BMJ Best Practice vs OTC Consult
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BMJ Best Practice
Access up-to-date, evidence-based clinical guidance for healthcare professionals. This app offers offline access to diagnostic, treatment, and prevention information, along with patient leaflets, calculators, and procedure videos. It also tracks CME/CPD activities.
- Evidence-based clinical guidance
- Offline access
- Patient leaflets
- Medical calculators
- Guidance videos
- CME/CPD tracking
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Instant access to the latest evidence-based guidance for healthcare professionals. Updated daily, BMJ Best Practice provides healthcare professionals with the latest evidence-based clinical decision support information. It's available offline, which means clinical decision support can be accessed anytime, anywhere. This app can be downloaded by those who have access to the BMJ Best Practice website, and have already set-up a username and password. Don’t have a subscription? Download the app and access a free 7 day trial. The app provides: - Fast access to the latest guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention - 500+ patient leaflets - 250+ medical calculators - Guidance videos on common clinical procedures - Automatic CME/CPD activity tracking Your feedback helps to inform future developments. At BMJ, we have a user-centered product development process, which means that we enhance the product based on what our customers, and our users tell us they need and want. As a result, we have introduced features such as ‘night mode’ and patient leaflets to the app. If you have a question or want to provide feedback, please contact us at support@bmj.com. Thank you!
OTC Consult
Provides pharmacy staff with quick access to medical information for over-the-counter consultations. This tool aids in referring to essential medical data to support patient care.
- Over-the-counter consultations
- Medical information reference
- Pharmacy staff tool
- Supports patient care
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Over the counter consultations for pharmacy staff to refer to for medical information
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: OTC Consult at ad-supported against BMJ Best Practice's freemium. OTC Consult also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BMJ Best Practice ships an update monthly, OTC Consult every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | BMJ Best Practice | OTC Consult |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (207 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 207 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BMJ Group | Blue Monkee Limited |
Customer experience
BMJ Best Practice
OTC Consult
Bugs and requests
BMJ Best Practice
Reported bugs
3 issues- App getting stuck on download screen
- Inability to open the app on certain devices
- Automatic logout issues
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save favorites and bookmarks
- Improved support for landscape mode and split-screen
- Author/reference details for content
- Institutional login option
OTC Consult
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BMJ Best Practice
No in-app purchases
OTC Consult
No in-app purchases
Questions
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