Comparison

Dr Diary vs BMA Event

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

Head to head
About

Dr Diary

This work diary helps UK doctors track job plan activities, understand work patterns, and manage professional development. It allows for detailed activity logging, personalized entries, and report generation to inform negotiations and appraisals.

Highlights
  • Offline activity logging
  • Personalized activity tracking
  • 15 or 30-minute time slots
  • Track multiple employers
  • Copy/paste daily/weekly activities
  • Summary and detailed reports
  • Share reports with employers
Features
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Dr Diary is designed for BMA members who are consultants or SAS (staff, associate specialist and specialty) doctors in the UK, on the latest versions of their contracts. It’s a work diary that enables you to track activities that are part of your job plan, on the go. It’s for doctors who want to understand their working patterns and take control of their professional development. Use the app to accurately reflect the reality of your work. View the reports to see what your workload looks like in terms of sessions or programmed activities (PAs) and how this compares to your job plan. Identify patterns to help plan future work and demonstrate areas for negotiation at your next appraisal or job plan review meeting. Key features include: β€’ Add activities to your diary while offline β€’ Personalise activities to fit the nature of your work, including DCC (Direct Clinical Care), SPA (Supporting Professional Activities), Academic Work and more β€’ Choose to use either 15 or 30-minute time slots β€’ Track your work for more than one employer β€’ Copy a whole day or week of activities to another date β€’ View summary reports on the app β€’ See more detailed reports and share these with your employer at https://doctordiary.bma.org.uk

About

BMA Event

Features
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This is an example app for BMA Events festival app. Users of the app can test the functionality of the platform in real-time, so they get the idea of what our mobile app has to offer.

Screenshots

Dr Diary4 screens
BMA Event4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dr Diary at every 3 months against BMA Event's every 44 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dr Diary ships an update every 3 months, BMA Event every 44 months. The most recent releases landed on July 7, 2026 and May 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Dr Diary versus BMA Event: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDr DiaryBMA Event
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews21.1% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 months β€” betterEvery 44 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0.011.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size125 MB60 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBritish Medical AssociationMartin Jakse

In-app purchases

None

Dr Diary

No in-app purchases

None

BMA Event

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dr Diary free?
Dr Diary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BMA Event free?
BMA Event is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dr Diary or BMA Event have ads?
Neither Dr Diary nor BMA Event shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dr Diary or BMA Event?
Dr Diary ships an update every 3 months, and BMA Event every 44 months. Most recently, Dr Diary was updated on July 7, 2026 and BMA Event on May 14, 2026.

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