Comparison

Basic course vs ARCP Aid

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Reference material
  • Bedside aids
  • Course specific content
  • Quick access resource
Features
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This Apps provides reference material and bedside aids for BASIC course participants.

About

ARCP Aid

Features
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Not sure where you stand on your ARCP requirements? ARCP Aid keeps a live, curriculum-accurate view of your progress, built by a trainee, for trainees What it does: Live dashboard — progress rings update in real time against your IMT1, IMT2 or IMT3 targets, as you log your take patients, clinics and teaching within seconds Structured logging — SLEs and reflections captured in the exact format your portfolio needs, in minutes, with AI support if you want it Curriculum-accurate checklist — built directly from the ARCP Decision Aid and Stage 1 Guidance One-tap export — Excel and PDF summaries built from what you've logged, ready for an ES meeting or your portfolio Built and fact-checked against the primary sources: the JRCPTB IMT ARCP Decision Aid, the Stage 1 ARCP Guidance, and the official IMT1, IMT2 and IMT3 checklists. Checked and corrected whenever national guidance changes. Your data stays on your device — portfolio content is stored locally, never on a server. See the in-app Privacy Policy for full details. ARCP Aid is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a substitute for the NHS ePortfolio, JRCPTB, or NHS England. Your official record of progress remains the NHS ePortfolio.

Screenshots

Basic course3 screens
ARCP Aid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ARCP Aid at weekly against Basic course's every 2 months. 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

Basic course ships an update every 2 months, ARCP Aid weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Basic course versus ARCP Aid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic courseARCP Aid
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThe Chinese University of Hong KongMonika Johal

In-app purchases

None

Basic course

No in-app purchases

None

ARCP Aid

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic course free?
Basic course is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARCP Aid free?
ARCP Aid is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Basic course or ARCP Aid have ads?
Neither Basic course nor ARCP Aid shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Basic course or ARCP Aid?
Basic course ships an update every 2 months, and ARCP Aid weekly. Most recently, Basic course was updated on September 23, 2026 and ARCP Aid on October 1, 2026.

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