Comparison

NMCP vs Med Standards

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

Head to head
About

NMCP

This application provides information about a historic naval medical center, detailing its services, research programs, and commitment to military healthcare. It highlights the facility's dedication to serving armed forces members, their families, and retirees.

Highlights
  • Information on historic naval medical center
  • Details on research and teaching programs
  • Services for military personnel and families
  • Highlights commitment to healthcare readiness
  • Information on branch clinics
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Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia has proudly served the military and their families since 1830, making it the Navy’s oldest continuously operating hospital. Nationally acclaimed, this state of the art medical center with ten branch clinics offers premier research and teaching programs designed to prepare new doctors, nurses and hospital corpsmen for the future. This patient driven TRICARE facility is entrusted with the health readiness of the United States armed forces. Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, proudly serving those who serve us so well. Located on historic Hospital Point, the main campus of Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) is home to 5,000 men and women who live and work by the Navy’s core values of honor, courage and commitment. Providing healthcare services to the brave men and women of all our armed forces, their dependents and retirees is a daunting task that can only be achieved by a staff committed to the ideals and expectations associated with the command’s hallmark of First and Finest.

About

Med Standards

Access essential medical standards and tools for US Air Force, Army, and Navy special duty personnel. Includes medication lists, waiver guides, and flight medicine documents. Updates monthly.

Highlights
  • Aerospace Medicine Approved Medication List
  • Air Force Waiver Guide
  • Army Standards of Medical Fitness
  • Navy Aeromedical Reference Guide
  • DoD Medical Accession Standards
  • Altitude Oxygen Converter Calculator
Features
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This application presents the medical standards for special duty personnel of the United States Air Force, Army, and Navy as well as other useful tools and information for Aerospace Medicine professionals. AF Documents/Tools: - Aerospace Medicine Approved Medication List - AFI 48-123 Medical Examinations & Standards - AFI 48-133 Duty Limiting Conditions - Air Force Waiver Guide - Medical Standards Directory - MOD Approved Medication List - OTC Approved Medication List - Many other Flight-Medicine-Relevant AFI's & Documents - 13 RSV Sample Briefings - Altitude Oxygen Converter Calculator for Aeromedical Evacuations Army Documents: - AR 40-501 Standards of Medical Fitness - Flight Surgeon Checklist: Aeromedical Policy Letters & Technical Bulletins - Physical Examination Requirements Table Navy Documents: - Navy Aeromedical Reference & Waiver Guide - Navy ManMed Chapter 15 DoD/MHS Documents: - DoDI 6130.03 Medical Accession Standards - DoDI Occupational & Environmental Health - MOD 15 USCENTCOM Deployment Policy + Tabs Updates with new document versions will occur once per month. For questions, concerns, and/or suggestions, please email info@doc-apps.com. ***Effective 30 Jun 2025, marking 10 years of independently creating & maintaining this app, I will no longer be able to continue this service. If you have coding experience and are interested in taking ownership of Med Standards, please email the above address.

Screenshots

NMCP4 screens
Med Standards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Med Standards at 75% against NMCP's 20%. Med Standards also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.8) and ratings volume (64 vs 8). NMCP's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Med Standards sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. NMCP asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Med Standards holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Med Standards has 64 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of NMCP's written reviews are positive against 75% of Med Standards's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NMCP ships an update every 2 months, Med Standards every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NMCP versus Med Standards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNMCPMed Standards
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (8 ratings)4.5 (64 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings864 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB121 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperNaval Medical Center PortsmouthDoc Apps LLC

Customer experience

NMCP

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Med Standards

All ratings64 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%

In-app purchases

None

NMCP

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Med Standards

Subscriptions1
  • Full access for one month1 Month trial$0.991 Month

Questions

Is NMCP free?
NMCP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Med Standards free?
Med Standards is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NMCP or Med Standards?
Med Standards is rated higher. NMCP averages 1.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Med Standards averages 4.5 from 64 ratings.
Do NMCP or Med Standards have ads?
Neither NMCP nor Med Standards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NMCP or Med Standards?
NMCP ships an update every 2 months, and Med Standards every 6 weeks. Most recently, NMCP was updated on September 19, 2026 and Med Standards on August 14, 2026.

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