MDS Helper vs MedNotes Notebook
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MDS Helper
This app helps medical professionals calculate a specific 64 to 92 day window following a patient's prior assessment reference date. It is designed to aid in scheduling essential care during this critical period.
- Calculates 64-92 day assessment date span
- Assists in scheduling patient care
- Reference date determination
- User-friendly interface
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MDS Helper assists in determining the 64 to 92 date span after the prior ARD for a patient. It is extremely helpful for scheduling care during that window period.
MedNotes Notebook
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MedNotes is a handwriting-first notebook built for the people who actually work in healthcare — medical and nursing students, doctors, pharmacists, and allied-health pros — and designed to go beyond a generic note app. Write naturally with Apple Pencil, annotate PDFs, and record lectures with audio synced to your notes. Then do the thing no other notebook does: turn what you wrote into spaced-repetition flashcards, so the material you capture is the material you remember. HANDWRITING & PDF • Low-latency, pressure-sensitive inking • Annotate and mark up PDFs • Type, images, and handwriting on one page REMEMBER MORE • Turn notes and highlights into review cards • Spaced-repetition study built in • Image-occlusion cards for anatomy and diagrams BUILT FOR HEALTHCARE • Organize by specialty and body system • Tag for the exams that matter: USMLE, COMLEX, NCLEX, NAPLEX, shelf, boards, CME • Audio-synced lecture recording PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything stays on your device — no account, no tracking, nothing uploaded • Face ID / passcode app lock with auto-lock • On-device encryption; passphrase-encrypted backups you control Free to use. (Pro features and a subscription are planned for later.) MedNotes helps you handle sensitive information responsibly, but you remain responsible for complying with your own privacy and security obligations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MedNotes Notebook at every 2 days against MDS Helper's every 38 months. 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.
MDS Helper ships an update every 38 months, MedNotes Notebook every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MDS Helper | MedNotes Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | EJSmith | Maytham Al-taan |
In-app purchases
MDS Helper
No in-app purchases
MedNotes Notebook
No in-app purchases
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