Comparison

PEPID® vs Drug Explorer

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

Head to head
About

PEPID®

Provides healthcare professionals with essential tools for patient care, including a vast drug database, medical calculators, and visual aids. Content is regularly updated and clinically independent, offering reliable information for various medical roles.

Highlights
  • Largest drug database
  • Medical calculators
  • High-res pill photos
  • Clinical illustrations
  • Regularly updated information
  • Independent clinical content
Features
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PEPID gives healthcare professionals all the tools they need to treat patients at the scene, en route and/or by the bedside. With just a few taps, access the largest drug database on the market, medical calculators, high-res pill photos, illustrations, and much more! -- Updated regularly, so you can be sure you have the most current information available -- Independent clinical content from 12 leading healthcare associations, including the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians and the Family Physicians Inquiries Network -- Suites available for physicians, nurses, students, residents, pharmacists, EMTs and paramedics, and more Have questions, issues or feedback? Contact us at support@pepid.com.

About

Drug Explorer

Features
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This app may be used by medical professionals who are approved for prescription of medication. Drug Explorer provides free scientific database information about drugs. By optional selection of numerous criteria those drugs can be found that match the selected criteria. Indications, contraindications and side effects can be selected as well as route of administration and elimination, liver and renal function, liquor patency, nephrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity and cardiotoxicity, QT prolongation, recommendations regarding pregnancy and lactation period, metabolisation, inhibition, induction of CYP450 and interaction with foods. A special focus is on antiinfectives (antibiotics, virustatics, antifungals, antiprotozoals and anthelmintics). Drug dosage recommendations are displayed, when a route of administration is selected.

Screenshots

PEPID®3 screens
Drug Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drug Explorer at every 9 days against PEPID®'s every 5 weeks. Drug Explorer also leads on iOS requirement (13.6 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PEPID® ships an update every 5 weeks, Drug Explorer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PEPID® versus Drug Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPEPID®Drug Explorer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB0 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPEPID, LLCGerd Bodlaj

Bugs and requests

PEPID®

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes on login or launch
  • Content fails to download
  • Incompatible with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved search functionality
  • More calculators and tools
  • Automatic content updates
  • Ability to use on multiple devices with single subscription

Drug Explorer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PEPID®

No in-app purchases

None

Drug Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PEPID® free?
PEPID® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drug Explorer free?
Drug Explorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PEPID® or Drug Explorer have ads?
Neither PEPID® nor Drug Explorer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PEPID® or Drug Explorer?
PEPID® ships an update every 5 weeks, and Drug Explorer every 9 days. Most recently, PEPID® was updated on October 22, 2026 and Drug Explorer on October 16, 2026.

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