Comparison

Case Files vs CURRENT CMDT 2023

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Case Files

This app offers 40 realistic clinical cases to sharpen critical thinking and improve patient care in geriatrics. It includes discussions, key terms, clinical pearls, and board-style review questions to reinforce learning and help users learn instead of memorize.

Highlights
  • 40 high-yield clinical cases
  • Board-style review questions
  • Clinical pearls for key concepts
  • Study, Exam, and Bookmark modes
  • Progress tracking
  • Interactive case explanations
  • iCloud support for multi-device use
Features
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Master Geriatrics—Fast—Learn to care for complex elderly patients through real clinical cases. Case Files: Geriatrics delivers high-yield content designed to improve clinical judgment and patient-centered care. Think Beyond the Diagnosis -Geriatric patients require nuanced decision-making. Each case helps you develop the clinical reasoning needed to manage multiple conditions, medications, and functional concerns. High-Yield Review for Complex Care -Designed for exam prep and real-world practice: -40 high-yield geriatric cases -Step-by-step clinical reasoning -Clear explanations and clinical pearls -Built for understanding, not memorization Built for Exam & Clinical Success -Prepare effectively for USMLE Step 2 CK and rotations with focused, high-impact content. Study Anywhere, Anytime -Review cases quickly -Track your progress -Learn in short, focused sessions Trusted Case Files® Series -Proven case-based learning -Real-world clinical scenarios -High-yield, exam-focused content Get Started -Download the app to access sample cases. Unlock the full set for complete geriatrics review. Expanded Apps Privacy Policy: https://expandedapps.com/privacy-policy/

 Expanded Apps Terms of Use: https://expandedapps.com/terms-of-use/ First Edition

About

CURRENT CMDT 2023

This medical reference app provides comprehensive diagnostic and treatment recommendations for adult medicine. It covers over 1,000 diseases and disorders with drug treatment tables, algorithms, and evidence-based references. The app offers offline access, smart search suggestions, and customizable reading options.

Highlights
  • Covers 1,000+ diseases and disorders
  • Diagnostic and treatment algorithms
  • Hundreds of drug treatment tables
  • Smart search with word suggestions
  • Offline content access
  • Customizable text size
  • Notes and bookmarks
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The #1 annual internal medicine guide?extensively revised and updated. The most popular annual guide of its kind, this updated edition of the flagship title of the LANGE medical book brand presents the most important diagnostic and treatment recommendations as well as the most useful new clinical developments in every field of adult medicine. For 60+ years, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment has been delivering the authoritative information that students, residents, and clinicians need to build their medical knowledge, expertise, and confidence. Written by top experts in their fields, this unmatched guide enables you to find the answers you need quickly and easily. It provides: • Coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders • Comprehensive approach to patient care, focusing on diagnostic tools for day-to-day practice • Hundreds of drug treatment tables for quick access to indexed trade names and updated drug prices • Diagnostic and treatment algorithms to present important information at a glance • Carefully curated, updated references to provide peer-reviewed, evidence-based information, and PMID numbers for quick online access • Annual update on dynamic viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS • Hundreds of full-color photographs, illustrations, and algorithms 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 have the ability to create notes and bookmarks separately for text, images and tables to enhance your learning. You can also change the text size for easier reading. 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. This interactive app contains the full content of CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment (CMDT) 2023 by McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN-13: 978-1264687343 ISBN-10: 1264687346 Editors: Maxine A. Papadakis, MD Stephen J. McPhee, MD Michael W. Rabow, MD Associate Editor: Kenneth R. McQuaid, MD 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

Screenshots

Case Files4 screens
CURRENT CMDT 20234 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Case Files at Free against CURRENT CMDT 2023's $79.99. CURRENT CMDT 2023's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Case Files is free to download; CURRENT CMDT 2023 costs $79.99 up front. Case Files sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. CURRENT CMDT 2023 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Case Files ships an update every 20 months, CURRENT CMDT 2023 every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Case Files versus CURRENT CMDT 2023: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCase FilesCURRENT CMDT 2023
PriceFree — better$79.99
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 18 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB182 MB
Age rating+1217+
DeveloperExpanded AppsUsatine & Erickson Media LLC

Customer experience

Case Files

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CURRENT CMDT 2023

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Case Files

Subscriptions5
  • 1 Week$8.997 Days
  • Weekly Access$10.997 Days
  • 1 Month$18.991 Month
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  • Monthly Access$19.991 Month
  • 1 Year$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
  • Case Files Geriatrics, Geriatric Medicine, Gerontology Clinical Cases$39.99
None

CURRENT CMDT 2023

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Case Files free?
Case Files is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CURRENT CMDT 2023 free?
CURRENT CMDT 2023 costs $79.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Case Files or CURRENT CMDT 2023 have ads?
Neither Case Files nor CURRENT CMDT 2023 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Case Files or CURRENT CMDT 2023?
Case Files ships an update every 20 months, and CURRENT CMDT 2023 every 18 months. Most recently, Case Files was updated on October 15, 2026 and CURRENT CMDT 2023 on October 1, 2026.

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