Comparison

PQ vs SIMPL

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

Head to head
About

PQ

Features
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The Pediatric Quality of Life and Evaluation of Symptoms Technology is designed for you to easily access your patients reports. We hope this will be a helpful tool in tracking patient reported symptoms and facilitating symptoms management. This app is specially designed for providers to view the reports generated for a patient, when patient answers any survey using patient app/web application. • How it works 1. Log in with proper credentials (provider's username and password) 2. User will see the dashboard with assigned patient list. 3. Click on patient card,generated patient reports will be shown in the report dashboard 4. To review the report, just click on it. • Benefits: 1. This is fastest way for provider to review the patient report. 2. Pediquest will support to improve Quality Of Life of patient in physical, psychological, social, school section.

About

SIMPL

This app facilitates workplace-based assessments for medical professionals, enabling the evaluation of entrustable professional activities within medical education settings.

Highlights
  • Workplace-based assessments
  • Entrustable professional activities
  • Medical education implementation
  • Professional development tracking
Features
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SIMPL: Society for Improving Medical Professional Learning makes it feasible to implement workplace-based assessments, including assessment of entrustable professional activities, across medical education.

Screenshots

PQ4 screens
SIMPL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SIMPL at every 2 weeks against PQ's every 4 months. PQ's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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

PQ ships an update every 4 months, SIMPL every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PQ versus SIMPL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPQSIMPL
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDana-Farber Cancer InstituteProcedural Learning and Safety Collaborative, Inc

In-app purchases

None

PQ

No in-app purchases

None

SIMPL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PQ free?
PQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SIMPL free?
SIMPL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PQ or SIMPL have ads?
Neither PQ nor SIMPL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PQ or SIMPL?
PQ ships an update every 4 months, and SIMPL every 2 weeks. Most recently, PQ was updated on October 26, 2026 and SIMPL on October 30, 2026.

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