ISMA Online vs MER PCC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ISMA Online
Access the latest continuing medical education content on the go. Physicians and nurses can find and complete courses anytime, anywhere, with the ability to start, stop, and return to learning sessions.
- On-the-go learning
- Access up-to-date CME content
- Find and complete courses
- Start, stop, and resume learning
- Available for physicians and nurses
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ISMA's (Indiana State Medical Association) fast and easy way to learn on the go. Our mobile app, built by ProLearn, allows physicians, nurses and other users around the world to access the latest and most up-to-date CME content anywhere. You can find great courses and start, stop and return to your learning anytime, anywhere!
MER PCC
Access medical education resources and register for conferences on the go. Browse by date or topic, view agendas, and manage your professional profile.
- Search and register for conferences
- Browse by date or topic
- View conference agendas
- Manage user profile
- Access medical education resources
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Medical Education Resources (MER) is Primary Care’s leading provider of commercial-free CME. Join the hundreds of thousands of your medical professional peers who have enjoyed CME-getaways at locations around the globe. Revel in MER’s signature half-day format at over 120 conferences annually, covering 32 topics, during all times of the year. Within the new MER app search and register for a conference, browse by date or topic, view agendas, and manage your profile all from your mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ISMA Online at 4.0 against MER PCC's 3.3. ISMA Online also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 29%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). MER PCC's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
ISMA Online holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MER PCC has 40 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ISMA Online's written reviews are positive against 29% of MER PCC's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ISMA Online | MER PCC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better | 3.3 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elite Tech Systems, LLC | Mer Primary Care Conferences |
Customer experience
ISMA Online
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In-app purchases
ISMA Online
No in-app purchases
MER PCC
No in-app purchases
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