Best Pubmed Apps

144+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.3 avg rating
19 free apps
Updated June 2026

With an average user rating of 4.3★, the pubmed category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 144+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Top Picks for Pubmed

PubMed Hub#1

PubMed Hub by Omelette, Inc

Scientific articles search
Editor's Choice
🏥 Medical
4.6(337 ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
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Access and search a vast database of scientific research articles. Discover new studies, view author information, and access full text or publisher links. Features include article sharing, impact factor information, and PDF downloads.

PubMed PMC Bookshelf Search#2

PubMed PMC Bookshelf Search by FugaPiyo Inc.

Medical Journals & Articles
Strong Contender
🏥 Medical
4.2(161 ratings)
FreeAds
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Access a vast collection of biomedical and life science literature, including journal articles and book chapters. This app provides a simple interface to search and retrieve citations, often with links to full-text content from various sources.

ResearchGate#3

ResearchGate by ResearchGate GmbH

Access research on the go
Worth Considering
🌐 Social Networking
4.8😊(14K ratings)
FreeAds
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Access over 150 million scientific publications and connect with millions of researchers worldwide. Stay updated on new research in your field, track your academic stats, and download full-text articles for offline reading.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Useful for research and collaboration
  • 👍 Great for tracking citations and impact
  • 🔍 Helpful for discovering relevant research
  • 💡 Valuable platform for sharing work

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 📱 Not optimized for iPad/tablet use
  • 🔍 Poor search functionality

More Pubmed apps to explore

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Prime: PubMed Journals & Tools
Prime: PubMed Journals & Tools
Prime: PubMed Journals & Tools
Includes Grapherence® Access
Free

Access up-to-date journal citations and abstracts from the complete PubMed database. Perform powerful searches, link to full-text articles, and utilize exclusive tools for visual exploration of research relationships and personalized discovery.

PubMed database accessKeyword, author, journal searchLink to full-text articles
🏥 Medical
(663)
free with in-app purchases
5
OpenEvidence
OpenEvidence
OpenEvidence
Clinical Decision Support
Free

This app provides healthcare professionals with evidence-based clinical decision support and medical information. It acts as a search engine, sourcing answers from peer-reviewed literature and leading medical organizations to aid in high-stakes medical decisions at the point of care.

Clinical decision supportMedical search engineSourced from peer-reviewed literature
🏥 Medical
(11K)
free
6
Academia.edu
Academia.edu
Academia.edu
Accelerating research
Free

Access a vast library of open-access research papers on your mobile device. Discover new studies, track mentions and readership of your work, and connect with fellow scholars. Explore millions of academic papers on diverse topics.

Discover and read researchSave research papersTrack mentions and readership
📚 Education
(16K)
free with in-app purchases
7
PubMed Connect
PubMed Connect
PubMed Connect
by Omelette, Inc
Free

Access the latest research articles from PubMed with ease. Save your favorite publications, share them with others, and view journal impact factors and citations. This app simplifies browsing and searching for scientific literature.

Browse latest PubMed articlesSearch research publicationsSave articles to favorites
📚 Education
(1)
free
8
Medscape
Medscape
Medscape
Clinical Tools, News & CME/CE
Free

This app provides healthcare professionals with immediate clinical answers, medical news, and CME/CE activities. It features AI-driven tools for patient visit transcription and summarization, patient calling, and instant expert answers to medical questions. Access a comprehensive drug database, calculators, and procedural videos to enhance clinical practice.

AI-driven Scribe for transcription and summarizationAI Search for instant medical answersDrug Interaction Checker
🏥 Medical
(1.4K)
free with in-app purchases
9
PubMed On Tap
PubMed On Tap
PubMed On Tap
Search PubMed while on the go
$2.99

Access and manage biomedical literature from PubMed and PubMed Central. Find, display, and import reference information and full-text articles. Organize your references and share them easily.

Search PubMed and PubMed CentralImport reference information and PDFsOrganize references in groups
🏥 Medical
(1K)
free
10
UpToDate
UpToDate
UpToDate
by UpToDate
Free

This clinical decision support tool provides healthcare professionals with evidence-based guidance to improve patient care. It features AI-powered conversational answers, continuously updated medical content, and tools for drug reference, calculations, and patient education.

Expert AI conversational guidanceGold standard clinical contentPractice-changing updates
🏥 Medical
(561)
subscription
11
MediPub - Research on PubMed
MediPub - Research on PubMed
MediPub - Research on PubMed
Follow medical journals.
Free

Access and organize medical research from PubMed and Sci-Hub. Follow journals, search articles with advanced filters, and create personalized reading lists. Stay updated on the latest medical breakthroughs on the go.

Follow medical journals by specialtySearch PubMed and Sci-HubAdvanced search filters
🏥 Medical
(14)
free with in-app purchases
12
Read by QxMD
Read by QxMD
Read by QxMD
Personalized Medical Journal
Free

Access and organize the latest medical research and topic reviews in a personalized digital journal. Stay updated with new scientific findings and easily retrieve full-text PDFs from PubMed and other sources.

Personalized digital medical journalAccess latest medical researchRead topic reviews
🏥 Medical
(6K)
free with in-app purchases
13
MDCalc Medical Calculator
MDCalc Medical Calculator
MDCalc Medical Calculator
Clinical Decision Support
Free

This app provides over 900 evidence-based medical calculators, risk scores, and clinical tools for healthcare professionals. It offers offline functionality, expert insights, and CME tracking to support patient care at the bedside. Tools are developed and validated by board-certified physicians.

900+ evidence-based calculatorsOffline functionalityExpert insights and commentary
🏥 Medical
(51K)
free
14
Pubmed GPT
Pubmed GPT
Pubmed GPT
AI generated papers report
Free

Access and understand the latest research from PubMed with AI-powered summaries. Input keywords to receive personalized reports generated by a GPT model, saving you time on literature review. Browse article details directly within the app.

Keyword search for PubMed articlesAI-generated custom reportsDaily and weekly summaries
🏥 Medical
(2)
free with in-app purchases
15
MedCite学术引擎
MedCite学术引擎
MedCite学术引擎
by Wuhan Cantian Dashu Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Free

This professional literature search tool helps researchers and students efficiently find and manage academic papers. It offers advanced PubMed search, AI-powered journal recommendations, PDF translation, and cloud-based note-taking.

PubMed literature searchJournal impact factor displayAI journal selection
🔧 Utilities
(1)
free
16
epocrates: Drug Info & Pill ID
epocrates: Drug Info & Pill ID
epocrates: Drug Info & Pill ID
Dosing, Interactions, & Labs
Free

This clinical reference app empowers healthcare professionals to make safer, faster decisions. It offers comprehensive drug information, interaction checks, pill identification, lab values, and dosing calculators. Access essential clinical tools offline to enhance patient care and workflow efficiency.

Comprehensive Drug ReferenceDrug Interaction CheckerPill Identifier
🏥 Medical
(7.1K)
free with in-app purchases
17
The Washington Manual
The Washington Manual
The Washington Manual
+ Drug Guide and Prime PubMed
Free

This app provides expert medical diagnosis and treatment recommendations, integrated with a comprehensive drug guide and access to medical literature. It offers evidence-based information for hundreds of conditions, drug monographs, and decision support algorithms, all accessible offline.

Offline diagnosis and treatment recommendationsComprehensive drug databasePrime PubMed integration for medical literature
🏥 Medical
(205)
free with in-app purchases
18
Face2Gene
Face2Gene
Face2Gene
Phenotyping for Geneticists
Free

This app assists healthcare professionals in performing comprehensive genetic evaluations by detecting dysmorphic features and revealing related traits. It aids in discovering relevant genetic disorders and offers collaborative case review forums for diagnostic dilemmas. The tool is designed for informational purposes and requires medical training to use.

Deep phenotyping for patient evaluationDetect dysmorphic features and traitsDiscover related genetic disorders
🏥 Medical
(55)
free
19
CURRENT Med Diag & Treatment
CURRENT Med Diag & Treatment
CURRENT Med Diag & Treatment
Guide to Internal Medicine
Free

This app provides a comprehensive guide to adult internal medicine, offering practical diagnostic and treatment information. It covers over 1,000 diseases, drug tables, and clinical updates, with a focus on evidence-based practices. Offline access and smart search functionality enhance usability for medical professionals.

Coverage of over 1,000 diseases and disordersQuick-access drug treatment tablesDiagnostic and treatment algorithms
🏥 Medical
(107)
free with in-app purchases
20
Papers by ReadCube
Papers by ReadCube
Papers by ReadCube
by Digital Science & Research Solutions Inc.
Free

Manage, read, and discover research literature on your mobile devices. Annotate PDFs, organize your library with custom lists and tags, and receive personalized recommendations for new papers. Syncs seamlessly with desktop and web applications.

Read and manage research papersAnnotate PDFs with notes and highlightsOrganize library with custom lists and tags
📊 Productivity
(551)
free

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