Basic course vs Learn ICU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic course
This app offers reference materials and bedside aids for participants of a BASIC course. It serves as a quick resource for essential information and practical assistance.
- Reference material
- Bedside aids
- Course specific content
- Quick access resource
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This Apps provides reference material and bedside aids for BASIC course participants.
Learn ICU
Access critical care educational materials on your mobile device. Download content to learn on the go and enhance your skills in providing optimal care for critically ill patients.
- Downloadable learning content
- On-the-go learning
- Critical care education
- Tools for practitioners
- Right Care, Right Now™
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The Society of Critical Care Medicine's educational products equip practitioners with the tools needed to provide the Right Care, Right Now™ to all critically ill and injured patients. LearnICU app allows critical care practitioners to download relevant learning contents directly to their devices, and take the learning on the go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Learn ICU at 4.6 against Basic course's 4.0. Learn ICU also leads on ratings volume (168 vs 1). Basic course's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Learn ICU holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn ICU has 168 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Basic course ships an update every 2 months, Learn ICU every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic course | Learn ICU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (168 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 58.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 168 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Society of Critical Care Medicine |
Customer experience
Basic course
Learn ICU
In-app purchases
Basic course
No in-app purchases
Learn ICU
No in-app purchases
