Comparison

Clinical Practice Guidelines vs AIM Clinical Cases

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Access endocrine society clinical practice guidelines directly on your device. Utilize interactive tools like risk calculators and diagnostic algorithms. Save important information, take notes, and share resources with colleagues.

Highlights
  • Point-of-care guideline access
  • Interactive risk calculators
  • Diagnosis and treatment algorithms
  • Medication charts
  • Bookmark and note-taking
  • Shareable PDFs
Features
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Access the Endocrine Society’s Clinical Practice Guidelines at the point of care and use interactive tools such as risk calculators, diagnosis and treatment algorithms, and medication charts. The app allows users to bookmark important pages, take notes on key information, and share the PDF with colleagues. The Endocrine Society develops clinical practice guidelines on a variety of topics related to endocrine conditions; the app currently includes the Society’s guidelines on diabetes and obesity.

About

AIM Clinical Cases

Access the latest case reports, series, and clinical reflections from a leading peer-reviewed medical journal. Published in partnership with major medical organizations, this open-access resource covers a wide spectrum of medicine.

Highlights
  • Latest articles from AIMCC
  • Peer-reviewed open access journal
  • Case reports and series
  • Medical image/video cases
  • Clinical reflections
Features
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The Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases (AIMCC) app gives you easy access to the latest articles from AIMCC. AIMCC is published in partnership between the American College of Physicians and the American Heart Association. It is a peer-reviewed open access journal that publishes case reports, case series, medical image/video cases, and clinical reflections across the spectrum of medicine.

Screenshots

Clinical Practice Guidelines4 screens
AIM Clinical Cases4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Clinical Practice Guidelines at none against AIM Clinical Cases's shown. Clinical Practice Guidelines also leads on ratings volume (531 vs 2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). AIM Clinical Cases's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AIM Clinical Cases holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Clinical Practice Guidelines has 531 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clinical Practice Guidelines ships an update every 6 months, AIM Clinical Cases every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Clinical Practice Guidelines versus AIM Clinical Cases: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClinical Practice GuidelinesAIM Clinical Cases
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (531 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings531 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB34 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperThe Endocrine SocietyAmerican College of Physicians

Customer experience

Clinical Practice Guidelines

All ratings448 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

AIM Clinical Cases

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Clinical Practice Guidelines

No in-app purchases

None

AIM Clinical Cases

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clinical Practice Guidelines free?
Clinical Practice Guidelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AIM Clinical Cases free?
AIM Clinical Cases is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Clinical Practice Guidelines or AIM Clinical Cases?
AIM Clinical Cases is rated higher. Clinical Practice Guidelines averages 4.8 out of 5 from 531 ratings, while AIM Clinical Cases averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Clinical Practice Guidelines or AIM Clinical Cases have ads?
AIM Clinical Cases shows ads; Clinical Practice Guidelines does not.
Which is updated more often, Clinical Practice Guidelines or AIM Clinical Cases?
Clinical Practice Guidelines ships an update every 6 months, and AIM Clinical Cases every 3 months. Most recently, Clinical Practice Guidelines was updated on October 29, 2026 and AIM Clinical Cases on October 24, 2026.

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