Comparison

Medirota vs Dr Diary

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

Head to head
About

Medirota

Access your department's live work schedule and leave calendar from any location. View personal and departmental rotas, filter by activity or person, and easily contact colleagues. Request to work open shifts and message administrators directly.

Highlights
  • Live rota access
  • Personal leave diary
  • Rota filtering by activity/person
  • Departmental on-call rotas
  • Direct colleague contact
  • Shift bidding
  • Admin messaging
Features
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Use Medirota for iPhone to connect to your department's live rota from anywhere. This secure app provides up to date views of your personal rota and leave diary. You can see rota information both by activity or person, filtered to the groups of your choice, and see all of the department's on-call rotas. Getting in touch with your colleagues is easy - simply tap the 'Call' link displayed next to their name. Our newly integrated rota mapping service allows you to connect to other departments using Rotamap services within your trust. People who are rostered on another department's CLWRota or Medirota will be visible with the names of you and your colleagues where common activities have been mapped together. The built-in messaging service allows you to communicate directly with your department rota administrators. Uncovered sessions can be offered out by the rota coordinators, and you can request to work these sessions with the new 'Bids' feature. If you have difficulty signing into the service, please speak to your department's administration team for assistance. You can contact a member of the Rotamap team via the app to discuss your suggestions and feedback or for any help you might need with the service. Please note that the server URL you need is in the format: example.medirota.com/app

About

Dr Diary

This work diary helps UK doctors track job plan activities, understand work patterns, and manage professional development. It allows for detailed activity logging, personalized entries, and report generation to inform negotiations and appraisals.

Highlights
  • Offline activity logging
  • Personalized activity tracking
  • 15 or 30-minute time slots
  • Track multiple employers
  • Copy/paste daily/weekly activities
  • Summary and detailed reports
  • Share reports with employers
Features
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Dr Diary is designed for BMA members who are consultants or SAS (staff, associate specialist and specialty) doctors in the UK, on the latest versions of their contracts. It’s a work diary that enables you to track activities that are part of your job plan, on the go. It’s for doctors who want to understand their working patterns and take control of their professional development. Use the app to accurately reflect the reality of your work. View the reports to see what your workload looks like in terms of sessions or programmed activities (PAs) and how this compares to your job plan. Identify patterns to help plan future work and demonstrate areas for negotiation at your next appraisal or job plan review meeting. Key features include: β€’ Add activities to your diary while offline β€’ Personalise activities to fit the nature of your work, including DCC (Direct Clinical Care), SPA (Supporting Professional Activities), Academic Work and more β€’ Choose to use either 15 or 30-minute time slots β€’ Track your work for more than one employer β€’ Copy a whole day or week of activities to another date β€’ View summary reports on the app β€’ See more detailed reports and share these with your employer at https://doctordiary.bma.org.uk

Screenshots

Medirota4 screens
Dr Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dr Diary at 21% against Medirota's 0%. Dr Diary also leads on iOS requirement (12.0.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Medirota versus Dr Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedirotaDr Diary
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews21.1% of reviews β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS14.012.0.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size14 MB125 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRotamap LtdBritish Medical Association

Customer experience

Medirota

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Dr Diary

Written reviews19 reviews
Positive21.1%
Neutral26.3%
Negative52.6%

In-app purchases

None

Medirota

No in-app purchases

None

Dr Diary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Medirota free?
Medirota is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dr Diary free?
Dr Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Medirota or Dr Diary have ads?
Neither Medirota nor Dr Diary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Medirota or Dr Diary?
Medirota ships an update every 3 months, and Dr Diary every 3 months. Most recently, Medirota was updated on September 21, 2026 and Dr Diary on July 7, 2026.

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