Comparison

mobilePDR vs RxWriter

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

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RxWriter

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האפליקציה מספקת רשימה של כל התרופות הנמצאות כיום בשימוש בישראל. הרשימה תתעדכן בשדרוגים השוטפים של האפליקציה. כמו כן, נשמר במכשיר המשתמש מאגר נתונים של מטופלים מוצפן וניתן לגשת אליו רק באמצעות סיסמה. לאחר רישום פשוט online, שבו נוצרת סיסמה למאגר המטופלים, אין צורך בגישה לאינטרנט. למעט כתובת דוא"ל של המשתמש, אנו לא שומרים סיסמאות משתמש כמו כן שום מידע אחר על השרת שלנו. גישה לאינטרנט תידרש רק לאיפוס סיסמה (אם נשכח). האפליקציה מכילה דפים שניתן לנווט אליהם באמצעות התפריט הראשי. דף Home מאפשר למשתמש לבחור מטופלים אחרונים, עבורם נוצרו מרשמים, ולהוסיף במהירות מרשם חדש ולשלוח אותו למדפסת. רשימה של כל המרשמים האחרונים נשמרת עבור כל מטופל. לחיצה על הפלוס הכחול בדף הבית מביאה את דף פרטי המטופל, שבו ניתן לעדכן, להוסיף או למחוק את נתוני המטופלים. דף Info מציג מידע קצר על התרופה שנבחרה כעת. דף Settings מאפשר להכניס את פרטי הרופא שהוא רוצה שיוצגו במרשם, כגון שם, כתובת משרד, מספרי טלפון ומספר רישיון. The app provides a list of all medications currently in use in Israel. The list will be updated with the regular upgrades of the app. Patient database, which is encrypted and can be accessed only with a password, is also maintained on the device. After a simple online registration, where a password for the patient database is created, access to the Internet is no longer required. Except user email address, we DO NOT store user passwords or any other user information on our server. Access to the Internet will only be needed for password reset (if forgotten). The app has several pages that can be navigated to using the main menu. The Home page allows the user to choose recent patients, for whom prescriptions have been created, and to quickly add a new prescription and send it to the printer. A list of all recent prescriptions is maintained for each patient. Pressing on the Blue Plus button on the Home page brings on the Patient Detail form, where patients data can be updated, added or deleted. The Info page shows brief information on the medication currently selected. The Settings page allows entry of the doctor's details that he wants to be shown on the prescription, such as the name, office address, telephone numbers, and license info. Приложение предоставляет список всех лекарств, используемых в настоящее время в Израиле. Список будет обновляться при регулярных обновлениях приложения. База данных пациентов, которая зашифрована и доступна только с помощью пароля, также поддерживается на устройстве. После простой онлайн-регистрации, где создается пароль для базы данных пациентов, доступ в Интернет больше не требуется. За исключением адреса электронной почты пользователя, мы НЕ храним пароли пользователей или любую другую информацию о пользователях на нашем сервере. Доступ в Интернет будет нужен только для сброса пароля (если он забыт). Приложение имеет несколько страниц, на которые можно перейти с помощью главного меню. «Главная» страница позволяет пользователю выбрать недавних пациентов, для которых были созданы рецепты, а также быстро добавить новый рецепт и отправить его на принтер. Для каждого пациента ведется список всех последних рецептов. Нажатие синей кнопки «Плюс» на главной странице открывает форму «Сведения о пациенте», в которой данные о пациенте можно обновлять, добавлять или удалять.  На странице «Информация» отображается краткая информация о выбранном лекарстве. Страница «Настройки» позволяет ввести данные врача, которые он хочет отображать в рецепте, такие как имя, адрес офиса, номера телефонов и информация о лицензии.

Screenshots

mobilePDR4 screens
RxWriter2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RxWriter at every 2 weeks against mobilePDR's every 2 months. mobilePDR's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 14.5). 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

mobilePDR ships an update every 2 months, RxWriter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
mobilePDR versus RxWriter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermobilePDRRxWriter
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (101 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings101 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.5
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB6 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPDR Equity, LLCLeo Passov

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
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  • 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
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  • Add related drugs tab
  • Improve drug comparison tool
  • Add favorite drugs tab
  • Add flashcard feature

RxWriter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

mobilePDR

No in-app purchases

None

RxWriter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mobilePDR free?
mobilePDR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RxWriter free?
RxWriter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do mobilePDR or RxWriter have ads?
Neither mobilePDR nor RxWriter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mobilePDR or RxWriter?
mobilePDR ships an update every 2 months, and RxWriter every 2 weeks. Most recently, mobilePDR was updated on October 14, 2026 and RxWriter on October 1, 2026.

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