Comparison

mobilePDR vs ConnectRx

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

ConnectRx

Access comprehensive drug information and advanced patient resources. This app provides a free service to physicians, leveraging data from First DataBank, a leader in electronic drug information. It is based on the National Drug Data File® (NDDF Plus) for clinically verifiable evidence.

Highlights
  • Up-to-date drug information
  • Advanced patient resources
  • Physician-focused
  • NDDF Plus database
  • Clinically verifiable evidence
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Find essential drug information & advanced patient resources. Physicians Office Resource licenses drug information data from First DataBank and provides a portion of it as a free service to its physician-users. First DataBank is the leading provider of electronic drug information to the healthcare industry. Based on the widely accepted industry standard — the National Drug Data File® — NDDF Plus databases are backed by the most clinically verifiable evidence gathered to date.

Screenshots

mobilePDR4 screens
ConnectRx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ConnectRx at 5.0 against mobilePDR's 3.2. mobilePDR's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (101 vs 7). On price, update cadence, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ConnectRx holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mobilePDR has 101 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mobilePDR ships an update every 2 months, ConnectRx every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 3, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
mobilePDR versus ConnectRx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermobilePDRConnectRx
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (101 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings101 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPDR Equity, LLCMEDICAL EDUCATION RESOURCES, LLC

Customer experience

mobilePDR

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

ConnectRx

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

mobilePDR

No in-app purchases

None

ConnectRx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mobilePDR free?
mobilePDR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ConnectRx free?
ConnectRx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mobilePDR or ConnectRx?
ConnectRx is rated higher. mobilePDR averages 3.2 out of 5 from 101 ratings, while ConnectRx averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do mobilePDR or ConnectRx have ads?
ConnectRx shows ads; mobilePDR does not.
Which is updated more often, mobilePDR or ConnectRx?
mobilePDR ships an update every 2 months, and ConnectRx every 3 months. Most recently, mobilePDR was updated on July 3, 2026 and ConnectRx on June 5, 2026.

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