BSAVA App vs RVC CRIS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BSAVA App
This app provides veterinary and nursing professionals with essential resources for small animal practice. Access membership details, CPD activities, the BSAVA Library, upcoming courses, and specialized guides. Member-specific content requires an active BSAVA membership.
- Membership management
- CPD activity tracking
- Access to BSAVA Library
- Upcoming course listings
- Small Animal Formulary
- Guide to Procedures
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The BSAVA App is intended for veterinary and nursing professionals features essential resources to help with day-to-day small animal practice. The app allows you to view your membership and its status, CPD activities and provides to the BSAVA Library and upcoming courses. In addition, members of the BSAVA can use the BSAVA Small Animal Formulary and BSAVA Guide to Procedures in Small Animal Practice. In order to use this app you will need to enter your email address and password used when registering with the BSAVA website. Member specific content is only available if you are currently an active member of the BSAVA and your membership category allows access.
RVC CRIS
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CRIS - Clinical Record Information System is used by authorised Royal Veterinary College staff and clinical students.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BSAVA App at every 2 months against RVC CRIS's every 15 months. RVC CRIS's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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.
BSAVA App ships an update every 2 months, RVC CRIS every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BSAVA App | RVC CRIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 11.1% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 280 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BSAVA | Royal Veterinary College |
In-app purchases
BSAVA App
No in-app purchases
RVC CRIS
No in-app purchases
