BMJ Best Practice vs 5CN
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!
5CN
Manage your healthcare conveniently from your mobile device. Book appointments, connect with your care team, and access your treatment plan all within a secure platform.
- Book appointments
- Telemedicine sessions
- Appointment tracking
- Care plan management
- Connect with care team
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5CN helps you manage your healthcare with ease - anytime, anywhere. Book appointments, connect with your care team, and stay on top of your treatment plan from one secure app. Key Features 1) Book Appointments Quickly schedule in-person or virtual visits with your providers. 2) Telemedicine Sessions Join secure video consultations directly through the app. 3) Appointment Tracking View upcoming visits, receive reminders, and keep your schedule organized. 4) Care Plan Management Access your personalized care plan and follow your provider’s recommendations. To ensure transparency, please do review our terms & conditions, which can be found here: https://5cn.site/pages/terms-and-conditions/54337
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: 5CN at free against BMJ Best Practice's freemium. 5CN also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). BMJ Best Practice's advantage is ratings volume (207 vs 1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
5CN holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BMJ Best Practice has 207 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BMJ Best Practice ships an update monthly, 5CN weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BMJ Best Practice | 5CN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (207 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 207 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BMJ Group | general network medical care COMPANY |
Customer experience
BMJ Best Practice
5CN
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
5CN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BMJ Best Practice
No in-app purchases
5CN
No in-app purchases
Questions
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