Comparison

mobilePDR vs MD Clara

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

MD Clara

This app connects patients with hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and doctors. It allows patients to stay updated with their healthcare providers.

Highlights
  • Connects hospitals and clinics
  • Connects pharmacies and doctors
  • Patient updates from doctors
  • Centralized medical information
Features
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Application that manage to merge between hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, PCPS, medical centers & patients.. Patients now can keep updated with their doctors through this app.

Screenshots

mobilePDR4 screens
MD Clara3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MD Clara at 5.0 against mobilePDR's 3.2. mobilePDR's advantage is ratings volume (101 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MD Clara 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mobilePDR ships an update every 2 months, MD Clara every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
mobilePDR versus MD Clara: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermobilePDRMD Clara
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (101 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings101 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB63 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperPDR Equity, LLCIIS SOLUTIONS LLC

Customer experience

mobilePDR

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

MD Clara

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 4 more
  • Add related drugs tab
  • Improve drug comparison tool
  • Add favorite drugs tab
  • Add flashcard feature

MD Clara

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

mobilePDR

No in-app purchases

None

MD Clara

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mobilePDR free?
mobilePDR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MD Clara free?
MD Clara is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, mobilePDR or MD Clara?
MD Clara is rated higher. mobilePDR averages 3.2 out of 5 from 101 ratings, while MD Clara averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do mobilePDR or MD Clara have ads?
Neither mobilePDR nor MD Clara shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mobilePDR or MD Clara?
mobilePDR ships an update every 2 months, and MD Clara every 6 weeks. Most recently, mobilePDR was updated on October 14, 2026 and MD Clara on October 7, 2026.

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