Comparison

Handbook vs BC Virtual Visit

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

Head to head

BCEHS Handbook

About

Handbook

This app serves as the official resource for emergency medical treatment guidelines and operational content. It provides clinically accepted best practice models for paramedics, ensuring access to up-to-date information for emergency health services.

Highlights

Official BCEHS Treatment Guidelines
BCEHS-specific operational content
Clinically accepted best practice models
Resource for paramedics
Up-to-date medical information

Features

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The BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) Handbook is the official source for the BCEHS Treatment Guidelines. In addition, it contains BCEHS-specific operational content and various clinically accepted best practice models for Paramedics.

About

BC Virtual Visit

Features

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BC Virtual Visit is a virtual care platform used by British Columbia regision health authorities, that combines virtual care delivery with a single patient experience. The BC Virtual Visit Patient App enables video communications with your healthcare provider on your device. Use of this App requires an individual invitation link delivered via email or SMS from your provider, or access to a unique waiting room web link to launch the app and join your appointment. If you are a patient, ask your healthcare provider if you should download the BC Virtual Visit Patient App for your mobile device. Before your appointment, you may be asked to complete an intake process specific to your visit. Clicking a link from your BC Virtual Visit appointment invitation will start this process, which may include medical questionnaires or consent forms, a video consult with a healthcare provider, or a post-visit survey.

Screenshots

Handbook4 screens

BC Virtual Visit3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BC Virtual Visit at every 4 months against Handbook's every 14 months. Handbook's advantage is iOS requirement (12 vs 14.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handbook ships an update every 14 months, BC Virtual Visit every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level

Handbook versus BC Virtual Visit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Handbook	BC Virtual Visit
Price	Free	Free
Positive reviews	33.3% of reviews	—
Update frequency	Every 14 months	Every 4 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	12 — better	14.0
Further details — not scored
Size	24 MB	50 MB
Age rating	17+	12+
Developer	BCEHS	Government of British Columbia

In-app purchases

None

Handbook

No in-app purchases

None

BC Virtual Visit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Handbook free?

Handbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is BC Virtual Visit free?

BC Virtual Visit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Handbook or BC Virtual Visit have ads?

Neither Handbook nor BC Virtual Visit shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Handbook or BC Virtual Visit?

Handbook ships an update every 14 months, and BC Virtual Visit every 4 months. Most recently, Handbook was updated on September 21, 2026 and BC Virtual Visit on September 22, 2026.