Physicians’ CPD vs LPC Federate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Physicians’ CPD
Record and reflect on your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities on the go. This app syncs with a web-based system and offers offline capabilities, voice transcription, and easy report generation for physician appraisals.
- Record CPD activities on the go
- Syncs with web-based CPD diary
- Access approved activities list
- Offline capability
- Voice transcribe reflections
- Add attachments and assign to GMP domains
- Generate annual appraisal reports as PDF
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The Physicians’ CPD app enables you to record and reflect on your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at the point of learning in order to prepare for your appraisal. It’s been designed to complement the established web-based CPD diary system which is used by over 17,000 Consultant and SAS grade physicians. Benefits include: - Syncs with the existing web-based CPD diary system. - Access to our list of approved activities (over 5000 events) reviewed by a network of consultant physicians. - Add educational activities whilst ‘on the go’ with online/offline capability. - Voice transcribe your development needs and reflections instantly. - Add attachments as supporting information to your activities (such as a certificate of attendance.) - Add personal development needs and assign activities to Good Medical Practice (GMP) domains. - E-mail yourself your annual appraisal report as a PDF file at the press of a button. If you are already a CPD diary user, simply download the Physicians’ CPD app on your device and use your log-in details. After an initial first time sync to corroborate your data and settings (internet connectivity recommended) you can then begin entering your educational activities. (Please note that all users would need to already be registered with the web-based CPD diary system in order to use the Physicians’ CPD app.)
LPC Federate
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The key mission behind LPC is to simplify networking interactions between doctors and GP Surgeries. LPC is a robust organisation that has evolved over many years of understanding the core needs of Blackburn and Darwen’s GP Surgery management by the people who have worked on the front line of the NHS GP Surgery structure. It has matured with the advent of contemporary technologies. FEDERATE is Local Primary Care's (LPC) bespoke technology platform to bring together all GP Surgeries and healthcare staff within Blackburn with Darwen. The iOS app has many unique features that provides a range of benefits for both staff in primary care and the GP Surgeries. FEDERATE aims to provide the best opportunities for its own local healthcare staff and create a sustainable future for Primary Care in Blackburn and Darwen. In today’s digital-age, it is imperative for medical professionals and clinical practices to embrace technology for patients as well as themselves. LPC recognizes this need and the FEDERATE platform has many unique features to enable effortless resourcing, operations, notifications and financial management for its users. GP Surgery Administrators working at various GP Surgery’s under LPC can register and access all features and capabilities of the platform. With FEDERATE, GP Administrators, can manage their Surgery’s profiles, obtain holistic views of staff and operations, easily manage accounting, enable processing of contracts and agreements and much more. Unique to Blackburn and Darwen’s LPC, The Quality and Outcomes Enhanced Services Transformation (QOEST) scheme is designed to support Primary Care to transform into a sustainable, high quality provider that delivers better outcomes and improved access for patients and manages more people outside of a traditional hospital setting. The LPC FEDERATE platform provides GP Surgery’s with a snapshot view of areas of to focus on maximum QOEST benefit. Various healthcare staff working in primary care, including Doctors, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Clinical Pharmacists, Healthcare Assistants and Administration staff Staff working with LPC can register and access all features and capabilities of LPC FEDERATE. With FEDERATE, users can manage their professional profiles, view and apply for jobs within Blackburn and Darwen, manage their invoicing, view and apply for trainings, benefit from a bespoke library of resources and much more. This user friendly platform is accessible on iOS and a simplified dashboard allows users to access all these benefits. The key mission behind LPC is to simplify networking interactions between doctors and GP Surgeries within Blackburn and Darwen. Since being established in 2014, all 22 General Practices currently within Blackburn with Darwen are members on this platform, and their users as well as others working in Blackburn and Darwen can benefit from the Federate platform. Local Primary Care works on behalf of the practices within Blackburn and Darwen to provide excellent services by supporting member practices, efficient resource management, schedule trainings, managing finances and helping our patients. Thank you and welcome to LPC’s Federate. Powered by HanaDoc and developed by 2SN Healthcare LTD.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LPC Federate at every 2 months against Physicians’ CPD's every 6 months. LPC Federate also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Physicians’ CPD ships an update every 6 months, LPC Federate every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Physicians’ CPD | LPC Federate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Royal College of Physicians | 2SN Healthcare Ltd |
In-app purchases
Physicians’ CPD
No in-app purchases
LPC Federate
No in-app purchases









