Comparison

TuMediCalc vs MedCalX

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

Head to head
About

TuMediCalc

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Descripción: TuMediCalc es la aplicación que reúne las principales fórmulas usadas en medicina manteniendo atención en las actualizaciones que éstas han presentado durante sus revisiones por las principales organizaciones de especialistas alrededor del mundo. TuMediCalc es fácil de utilizar para cualquier persona aún sin tener conocimientos avanzados de informática, se encuentra en Tu lenguaje, en español, para no tener qué perder tiempo al traducir. Hemos agregado la Fuente Bibliográfica básica que hará posible el enriquecimiento del conocimiento médico haciendo énfasis en la normativa y guías clínicas mexicanas. Además de contar con las principales fórmulas usadas en medicina, se ha agregado un Glosario Inglés-Español médico, en el cual también se podrán encontrar traducidos los principales términos médicos con la opción de que la misma persona pueda agregar aquéllos términos médicos que considere de utilidad. TuMediCalc se suma a la gama de productos de divulgación de información para la salud de tumedicoresponde.com copyright 2014

About

MedCalX

This medical calculator app provides healthcare professionals with a comprehensive tool for complex medical formulas, scores, and classifications. It offers an extensive library of over 300 medical calculations, patient management features, and sharing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Extensive medical formula library (300+)
  • Patient management and data saving
  • Customizable workflows
  • Multiple result sharing options
  • Detailed information and references
  • US and SI unit support
  • iCloud synchronization for favorites
Features
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MedCalX is a tool that enables medical professionals to easily use complicated medical formulas, scores and classifications. 25 years of experience developing this tool for mobile platforms makes MedCalX the leading medical calculator, with an unparalleled user interface and powerful features. MedCalX is free to download and use, but you have access only to a subset of formulas. In-app purchase lets you unlock the whole range of formulas that MedCalX has to offer; more than 300 in total! Main features: • A very large selection (more than 300) of relevant formulas, scores, scales and classifications. • Workflows: create your own series of formulas, text, links and images • Many different ways to share results (and data): copy to clipboard, email report, print via AirPrint, save to patient database... • Exclusive patient management feature for saving and accessing results, as well as images and notes. Results can be exported to the desktop as CSV files and shared between your and your colleaugues iOS devices. • Detailed information and bibliographic references for each formula. • Support for US and SI units, with easy switching from the keypad. • Search for entries by name, keywords and categories. • Takes advantage of iOS 9 – you can now use Spotlight to search for formulas • Customizable list of favorite equations, synchronized via iCloud. • Ability to add notes to individual formulas. • Full support for external (hardware) keyboards Formulas, scores and classifications include, amongst others: • Anesthesiology (ASA, Bromage, Charlson, Cormack, Dermatome, Goldman) • Cardiology (CC/AHA ASCVD, CHADS, EuroSCORE, GRACE, HAS-BLED, Killip, PROCAM, QT-c, TIMI) • Electrolytes (Corrected Ca, Corrected Na, FENa, Osmolal gap) • Evidence-Based Medicine (NNT, Odds, Sample size, Two-way table) • ICU (ABCD2+3, APACHE, CAM-ICU, GCS, Parkland, SAPS, many PE-criteria and trauma scores) • Neurology (AMTS, Aphasia, Canadian rules, NIHSS, WFNS) • Obstetrics (APGAR, Bishop, Malinas, Pregnancy Wheel) • Pediatrics (Age, Target Height, Centor and McIsaac, PRAM, WETFAG) • Respiratory (BODE, Epworth, GOLD, SMART-COP, Spirometry, Thoracoscore) • Renal (Cockcroft, MDRD and more Creatinine/GFR calculators, KDIGO and RIFLE) • ABG analyzer worth $5 in other apps • Complete infusion management tool, great for ICU nurses • Complicated scores (CAM-ICU, CDAI, APACHE, POSSUM, SAPS, Euroscore) If you like MedCalX, we’d appreciate it if you took the time to give us a nice review.

Screenshots

TuMediCalc4 screens
MedCalX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TuMediCalc at none against MedCalX's 1. MedCalX's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 69 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. MedCalX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TuMediCalc asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TuMediCalc ships an update every 69 months, MedCalX every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TuMediCalc versus MedCalX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTuMediCalcMedCalX
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.8 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—45.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—31 — better
Update frequencyEvery 69 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB45 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperServicios de Software Ehecatl SA de CVOssus GmbH

Bugs and requests

TuMediCalc

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MedCalX

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes on startup
  • App crashes when taking patient photos
  • App fails to open or becomes unresponsive
  • Unable to restore previous purchases
  • Doximity unlock feature not working
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  • Spotlight search functionality broken
  • NIH scale interface poorly designed
  • Parameter value limits prevent calculations for severe patients
  • Data migration issues between app versions
  • Preferences not carried over during upgrades

Requested features

17 requests
  • SCORE2 and other modern cardiovascular risk scores
  • TRiP(cast) score
  • Valve disease calculations
  • Pediatric medication dosing calculators
  • Electrolyte and fluid replacement calculations
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  • ICU-specific calculations and AHI calculation
  • GUPTA, AWOL, and CAM traditional scores
  • Dermatology scales and classifications
  • RESP and PRESET scores
  • Psychological assessment scores (depression, alcoholism ratings)
  • Gail model and cancer risk calculations
  • Pediatric weight percentiles by age
  • Custom formula creation
  • Unit conversion tool
  • Personal formula addition feature
  • Forrester classification
  • MMSE and other copyrighted scales

In-app purchases

None

TuMediCalc

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MedCalX

One-time1
  • MedCalX Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is TuMediCalc free?
TuMediCalc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MedCalX free?
MedCalX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TuMediCalc or MedCalX have ads?
Neither TuMediCalc nor MedCalX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TuMediCalc or MedCalX?
TuMediCalc ships an update every 69 months, and MedCalX every 5 months. Most recently, TuMediCalc was updated on October 26, 2026 and MedCalX on November 2, 2026.

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