PEPID® vs Drug Explorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Largest drug database
- Medical calculators
- High-res pill photos
- Clinical illustrations
- Regularly updated information
- Independent clinical content
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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.
Drug Explorer
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | PEPID® | Drug Explorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 45.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PEPID, LLC | Gerd 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
PEPID®
No in-app purchases
Drug Explorer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do PEPID® or Drug Explorer have ads?
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