Reviews of Plumb's | Standards

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List of user reviews and ratings for Plumb's | Standards

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4.91 (Rating count: 909)

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Review summary

Users highly appreciate Plumb's app for delivering expert, up-to-date veterinary drug information and useful features like calculators and notes, making it indispensable for their work. However, multiple reviews highlight significant issues: the subscription price is considered excessively high, login and subscription validation problems restrict access, and recent updates have removed offline usability—critical for rural users. Additionally, users report bugs, glitches, and insufficient support, which negatively impact usability. Despite these drawbacks, many continue to rely on the app daily because of its valuable content and tools.

Pros

Provides comprehensive and up-to-date medication information essential for veterinary practice.
Convenient access to drug information and dosage references on mobile devices, reducing the need for physical textbooks.
Features like favorites, calculators, and note-taking enhance usability and personalize the experience.
Regular updates keep the content current, supporting professional needs.
Highly valued by users who rely on it multiple times per day for accurate information.

Cons

High subscription cost makes the app unaffordable for many users, especially students and average veterinarians.
Persistent login and subscription recognition issues prevent seamless access for paying users.
Functionality loss, including inability to use the app offline, is inconvenient especially for users in rural areas.
Bugs such as app freezing, glitches in searching drugs, and annoying update popups degrade user experience.
Lack of sign-up or registration options and inadequate customer support for technical problems.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.00

All time rating average: 4.91

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33% (7)

Date	Author	Comment
2024-11-19	Me*****	The app and computer program are great for formulary information (the Plumb's part), including helpful client handouts. It's incomplete and therefore unreliable as the medicine textbook it's trying to be (the Pro part), though it seems to be a work in progress. It's way more expensive than a new formulary and a (complete) new medicine textbook purchased annually, which I'm considering going back to.
The app and computer program are great for formulary information (the Plumb's part), including helpful client handouts. It's incomplete and therefore unreliable as the medicine textbook it's trying to be (the Pro part), though it seems to be a work in progress. It's way more expensive than a new formulary and a (complete) new medicine textbook purchased annually, which I'm considering going back to.
2024-10-16	Ch*****	The Plumb's app is an absolute essential in my practice.
The Plumb's app is an absolute essential in my practice.
2024-09-08	Vi*****	Perfect app. Use it dozens of times a day. It's a little expensive... seems like a yearly sub shouldn't cost more than an actual book. But I couldn't live without the app!
Perfect app. Use it dozens of times a day. It's a little expensive... seems like a yearly sub shouldn't cost more than an actual book. But I couldn't live without the app!
2024-08-08	Sa*****	It is so helpful to have all the up to date medication information at your fingertips wherever you are, instead of having to carry around a physical textbook. It's also very helpful to have the notes section for each drug as well as a section to write your own notes for all the tips and tricks you develop throughout your career. It is worth the subscription 1000 times over.
It is so helpful to have all the up to date medication information at your fingertips wherever you are, instead of having to carry around a physical textbook. It's also very helpful to have the notes section for each drug as well as a section to write your own notes for all the tips and tricks you develop throughout your career. It is worth the subscription 1000 times over.
2024-06-13	Kh*****	I couldn't found sign up option.
I couldn't found sign up option.
2024-05-21	Av*****	There was a discussion I was following from vets here in Australia. If Plumbs Pro was affordable for the average vet it would be more popular than VIN. Currently the price is about the cost of 5 new textbooks and greater than our annual veterinary registration. It's simply out of reach. I think if it were $270 which is double the price of the drugs book alone then most vets could afford it and they would literally take the whole market. 5 stars if not so greedy. 1 star after generic reply.
There was a discussion I was following from vets here in Australia. If Plumbs Pro was affordable for the average vet it would be more popular than VIN. Currently the price is about the cost of 5 new textbooks and greater than our annual veterinary registration. It's simply out of reach. I think if it were $270 which is double the price of the drugs book alone then most vets could afford it and they would literally take the whole market. 5 stars if not so greedy. 1 star after generic reply.
2023-10-27	M *****	Useful and use it all the time. I like the updates on individual drugs.. I have a subscription, it says I need one when I log in. I can log in on the old app and online... Idk.. don't fix what ain't broke... So now I gotta x out of the pop up in the old app all the time.. I just updated this morning... Still can't log in to the new app. I uninstalled the old app, tried to log in, still no success. Reinstalled the old one.. guess I'll have to deal.. I pay for this subscription... Annoyed😑
Useful and use it all the time. I like the updates on individual drugs.. I have a subscription, it says I need one when I log in. I can log in on the old app and online... Idk.. don't fix what ain't broke... So now I gotta x out of the pop up in the old app all the time.. I just updated this morning... Still can't log in to the new app. I uninstalled the old app, tried to log in, still no success. Reinstalled the old one.. guess I'll have to deal.. I pay for this subscription... Annoyed😑
2023-09-05	Ma*****	Would get 5 stars if worked offline like it used to. I'm often rural, and this is very inconvenient
Would get 5 stars if worked offline like it used to. I'm often rural, and this is very inconvenient
2023-03-17	Lu*****	App told me I needed a subscription to log in. I saw that my previous subscription had expired (without warning) and so I renewed it. Now, after renewing my subscription, the app will still not allow me to log in, stating I need a subscription.
App told me I needed a subscription to log in. I saw that my previous subscription had expired (without warning) and so I renewed it. Now, after renewing my subscription, the app will still not allow me to log in, stating I need a subscription.
2023-03-01	Sa*****	Impossible to search for drugs. Glitches. Needs an uograde
Impossible to search for drugs. Glitches. Needs an uograde