MedCom vs CatchUpIM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MedCom
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MedCom is een unieke zorg-communicatie app waarmee je je in minder dan 15 seconden voorbereidt op een gesprek met patiënt of cliënt. De gespreksvaardigheden zijn patiëntgericht: naast respectvol en effectief, zoveel mogelijk wetenschappelijk verantwoord. Handig voor in de spreekkamer, op de afdeling of bij de patiënt thuis.
CatchUpIM
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CatchUpIM helps internists, physicians, and other healthcare professionals stay up to date with recent internal medicine literature. The app searches PubMed and Europe PMC daily across a carefully curated selection of leading internal medicine and general medical journals. Choose the topics, study designs, and journals that matter to you, then receive a personalized overview of new articles. With CatchUpIM, you can: • Review new internal medicine publications quickly • Filter by endocrinology, nephrology, hematology, infectious diseases, oncology, vascular medicine, and more • Select study designs such as randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, systematic reviews, and guidelines • Open articles for a clear overview of the objective, methods, findings, clinical meaning, and limitations • Read in Dutch, English, or Spanish • Search by title, author, summary, topic, study design, and journal • Save relevant articles or move them out of your overview • Receive notifications when new articles match your preferences Summaries are based on the available information from the article and do not alter reported numbers or results. CatchUpIM supports literature awareness. It does not replace reading the original article or using clinical judgment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MedCom at none against CatchUpIM's 2. MedCom also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). CatchUpIM's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 28 months). On price, 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. CatchUpIM sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. MedCom asks for nothing beyond the download.
MedCom ships an update every 28 months, CatchUpIM every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MedCom | CatchUpIM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Koninklijke Boom uitgevers B.V. | Sven van Egmond |
In-app purchases
MedCom
No in-app purchases
CatchUpIM
- Small coffee for the developer$1.99
- Large coffee for the developer$6.99









