Comparison

NABP vs Absorb Learn

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

Head to head
About

NABP

Manage your pharmacy career efficiently. Access your e-Profile, track continuing education, and stay informed on regulations and news. Simplify compliance and foster career growth.

Highlights
  • Access e-Profile
  • Track continuing pharmacy education (CPE)
  • Verify license information
  • Monitor CPE credit requirements
  • Export CPE transcripts
  • View NABP Verify credentials
Features
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Managing your pharmacy career has never been easier. With the NABP app, you can quickly access your e-Profile, stay on top of your continuing pharmacy education status, and keep up to date about the latest pharmacy regulation and practice news. Make compliance simple and career growth seamless. With the NABP app, pharmacists can also: • Add, update, and verify license information within their NABP e-Profile dashboard. • Track all CPE activity from a single, streamlined dashboard. • Verify what type of CPE credits they need to meet license renewal requirements. • Export detailed CPE Monitor® transcripts to send to boards of pharmacy. • View their NABP Verify credentials and digital badges. Download the NABP app and log in with your NABP e-Profile credentials. Don’t have an e-Profile account yet? No problem. Pharmacists and technicians can create their free NABP e-Profile account on the NABP mobile app.

About

Absorb Learn

Access your company's learning management system courses, catalogs, and curricula on your mobile device. This app allows for both online and offline learning, ensuring you can complete corporate training anytime, anywhere. It offers a fully branded experience that matches your LMS web interface.

Highlights
  • Mobile LMS course access
  • Offline and online learning
  • Browsable course catalogs
  • Single Sign-On
  • Branded learning experience
Features
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Training that fits the way you actually work. Absorb Learn is the official app for learners on the Absorb LMS. It's used by employees, partners, and contractors at thousands of organizations to complete required training, onboarding, certifications, and compliance from anywhere. This release brings something big: one consistent experience across desktop, mobile web, and the app. Start a course on your laptop at lunch, pick it up on your phone during your commute, and finish on a tablet later. Your place is saved. Your progress syncs. No starting over. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Complete assigned courses, curricula, and learning paths • Pick up where you left off across any device • Take part in Instructor-Led Courses, Tasks, and e-signature workflows • Connect with your team through Engage and Together • Download content and learn offline when you're not connected • Track your progress, due dates, and certificates • Sign in with the credentials you already use with your organization BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Training rarely happens in long, quiet stretches. It happens between shifts, on breaks, between meetings, in 10-minute pockets. Absorb Learn is built for that. It's fast to load, easy to navigate, and steady when your connection isn't. WHO USES ABSORB LEARN • Frontline and deskless workers fitting training into shifts • New hires getting up to speed on day one • Healthcare, manufacturing, and retail teams meeting compliance deadlines • Partners and contractors training across distributed networks • Anyone who needs to finish what they started, wherever they are A NOTE ON ACCESS Absorb Learn requires an active account with an organization that uses Absorb LMS. If your organization has a custom-branded version of the app, the new experience is included there too. Just make sure you're on the latest version. If you're not sure whether your company uses Absorb, check with your training or HR team. Questions or feedback? Reach out through your organization's Absorb administrator or visit absorblms.com/support.

Screenshots

NABP4 screens
Absorb Learn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: NABP at 657 against Absorb Learn's 14. NABP also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). Absorb Learn's advantage is review sentiment (42% vs 21%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Absorb Learn holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NABP has 657 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of NABP's written reviews are positive against 42% of Absorb Learn's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NABP ships an update every 5 weeks, Absorb Learn monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NABP versus Absorb Learn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNABPAbsorb Learn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (657 ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.2% of reviews41.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings657 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNABPAbsorb Software Inc.

Customer experience

NABP

All ratings657 ratings
Positive87.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive21.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative69.7%

Absorb Learn

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative58.3%

Bugs and requests

NABP

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App freezes on login screen after recent updates
  • Login credentials not recognized despite password reset
  • Face ID won't enter password
  • App randomly closes when tapping
  • FaceID settings don't enable upon login
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  • 2FA via text message settings not functional
  • Date range for CPE monitor doesn't support future dates
  • Internal error messages on login attempts
  • App crashes on iPhone 6
  • White text on white background in dark mode
  • Verification code sent but app doesn't recognize user
  • App won't load after update

Requested features

7 requests
  • Save default date range view per user
  • Retain renewal period dates and CE requirements
  • Universal iPad support and landscape mode
  • Ability to save user information without constant re-entry
  • Simplified transcript search on website
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  • Include ACPE continuing education programs in app
  • Universal North America-wide CE tracking system

Absorb Learn

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NABP

No in-app purchases

None

Absorb Learn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NABP free?
NABP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Absorb Learn free?
Absorb Learn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NABP or Absorb Learn?
Absorb Learn is rated higher. NABP averages 4.5 out of 5 from 657 ratings, while Absorb Learn averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do NABP or Absorb Learn have ads?
Neither NABP nor Absorb Learn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NABP or Absorb Learn?
NABP ships an update every 5 weeks, and Absorb Learn monthly. Most recently, NABP was updated on September 22, 2026 and Absorb Learn on September 20, 2026.

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