GBV Pocket Guide vs WCEA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GBV Pocket Guide
This resource offers step-by-step guidance and tools for humanitarian practitioners to support survivors of gender-based violence, especially where services are unavailable. It provides key messages, decision-making tools, and specific advice for child and adolescent survivors, adhering to global standards to prevent further harm.
- Step-by-step guidance for practitioners
- Tools to support GBV survivors
- Global standards for basic support
- Key messages for survivors
- Interactive decision-tree
- Do's, Don'ts, and sample scripts
- Targeted guidance for child survivors
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The GBV Pocket Guide resource provides step-by-step guidance and tools to all humanitarian practitioners across all sectors on how to support survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) when there are no GBV services, referral pathways or focal points in your area. It uses global standards on providing basic support and information to survivors of GBV without doing further harm. The GBV Pocket Guide provides key messages on how to support survivors; an interactive decision-tree to guide practitioners through what to do if someone shares their experience of violence; easy-to-read Do’s, Don’ts and sample scripts; and targeted guidance on child and adolescent survivors. The GBV Pocket Guide is a companion to the 2015 IASC GBV Guidelines. Visit gbvguidelines.org for more information and resources on GBV risk mitigation strategies in emergencies.
WCEA
Access a wealth of educational content designed for healthcare professionals. Download courses, study offline, and take exams to automatically update your CPD records. Paid content may be required to access all features.
- Mobile Learning Management System
- Courses for nurses, midwives, doctors
- Mandated country courses
- Offline course downloads
- Online exams
- Automatic CPD record updates
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Mobile Learning Management System (LMS) provided with a wealth of education for nurses, midwives, and doctors. Education that has been specially designed for mobile phone delivery, including the country’s mandated courses, is made available within the app. You can download hundreds of courses, study them offline and take the exam. This will update your CPD records automatically (when connected with a council). Paid content may be required to continue with the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GBV Pocket Guide at 5.0 against WCEA's 3.5. GBV Pocket Guide also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). WCEA's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 1). On price, ads 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. WCEA sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. GBV Pocket Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.
GBV Pocket Guide holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WCEA has 36 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GBV Pocket Guide ships an update monthly, WCEA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GBV Pocket Guide | WCEA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.5 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | International Rescue Committee, Inc. | World Continuing Education Alliance |
Customer experience
GBV Pocket Guide
WCEA
In-app purchases
GBV Pocket Guide
No in-app purchases
WCEA
- ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION [1069]$45.00
- ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION [75]$50.00
- ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION [1077]$90.00
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- ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION [1074]$90.00
- ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION [1076]$100.00
- ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION [1077]$100.00
- ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION [1072]$100.00
- ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION [1073]$100.00
- ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION [160]$100.00
- ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION [224]$150.00
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