CytoAtlas vs Dermpedia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CytoAtlas
This medical reference app offers a comprehensive cytopathology guide with over 800 high-quality images and more than 120 diagnostic entities. It features an intuitive interface for quick access to diagnostic criteria, morphologic characteristics, and relevant studies, serving as a valuable learning aid and quick reference for professionals and students.
- Over 800 high-quality slide images
- 120+ diagnostic entities
- Key morphologic characteristics
- Intuitive interface
- Zoom and pan image function
- Reference to journal articles
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CytoAtlas provides a quick and handy cytopathology reference tool focusing on diagnostic criteria. Content: - Over 800 high-quality slide images from exfoliative and aspiration cytology - Over 120 diagnostic entities in Cytopathology categorized by different organ systems - Slide images, including direct smears, cell blocks, and liquid-based preparations - Key morphologic characteristics, including architecture, nuclear, and cytologic features - Reference to journal articles and ancillary studies, if relevant Features - Intuitive and distraction-free interface - Chapters can be navigated by scrolling up and down - Images can be opened by tapping and selecting a diagnostic entity - Multiple images can be navigated by swiping across - High-quality slide images with zoom and pan function - Key features can be accessed by tapping an icon at the bottom - CytoAtlas requires an active internet to view images CytoAtlas is a learning aid for physicians, medical students, and technologists interested in cytopathology. It also provides a quick reference resource for common cytologic diagnoses. Created by Cytopathologists, the current database has high-quality slide images with morphologic descriptions and highlighted key features in over 100 diagnostic entities. In this initial release, we have included the most common entities encountered in the practice of exfoliative and aspiration cytology, including normal and malignant.
Dermpedia
This professional educational tool provides medical professionals with access to a library of dermatopathology videos, live courses, and workshops. It offers CME-accredited content from leading experts in the field, delivered through a convenient streaming platform.
- Stream dermatopathology case videos
- Access live CME events
- On-demand courses and workshops
- Expert mentorship and "over-the-shoulder" learning
- Offline video viewing
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This app is a professional educational tool intended solely for medical professionals. It is a reader app which accompanies the Dermpedia website. It allows Dermpedia members to stream Dermpedia library of videos and gives them access to live and on-demand courses and workshops. Dermpedia is an online dermatopathology society. It has provided CME education since 2009. The purpose of Dermpedia is to provide American Medical Association-accredited CME courses, workshops and seminars for physicians specializing in the field of dermatopathology. CME content is delivered via live events using video streaming platforms and growing on-demand video recordings of live events hosted on the website. Dermpedia in combines convenience of Netflix-style streaming platform with rigor of life CME-accredited events giving the users access to the knowledge and expertise of dermatopathology masters. The key features of Dermpedia include: • The Archives: Stream hundreds of high-definition dermatopathology cases anytime, anywhere. • Live CME Events: Join interactive, accredited courses, workshops and learn directly from world-class faculty in real-time. • Expert Mentorship: Experience the "over-the-shoulder" learning style that only Dermpedia provides. The primary target audicene are board-certified dermatopathologists, pathologists and dermatologists. However, Dermpedia contents is also suitable for ambitious trainees including medical students, residents and fellows. Importantly, Dermpedia does not provide the options for the patients to seek medical advice, opinions about their medical problems or treatment options. The field of dermatopathology concerns the knowlege and skill of making pathological diagnoses and classification of disease based on examination of microscopic slides. Discussion on Dermpedia is conducted at a very high level which is not accessible to untrained members of the general public. Dermpedia provides content curated by recognized dermatopathology experts which are leaders in the field. These experts are invited by the Founder, Dr. Artur Zembowicz, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology at Tufts Medical School in Boston, to participate due to their reputation and contributions to the peer-reviewed literature. Some content and Dermpedia events are free. Dermpedia is supported by member subscriptions which can be purchased on the website. There are no in app purchases. The app allows the users to log in to the websites and browse their library, view the calendar and access live events. The app allows the users to download their videos and watch them offline. The users without subscription can create a free account and have access to free content and some live events. -- For more information see our: -Terms of Service: https://dermpedia.org/terms -Privacy Policy: https://dermpedia.org/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dermpedia at 5.0 against CytoAtlas's 4.4. CytoAtlas's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dermpedia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CytoAtlas has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CytoAtlas | Dermpedia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PROQMS LLC | Dermatopathology Consultations LLC |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
CytoAtlas
No in-app purchases
Dermpedia
No in-app purchases
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