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
dScribe
This app allows users to record spoken notes and dictates them directly to a transcription service. Dictated content is then sent to TransDyne for professional transcription.
- Dictate on current schedules
- Upload for transcription
- Integrates with TransDyne
- Mobile dictation solution
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This application enables users to dictate on their current schedules, which will then be uploaded to TransDyne for transcription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dScribe at none against FP Notebook's 3. dScribe also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). FP Notebook's advantage is ratings volume (3.3K vs 2) and chart position (#61 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. FP Notebook sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. dScribe 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 dScribe. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FP Notebook has 3.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FP Notebook ships an update every 2 months, dScribe every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FP Notebook | dScribe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.3K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #61 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Atmosphere Apps, Inc. | TransDyne |
Customer experience
FP Notebook
dScribe
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
dScribe
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
dScribe
No in-app purchases
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