Comparison

mobilePDR vs Medi

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

Head to head
About

mobilePDR

Access up-to-date drug prescribing information for healthcare professionals. Quickly search thousands of drug summaries, compare medications, and check for interactions. Identify pills with color photos and imprint codes.

Highlights
  • Concise drug summaries
  • Drug comparison tool
  • Drug interaction checker
  • Pill identification with photos
  • Search by brand, generic, or class
  • Continuous updates
Features
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mobilePDR® is the OFFICIAL drug information app from PDR®, publisher of Physicians’ Desk Reference® – the most trusted resource for drug prescribing information since 1946. mobilePDR allows healthcare professionals FREE access to the most current drug prescribing information available from PDR. Fast and easy to use, mobilePDR employs a simple, but powerful search tool with access to thousands of concise drug summaries. Users can search by generic, brand or pharmacologic class names. A drug comparison feature helps healthcare providers choose the right medication for their patients based on key drug properties such as indications and side effects, dosing, and more. Know at a glance when there may be a drug interaction. Identify a pill based on its physical characteristics and visually confirm with full-color photos. All therapeutic areas and medical specialties are covered within the PDR drug app, including diabetes drugs, pain drugs, asthma and allergy drugs, cardiovascular drugs, obesity drugs, cholesterol drugs, psychiatric and mental health drugs, pediatric drugs, oncology drugs, vaccines and biologics, and more. Features: - Free to all U.S. healthcare professionals - Simple, powerful search provides fast access to drug information with auto-completion - Personalize your experience by saving drugs that you look up often for quick access - Search by brand, generic or pharmacologic class names - Access concise drug summaries and dosing information to answer important prescribing questions - Drug information is updated continuously with the latest information - Covers thousands of drugs in active use - Swipe left-right to compare key drug characteristics such as dosing, indications, and side effects - Save drug comparisons to refer to them again later - Check for drug interactions and learn what drug combinations to avoid - Identify pills by tablet imprint codes, shape or drug color, complete with color pill images Requirements: - Registration is free, and required the first time you use the mobilePDR app - mobilePDR is intended for use by U.S. healthcare professionals

About

Medi

Quickly access vital medical information on your phone during emergencies. Designed for rapid retrieval by first responders, physicians, and hospitals. All your personal health data is securely stored on your device and never shared.

Highlights
  • Emergency medical information storage
  • Quick access for first responders
  • Secure on-device data storage
  • No data sharing or transmission
  • Designed for physicians and hospitals
Features
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In the world of technology, we have designed an even quicker way to have our Medical Information on our phones. In case of an emergency where every moment counts, you will be able to go to your App and have your information ready for Emergency workers, Physicians And Hospitals. ** All data entered is for your Personal Usage and is not shared or transmitted. ** ** All data remains on your device and any backup device you use.** ** All data is never included in any Government or Medical tracking effort. **

Screenshots

mobilePDR4 screens
Medi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: mobilePDR at Free against Medi's $1.99. mobilePDR also leads on rating (3.2 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (107 vs 3). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

mobilePDR is free to download; Medi costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

mobilePDR holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mobilePDR has 107 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of mobilePDR's written reviews are positive against 33% of Medi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
mobilePDR versus Medi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermobilePDRMedi
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.2 (107 ratings) — better2.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings107 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.2
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB170 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPDR Equity, LLCSimmons Software Consulting

Customer experience

mobilePDR

All ratings101 ratings
Positive51.5%
Neutral11.9%
Negative36.6%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive31.7%
Neutral13.3%
Negative55.0%

Medi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

mobilePDR

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Text unreadable in dark mode
  • Black text on black background
  • App crashes during comparison
  • App crashes on launch
  • Login errors
Show 4 more
  • Drug identification incorrect
  • Cannot read description after upgrade
  • App not communicating with password manager
  • Random black background behind text

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve readability in dark mode
  • Allow landscape orientation
  • Fix drug identification errors
  • Add DEA/drug scheduling tab
Show 4 more
  • Add related drugs tab
  • Improve drug comparison tool
  • Add favorite drugs tab
  • Add flashcard feature

Medi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

mobilePDR

No in-app purchases

None

Medi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mobilePDR free?
mobilePDR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Medi free?
Medi costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mobilePDR or Medi?
mobilePDR is rated higher. mobilePDR averages 3.2 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while Medi averages 2.7 from 3 ratings.
Do mobilePDR or Medi have ads?
Neither mobilePDR nor Medi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mobilePDR or Medi?
mobilePDR ships an update every 2 months, and Medi every 2 months. Most recently, mobilePDR was updated on October 22, 2026 and Medi on October 24, 2026.

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