Top 10 Medical Apps for iOS

Join me on a journey through the ever-evolving landscape of iOS applications as I showcase the best of the best, providing insightful reviews, highlighting standout features, and offering expert recommendations. Whether you're a seasoned iOS aficionado or a newcomer to the platform, my curated selection aims to cater to diverse tastes, preferences, and needs, ensuring that you stay informed and inspired in your quest for the ultimate app experience.

WebMD: Symptom Checker

• Platform: iOS
• Minimum iOS version: 15.0
• Creator: WebMD
• Price: Free
• User Rating: 4.7 (133.9K Reviews)

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From WebMD, the one healthcare app you need to check symptoms, set medication reminders, learn about conditions and drugs, research treatments and diagnoses, find doctors and specialists in your area, and save on prescriptions at your local pharmacy.

Key Features:

• Symptom Checker – Choose your symptoms, learn about potential conditions or issues, and lookup treatment and care options.
• Medication Reminders – Never miss a dose. You’ll receive reminders when it’s time to take your medications. View daily prescription schedules and instructions, plus pill images with dosage and timing information for each drug. Reminders sync to your other mobile devices when you sign-in with your WebMD account.
• WebMD Rx – We partner with major pharmacy chains to find the lowest prescription drug prices, which often beat insurance co-pays. It’s 100% free to use. No registration required.
• Doctor Directory – Find the closest doctors and specialists based on your current location or search by city, state or zip.
• Conditions – Find medically-reviewed information about conditions relevant to you and learn more about causes, treatments, and related symptoms.
• Customization and Saving Functionality – Save your conditions, drugs, doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, and healthy living articles for secure, easy access and reference.
• Drug Interaction Checker – Find and identify potentially harmful and unsafe combinations of prescription medications by entering two or more drugs in question.

If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with certain rights regarding our use of your personal information. For more information relevant to our users who are California residents, please review the "California Residents" section of our Privacy Policy linked on this download page or within our app.

ABOUT WebMD
WebMD Health Corp. (Nasdaq: WBMD) is the leading provider of health information services, serving consumers, physicians, healthcare professionals, employers, and health plans through our public and private online portals, mobile platforms and health-focused publications. More than 95 million unique visitors access the WebMD Health Network each month.

The WebMD Health Network includes WebMD Health, Medscape, MedicineNet, emedicineHealth, RxList, theheart.org, drugs.com and Medscape Education.
SOURCE WebMD Health Corp.
WebMD. Better Information. Better Health.

WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on the WebMD mobile application.

*Prescription savings vary by prescription and by pharmacy, and may reach up to 80% off cash price.

MyChart

• Platform: iOS
• Minimum iOS version: 18.0
• Creator: Epic
• Price: Free
• User Rating: 4.6 (632.1K Reviews)

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MyChart puts your health information in the palm of your hand and helps you conveniently manage care for yourself and your family members. With MyChart you can:
• Communicate with your care team.
• Review test results, medications, immunization history, and other health information.
• Connect your account to Apple Health to pull health-related data from your personal devices right into MyChart.
• View your After Visit Summary® for past visits and hospital stays, along with any clinical notes your provider has recorded and shared with you.
• Schedule and manage appointments, including in-person visits and video visits.
• Get price estimates for the cost of care.
• View and pay your medical bills.
• Securely share your medical record from anywhere with anyone who has Internet access.
• Connect your accounts from other healthcare organizations so you can see all your health information in one place, even if you've been seen at multiple healthcare organizations.
• Receive push notifications when new information is available in MyChart. You can check whether push notifications are enabled under the Account Settings within the app.
Select features are also available on Apple Watch.

Note that what you can see and do within the MyChart app depends on which features your healthcare organization has enabled and whether they’re using the latest version of Epic software. If you have questions about what’s available, contact your healthcare organization.

To access MyChart, you must create an account with your healthcare organization. To sign up for an account, download the app and search for your healthcare organization or go to your healthcare organization’s MyChart website. After you’ve signed up, turn on Face ID, Touch ID, or a four-digit passcode to quickly log in without needing to use your MyChart username and password each time. Then, make sure you have push notifications enabled to receive updates on your device when new information is available in MyChart.

For more information about MyChart’s features or to find a healthcare organization that offers MyChart, visit www.mychart.org.

Have feedback about the app? Email us at mychartsupport@epic.com.

OpenEvidence

• Platform: iOS
• Minimum iOS version: 15.1
• Creator: OpenEvidence Inc.
• Price: Free
• User Rating: 4.9 (8.6K Reviews)

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Clinical Decision Support & Medical Search Engine for Healthcare Professionals (NPI Required).

OpenEvidence is trusted by hundreds of thousands of verified healthcare professionals to support high-stakes clinical decisions at the point of care with answers that are sourced, cited, and grounded in peer-reviewed medical literature.

OpenEvidence is the fastest-growing and most widely-used clinical decision support platform in the world–used daily, on average, by over 40% of physicians in the United States, spanning more than 10,000 hospitals and medical centers nationwide.

Now sourcing from over 300+ medical journals, as well as the FDA and CDC. OpenEvidence is an official AI partner of The New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of American Medical Association (and their 11 specialty journals), and has content agreements, partnerships and collaborations with:
NCCN
ACC
ADA
ACEP
AAFP
AAOS
AAOHNS and more.

OpenEvidence is only available for health care professionals. Users must verify their health care professional status before using OpenEvidence.

TESTIMONIALS

“I've been using OpenEvidence for the last week - it has been amazing! Able to narrow down on results quickly and find information that I wasn't able to do with Google/PubMed searches on my own.” - Dr. John Lee, MD. Physician & Faculty Member, Harvard Medical School

“OpenEvidence can be the foundational technology to power all clinical decision tools.” - Dr. Antonio Jorge Forte, MD. Director of MayoExpert, Mayo Clinic

“OpenEvidence is more up-to-date than UpToDate. And more useful regardless, since it’s interactive, and you can ask it questions, and get very specific answers about specific medical fact patterns in a patient case. It’s like having a curbside consult with a team of expert physicians, but that you can carry around with you in your pocket.” - Dr. Ram Dandillaya, MD. Clinical Chief, Department of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

“I am in community practice and medical director of a community cancer center. OpenEvidence has been an incredible lifeline for daily practitioners.” - C.J., Oncologist

“OpenEvidence is absolutely fantastic. I use it a gazillion times a day.” - J.A., Neurologist

“OpenEvidence’s efforts to make medicine more evidence-based are invaluable. The shift from judgment to calculation can reduce the level of noise currently found in medicine.” - Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize Laureate (In Memoriam)

“It is light years ahead of the next best medical oriented AI I have used.” - R.E.., Oncologist

healow

• Platform: iOS
• Minimum iOS version: 15.0
• Creator: eClinicalWorks LLC
• Price: Free
• User Rating: 4.7 (646.8K Reviews)

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healow™ lets you communicate with your doctor’s office and access up to date medical records. You will be able to access your appointments, lab results, vitals, manage medications and other personal data all within one app. From the healow™ app you can manage multiple accounts and access your and your family’s medical information.
Find a doctor and book your appointment - fast, free & easy, at your convenience – morning, noon or late at night! No more waiting on the phone with your doctor's office for an appointment. Find an appointment that works for you and book instantly – on the go!
Set your goals and track them easily using trackers. Use our weight management & activity trackers to reach your fitness goals. Track your numbers regularly to watch the trends change and share your progress with your doctor. Stay motivated to make healthy choices.

Medical Dictionary by Farlex

• Platform: iOS
• Minimum iOS version: 15.0
• Creator: Farlex, Inc.
• Price: Free
• User Rating: 4.8 (6.7K Reviews)

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Medical Dictionary - Healthcare Definitions and Terminology is a free, iOS medical dictionary app that gives you instant access to more than 180,000 medical terms, over 50,000 audio pronunciations, and 12,000 images, all from authoritative sources, including McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin, Gale, Elsevier, and more.

Whether you’re a practicing physician, nurse, med student or just plain curious, this free medical dictionary app can help you find clear, in-depth definitions of medical terminology right on your iPhone or iPad. Search from across multiple disciplines - Our medical dictionary app compiles more than a dozen medical dictionary and encyclopedia sources, and includes entries on:

Anatomy
Physiology
Dentistry
Diseases
Drugs
Nursing
Ophthalmology
Pathology
Treatments
Tests and procedures
Medical research topics
Alternative Medicine
+ much more…

FEATURES:

* Search 180,000+ medical terms and definitions.

* Access over 40,000 entries available anytime offline.

* Browse 1,000s of medical abbreviations and acronyms.

* Study more than 4,000 over-the-counter and prescription drugs in our medication guide.

* Add unlimited bookmarks.

* View your recent searches.

* See search suggestions as you type.

* Perform advanced searches, including "Starts with," "Ends with," "Contains," and "Wildcard."

* Listen to 50,000+ audio pronunciations for both American and British speakers in 'online mode.'

* Share definitions via social networks, email, and text (with supported devices).

User-friendly, Comprehensive, and Authoritative: Medical Dictionary - Healthcare Definitions and Terminology is the perfect free medical app for doctors, nurses, medical education students, and health care consumers. This is NOT a preview or a trial version, and there is no "locked" content. Open the app on your iPhone or iPad and immediately access all content — no subscriptions required!

How do we do it?

TheFreeDictionary.com - Farlex apps have been downloaded tens of millions times across multiple platforms, with top ratings after hundreds of thousands of reviews. We work with the best publishers to bring together trusted content in the most comprehensive, authoritative dictionary apps on the market. Our flagship app is The Free Dictionary (TFD), powered by TheFreeDictionary.com. Find our other apps by searching "Dictionary by Farlex" in the App Store.

AMBOSS Medical Knowledge

• Platform: iOS
• Minimum iOS version: 17.0
• Creator: AMBOSS
• Price: Free
• User Rating: 4.9 (13.2K Reviews)

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Your study and clinical companion. Get fast, reliable answers to clinical questions while studying, preparing for exams, or managing patients.

IMPRESS YOUR ATTENDING & PROVIDE EXCELLENT PATIENT CARE WITH AMBOSS

- Find the answers you need with the AMBOSS Knowledge app. It works offline so you can use it in the hospital and on the go.
- Interpret key clinical findings on diagnostic images with image overlays.
- Stay on top of every patient with evidence-based patient-care tools, such as diagnostic flowcharts, acute management checklists, drug dosing, clinical calculators, warning signs, and more.
- Make quick decisions confidently, so you can spend more time with your patients.

ACE YOUR MEDICAL SCHOOL EXAMS

- Be prepared for every exam (in-house, USMLE® Step, or NBME® Shelf exams) with expertly-created high-yield content that covers the entire USMLE® content outline.
- Connect your Anki flashcards to the AMBOSS library and remember everything you learn. You’ll get pop-up explanations of medical terms and images right there in your Anki decks. Now available on mobile.
- The library content is designed for quick and easy access so you can find the relevant info you need in seconds. And if you want to dive deeper for a more thorough understanding of the topic at hand, all you need to do is click.
- Succeed on Shelf exams and honor clinical rotations with the Clerkship Survival Guides and clinical content.
- The AMBOSS Qbank app is the ideal way to apply your knowledge and become a top-tier test-taker with its learning features. It is available as a separate app. Once downloaded, both AMBOSS apps integrate seamlessly with each other for a complete studying experience.

*AMBOSS users score higher on exams and perform better in the hospital. Learn more here.

GETTING STARTED

- Create your account at amboss.com/us
- Download the AMBOSS Medical Knowledge Library app.
- Once that’s done, you’ll have 5 days to explore the platform for FREE.
- When your 5-day free trial is up, choose the membership that’s right for you and become part of the AMBOSS medical community.

IN CASE YOU NEED HELP

If you have any questions, check out our Help Center or get in touch and we’ll be happy to assist.
support.amboss.com/hc/en-us

Terms and Conditions: https://www.amboss.com/us/terms
Privacy Policy: https://www.amboss.com/us/privacy

MDCalc Medical Calculator

• Platform: iOS
• Minimum iOS version: 12.4
• Creator: MD Aware, LLC
• Price: Free
• User Rating: 4.9 (51.2K Reviews)

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MDCalc is the leading clinical decision support app providing 900+ evidence-based calculators, risk scores, and clinical tools to support patient care at the bedside. MDCalc has been trusted by millions of clinicians since 2005.

Why Clinicians Choose MDCalc:

• Created by Physicians, for Physicians - All tools developed and validated by board-certified physicians
• 900+ Clinical Tools - Risk scores, algorithms, dosing calculators, and more with consistent updates and new tools added regularly
• Works Offline - Full functionality without internet connection
• Evidence-Based - Every tool includes research validation and expert commentary
• CME Tracking - Earn CME just by reading through the clinical content surrounding many of our tools
• Free Registration - Complete access in under 30 seconds

Key Features:

Smart Search & Organization
• Quick search across all tools
• Customizable favorites and specialty lists
• Recently used tools for quick access
• Auto-sync between web and mobile
• Explore page for personalized suggestions

Clinical Expertise
• Expert insights from creators
• Pearls & pitfalls from specialists
• Evidence summaries with PubMed links
• Error warnings and normal value ranges

Workflow Support
• Toggle between US and SI units instantly
• Works in limited connectivity settings
• Easy to use at the point-of-care

Popular Tools Include:
• Creatinine Clearance - Cockcroft-Gault Equation
• HA2DS2-VASc Score - Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Risk
• HEART Score- Major Cardiac Events
• Wells' Criteria - Pulmonary Embolism & DVT
• MELD Score - End-Stage Liver Disease
• HAS-BLED Score - Major Bleeding Risk
• SIRS/Sepsis Criteria - Septic Shock Assessment
• Mean Arterial Pressure - Hemodynamic Monitoring


MDCalc ensures only the highest-quality, clinically relevant tools make it into the app. Each calculator undergoes rigorous evidence appraisal and validation by our network of academic and practicing physician experts.

Osmosis: Med School Study App

• Platform: iOS
• Minimum iOS version: 15.1
• Creator: Knowledge Diffusion
• Price: Free
• User Rating: 4.8 (3.9K Reviews)

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Struggling to understand complex medical concepts, keep up in medical school, or remember what you studied for exams? Osmosis is a medical learning app built for medical students who want to learn faster, retain more, and feel more confident in class, on rotations, and on test day.

Whether you are studying anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, or clinical practice, Osmosis helps turn overwhelming medical content into clear, visual learning. Use videos, flashcards, notes, quizzes, and board-style questions to understand difficult topics, strengthen retention, and prepare for major medical exams.

Start your 7-day free trial and access Osmosis across mobile, tablet, and desktop with your progress, playlists, quizzes, and notes fully synced.

Osmosis has everything you need to study medicine more effectively:

Learn and understand faster
• Thousands of concise, animated medical videos that simplify complex topics
• Build shareable playlists, watch in picture-in-picture mode, and download videos for offline viewing
• Study foundational sciences and clinical topics in a format designed to support visual learning

Retain more with smarter study tools
• Flashcards powered by spaced repetition to improve retention and long-term memorization
• Thousands of high-yield medical and OMM notes with downloadable summaries to help you review key concepts quickly
• Study tools designed to help you connect concepts instead of memorizing isolated facts

Practice for exams with confidence
• Thousands of board-style questions with detailed explanations that teach you why so you can understand concepts deeply, learn from mistakes, and improve your exam performance
• Prepare for USMLE Step 1 and Step 2, COMLEX-USA Level 1 and Level 2, PANCE, and NCLEX-RN
• Use daily quizzes and a custom quiz builder to test your knowledge, reinforce weak areas, and improve exam performance

Build clinical skills
• Easy-to-follow clinical decision-making trees to strengthen clinical reasoning
• Professional development content to support your growth as a future clinical provider
• Resources that help bridge the gap between classroom learning and clinical practice

Study anytime, anywhere
• Full access across mobile and desktop with sync for your progress, playlists, quizzes, and notes
• Download videos and notes for offline study
• Review content whenever and wherever it works best for you

Osmosis supports medical students across foundational sciences and core medical clerkship specialties, including Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Surgery, and Emergency Medicine.

Medical students, nurses, physician assistants, healthcare professionals, and lifelong learners use Osmosis to study medicine, review clinical topics, and strengthen their medical knowledge. If you are looking for a better way to learn anatomy, understand physiology, review pathology, prepare for the USMLE, or study medicine more efficiently, Osmosis helps make complex topics easier to learn and easier to remember.

Start studying medicine more effectively today.

Before using this study app, please read and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

epocrates: Drug Info & Pill ID

• Platform: iOS
• Minimum iOS version: 17.0
• Creator: Epocrates
• Price: Free
• User Rating: 4.5 (7K Reviews)

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Make safer, faster clinical decisions – anywhere you practice.

epocrates is the trusted clinical reference app for U.S. physicians (MDs/DOs), nurse practitioners (NPs), physician associates (PAs), pharmacists, and medical students – helping you confidently prescribe, stay up to date, calculate dosages, and save time.

Top tools for busy clinicians:

• Comprehensive Drug Reference – 6,000+ Rx and OTC monographs for brand and generic drugs, including adult and pediatric dosing, contraindications, black box warnings, and pharmacology. 
• Drug Interaction Checker – Quickly identify interactions among up to 30 medications at once to ensure safer prescribing and reduce medication errors.
• Pill Identifier – Instantly identify pills using imprint, shape, color, or image – one of the most trusted pill finder tools for clinicians. 
• Lab Reference Values – Access normal lab ranges, interpretations, and clinical guidance to support diagnostic decisions. 
• Dosing Calculators – Weight- and age-based calculators for precise prescription guidance at the point of care. 
• Symptom Checker & Disease Reference – Evaluate symptoms and conditions efficiently with evidence-based guidelines. 
• Herbs & Supplements Database – Search herbal, supplement, and alternative medicine information, including known interactions. 
• Offline Access – Use the full app without internet —perfect for rural, remote or on-the-go care. 

Whether you’re searching by pill identifier, entering ICD-10 codes, or looking up a prescription, epocrates delivers fast, reliable results. It’s more than a drug reference—it’s your trusted clinical assistant. 

Why Clinicians Choose epocrates: 

• #1-Rated Clinical App – trusted by U.S. physicians, NPs, and PAs for fast, reliable drug reference and clinical decision support. 
• Used Millions of Times Monthly – Tools like the pill identifier, drug interaction checker, and dosing calculators improve workflow efficiency. 
• Enhances Patient Safety – Helps reduce medication errors with evidence-based guidance and interaction alerts. 
• Continuously Updated – Medical Editors and healthcare experts ensure current, accurate drug and clinical information. 
• Saves Hours Each Week – Streamline prescribing, lab lookups, and clinical reference tasks with integrated tools. 
• Supports Medication Delivery & Fulfillment – Optimized for use in prescribing, pharmacy, and point-of-care environments. 

Download now to support safer, faster prescribing with the leading decision support app trusted by over 2M prescribers.

Subscription & Payment Info:
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Learn more:
• Terms of Service: https://www.epocrates.com/termsOfUse.do
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