Comparison

NEI Prescribe vs NbN3

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

Head to head
About

NEI Prescribe

This point-of-care resource aids in medication selection for psychiatric drugs. It provides comprehensive prescribing information for over 150 medications for adults, children, and adolescents, with interactive filters for customized patient-specific lists.

Highlights
  • Full prescribing details for 140+ psychiatric drugs
  • Interactive medication filter
  • Search by drug name or diagnosis
  • Toggle between adult and pediatric libraries
  • Offline access to content
  • Always up to date
Features
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The most powerful tool for your prescribing arsenal is here. NEI Prescribe is a point of care resource that facilitates medication selection. Access full prescribing information for adults, children, and adolescents, including expert tips and pearls, for more than 150 psychiatric drugs. Apply the filter to create a customized list of possible medications to review based on your preferences for a particular patient. Quickly and easily find the prescribing details you need by using the navigation menu and user-friendly icons. NEI Prescribe features: • Full prescribing details for more than 140 psychiatric drugs • Interactive filter for quickly identifying medications that may fit your patient's needs • Search for medications by drug name or diagnosis/use • Use switch above search field to toggle between library for adults or children and adolescents • Dynamic and screen-friendly presentation of content • Simple, fast, and always up to date • Internet or Wi-Fi connection not required for use of the app (Internet connection required for updates)

About

NbN3

This app provides a neuroscience-based nomenclature for psychotropic medications, reflecting current knowledge and aiding clinicians in making informed prescription decisions. It includes detailed information on pharmacology, mode of action, indications, efficacy, side effects, practical notes, and neurobiology.

Highlights
  • Neuroscience-based nomenclature
  • Pharmacology and mode of action
  • Approved indications
  • Efficacy and side effects
  • Practical clinical notes
  • Neurobiology details
  • Links to IUPHAR
Features
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It has become clear that the current pharmacological nomenclature of psychotropic medications does not reflect our contemporary knowledge, nor does it inform properly the clinician of neuroscience-based prescriptions. Very often we prescribe “antidepressants” for “anxiety” disorders or “second-generation antipsychotics” to depressed patients. This practice is confusing. • Five international organizations ECNP, ACNP, AsCNP, CINP & IUPHAR decided five years ago to establish a taskforce and gave it the mission to embed our current neuroscience advances in the nomenclature. • The scope is to include all the medications with CNS indications and to harness this new nomenclature to help clinicians when they are trying to figure out what would be the next rational “neuropsychopharmacological step”. • In this second edition 22 new medications were added so NbN includes now 130 medications. This proposed nomenclature aims to reflect the current pharmacological knowledge base and cannot necessarily represent the ultimate scientific truth. The taskforce that assembled could have taken the stand that our current knowledge base is not enough to define the primary target or the correct mechanisms of action. But as a taskforce, we feel that it’s better to present a cutting-edge scientific interpretation than to wait for the definitive conclusion. We need to treat our patients now, and we cannot postpone treatment until all the facts are known.   Therefore this nomenclature is based on: 1. The need to treat now. 2. Updated neuroscience insights. 3. The judgment of the members of the taskforce. Along these lines, we have come up with the following proposal: The Nomenclature: Pharmacology and Mode of Action – reflects the current knowledge and understanding about the targeted neurotransmitter/ molecule/system being modified and the mode/mechanism of action. We also added 4 additional dimensions 4 Additional Dimensions: Approved Indications – based on the recommendations of major regulatory bodies (e.g. FDA, EMA, etc.) Efficacy and Side Effects – Driven from positive single, large, RCT and/or “heavy solid weight” clinical data. Only prevalent or life-threatening side effects were included  Practical Note – Summarizes the clinical knowledge that has been "filtered" through the taskforce's "sieve" Neurobiology – This dimension is focused on the biology. It is divided into preclinical and clinical sections, with the emphasis on the latter For those who would like to know more abo derived from empirical data.ut the pharmacology, there is a direct link to the relevant site of IUPHAR – our collaborator in this endeavour.   As this is on-going process, we recognize that the product is imperfect. Based on your feedback (and taking into account the feedback of other colleges) new reports and findings, appropriate updates (e.g. later editions) will be undertaken.

Screenshots

NEI Prescribe4 screens
NbN34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NbN3 at every 2 months against NEI Prescribe's every 4 months. NEI Prescribe's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 42%) and ratings volume (36 vs 7). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for NEI Prescribe against 4.1 for NbN3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NEI Prescribe has 36 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of NEI Prescribe's written reviews are positive against 42% of NbN3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NEI Prescribe ships an update every 4 months, NbN3 every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NEI Prescribe versus NbN3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNEI PrescribeNbN3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (36 ratings)4.1 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.6% of reviews — better42.1% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB24 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperNeuroscience Education Institute, LLCEuropean College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP)

Customer experience

NEI Prescribe

All ratings36 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative42.1%

NbN3

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative52.6%

In-app purchases

None

NEI Prescribe

No in-app purchases

None

NbN3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NEI Prescribe free?
NEI Prescribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NbN3 free?
NbN3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NEI Prescribe or NbN3?
NbN3 is rated higher. NEI Prescribe averages 4.0 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while NbN3 averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do NEI Prescribe or NbN3 have ads?
Neither NEI Prescribe nor NbN3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NEI Prescribe or NbN3?
NEI Prescribe ships an update every 4 months, and NbN3 every 2 months. Most recently, NEI Prescribe was updated on November 1, 2026 and NbN3 on November 1, 2026.

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