Comparison

DynaMed vs Shifaa Staff

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

Head to head
About

DynaMed

This tool provides clinicians with efficient, evidence-based patient care guidance. It offers timely analysis and synthesis of medical literature, updated daily by medical professionals. Mobile access ensures continuous work with syncing between desktop and mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based patient care guidance
  • Daily medical literature review
  • Objective analysis and synthesis
  • Physician-authored content
  • Mobile access with syncing
  • On-the-go clinical support
Features
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DynaMed is a trusted, evidence-based clinical decision support tool designed by clinicians, for clinicians, to help make faster, more informed decisions at the point of care. Rigorous daily review of medical literature by our editorial team of expert physicians and methodologists ensures timely and objective analysis, synthesis, and guidance are always at your fingertips. Now available with Dyna AI* for faster, trusted answers to your clinical queries. Dyna AI synthesizes DynaMed content into actionable, concise responses with full transparency into source references. What You Can Do with DynaMed • Access clinically relevant answers at the point of care. • Review evidence and expert interpretation with clear transparency. • Stay current with daily updates based on ongoing literature surveillance. • Access content seamlessly across mobile and desktop experiences. • Use content online or offline. Who Can Use This App: This app is designed for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, trainees, and other healthcare professionals with access to DynaMed through their institution. Why Clinicians Choose DynaMed: DynaMed helps clinicians make informed decisions with confidence by delivering trusted evidence, expert analysis, and practical guidance wherever care happens. *Dyna AI availability is dependent on your subscription and access level.

About

Shifaa Staff

This app serves as a companion for clinic and hospital reception and nursing staff who use the Shifaa platform. It allows for patient registration, appointment scheduling, check-ins, deposit recording, and initial vital sign collection before a doctor's consultation.

Highlights
  • Patient registration
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Patient check-in/out
  • Cash deposit recording
  • Vitals recording
  • Native workflow
Features
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Shifaa Staff is a companion app for reception/nursing staff of clinics and hospitals that already use the Shifaa platform. It is not a general-consumer app; a workspace account is required. Native workflow (not a web wrapper): register a patient, schedule an appointment, check a patient in (and undo a mis-tap), take a cash deposit, and start a visit by recording vitals before handing the patient to the doctor. Demo login for review: Workspace: shifaa-clinic Username: nurse Password: nurse

Screenshots

DynaMed4 screens
Shifaa Staff4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Shifaa Staff at every 5 days against DynaMed's every 5 weeks. Shifaa Staff also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.4). DynaMed's advantage is ratings volume (3.5K vs 2). On price, rating, 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for DynaMed against 5.0 for Shifaa Staff. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DynaMed has 3.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DynaMed ships an update every 5 weeks, Shifaa Staff every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DynaMed versus Shifaa Staff: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDynaMedShifaa Staff
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.5K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.5K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB20 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEBSCO PublishingMOHAMMED NASAIF HUMMADI ALKARAKULLY

Customer experience

DynaMed

All ratings3,535 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.9%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative38.1%

Shifaa Staff

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

DynaMed

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes on iOS 14 update
  • Downloading content gets stuck in loop
  • Search function not working properly
  • Frequent login issues
  • App not opening on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved search functionality
  • Better organization of content
  • More patient education resources
  • Smoother offline access and content management

Shifaa Staff

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DynaMed

No in-app purchases

None

Shifaa Staff

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DynaMed free?
DynaMed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shifaa Staff free?
Shifaa Staff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DynaMed or Shifaa Staff?
Shifaa Staff is rated higher. DynaMed averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.5K ratings, while Shifaa Staff averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DynaMed or Shifaa Staff have ads?
Neither DynaMed nor Shifaa Staff shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DynaMed or Shifaa Staff?
DynaMed ships an update every 5 weeks, and Shifaa Staff every 5 days. Most recently, DynaMed was updated on October 24, 2026 and Shifaa Staff on October 24, 2026.

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