Reviews of UpToDate

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List of user reviews and ratings for UpToDate

Total ratings

4.34 (Rating count: 11,365)

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Review summary

Users rate UpToDate as a high-quality, frequently updated medical resource with clear, detailed content. However, a pattern of critical issues emerges after Android 16/Oxygen OS 16 updates: inability to open the app, persistent login/data-read errors requiring resets, and slower performance with crashes. These compatibility and reliability problems appear across many reviews, potentially impacting subscription value until resolved. AI feature requests are noted as a future enhancement. Overall sentiment is positive about content, tempered by significant stability and accessibility concerns tied to OS updates.

Pros

Regular updates with the latest, detailed medical findings.
Generally high-quality and useful app that users consider among the best.
Clear, detailed content praised by users.
Interest in AI features/tools and potential integration could enhance usability.

Cons

Android 16/Oxygen OS 16 compatibility issues causing the app to not open, load data, or prompt data resets.
Frequent login problems and errors like 'unable to read your data' that require data resets or account validation fixes.
Slowness and crashy behavior, particularly after updates, with long load times and disrupted searches.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.50

All time rating average: 4.34

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-06-17	Je*****	As an RN this is an excellent clinical resource. The UI is well designed, which makes it easy to navigate through the app efficiently. As an example: being able to pull up a drug monograph and navigate to the dosing guidelines in 10-15 seconds to verify an ordered dosage is correct makes me a faster, safer, and more competent nurse when I am caring for patients.
As an RN this is an excellent clinical resource. The UI is well designed, which makes it easy to navigate through the app efficiently. As an example: being able to pull up a drug monograph and navigate to the dosing guidelines in 10-15 seconds to verify an ordered dosage is correct makes me a faster, safer, and more competent nurse when I am caring for patients.
2026-06-13	Sh*****	it s ok
it s ok
2026-05-22	Ry*****	Uptodate is rapidly becoming outdated. It simply takes too long to find clinical answers. Their failure to adapt AI has led me to use other platforms. The information is great but I feel like I'm thumbing through an encyclopedia. Even their advertisement about a patient who was bitten by a squirrel, ironically, shows the laborious process of actually finding the clinical answer of rabies prophylaxis. AI platforms now have this answer instantly.
Uptodate is rapidly becoming outdated. It simply takes too long to find clinical answers. Their failure to adapt AI has led me to use other platforms. The information is great but I feel like I'm thumbing through an encyclopedia. Even their advertisement about a patient who was bitten by a squirrel, ironically, shows the laborious process of actually finding the clinical answer of rabies prophylaxis. AI platforms now have this answer instantly.
2026-05-13	Da*****	UpToDate is good, been using it for >15 yrs. But better get with the times, b/c OpenEvidence is cheaper, faster and much easier to use. I rarely use UpToDate anymore, and only because it's free for providers at the VA.
UpToDate is good, been using it for >15 yrs. But better get with the times, b/c OpenEvidence is cheaper, faster and much easier to use. I rarely use UpToDate anymore, and only because it's free for providers at the VA.
2026-05-13	Ya*****	Great
Great
2026-05-11	ag*****	I can't sign up. it only gives sign in option
I can't sign up. it only gives sign in option
2026-03-29	Ro*****	take too much data
take too much data
2026-03-20	Ro*****	Used to be speedy but now way too slow for search, also when opening after being closed for several hours also spends multiple seconds trying to load the previous, now irrelevant article that cannot be aborted. Overall a frustrating experience. edit: just tried to update but most recent version available is 10 Dec '25. Ta
Used to be speedy but now way too slow for search, also when opening after being closed for several hours also spends multiple seconds trying to load the previous, now irrelevant article that cannot be aborted. Overall a frustrating experience. edit: just tried to update but most recent version available is 10 Dec '25. Ta
2026-03-15	Sa*****	clear, detailed, interesting, updated frequently with the latest findings, my no 1 choice!❤️
clear, detailed, interesting, updated frequently with the latest findings, my no 1 choice!❤️
2026-03-09	Mu*****	best app i ever see
best app i ever see