# VisualDx

> Medical images & differentials

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.visualdx.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.visualdx.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.visualdx.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** VisualDx
- **Category:** MEDICAL
- **Downloads:** 181,681
- **Rating:** 3.99 / 5 (458 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.16.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2011-02-01
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 255 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.visualdx.android)
- **Website:** [http://www.visualdx.com](http://www.visualdx.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.visualdx.com/legal/#privacy-policy](https://www.visualdx.com/legal/#privacy-policy)

## Description

VisualDx is an award-winning clinical decision support tool designed for medical professionals to enhance patient engagement and diagnostic accuracy. Utilizing AI technology and a vast atlas of over 3,200 medical images—including diverse skin types—VisualDx helps clinicians build personalized differentials in dermatology, pediatrics, internal medicine, and beyond. It offers comprehensive resources like disease summaries, public health info, and therapy options, assisting healthcare practitioners worldwide in reducing diagnostic bias and improving care.

Used in over 2,300 hospitals and medical schools, VisualDx supports physicians, nurses, students, and other healthcare professionals with robust data-driven insights and continuing education credits. This subscription-based extension fosters better patient communication through visual references and detailed diagnostic support, making it an essential tool for modern clinical decision-making.

## Rankings

- #166,550 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `com.visualdx.android.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

Users praise VisualDx as a comprehensive, user-friendly dermatology reference that supports diagnosis and education. However, recurring issues with sign-up, billing, and access for non-professionals detract from the experience for some users.

### Pros

- Comprehensive dermatology reference with reliable information and differential diagnoses.
- User-friendly and well-organized interface that’s easy to navigate.
- Valued educational tool that helps clinicians and students improve dermatology knowledge and clinical decision making.
- Trusted, authoritative resource used by dermatology professionals for years.

### Cons

- Access issues due to subscription model, including sign-up errors, free-trial problems, and unexpected charges.
- Sign-in/login problems that prevent starting or continuing to use the app.
- Perceived restriction to medical professionals, causing confusion about free access for non-professionals.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.visualdx.android)