Comparison

ABA Go vs Physician Lounge

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

Head to head
About

ABA Go

This app consolidates physician portal functions for anesthesiologists, offering exam registration, results viewing, and progress monitoring for board certification. It also provides access to continuing education and medical license management.

Highlights
  • Exam registration and results
  • Certification progress monitoring
  • MOCA Minute question answering
  • Medical license management
  • CME Explorer access
  • Certificate status letter download
Features
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The ABA Go app brings MOCA Minute® and the full functionality of the ABA physician’s portal together in one, easy-to-use place. ABA Go is part of the seamless technology that powers anesthesiologists’ journey from residency to retirement, and provides all users with a real-time snapshot of their board certification or continuing certification status. In the app, users can: • Register for exams and see their results • Monitor their continuing certification progress and requirements via the dashboard • Answer MOCA Minute questions • Manage their medical licenses and access state-specific requirements • Access lifelong learning opportunities via the new CME Explorer and personalized Knowledge Assessment Report • Download a certificate status letter

About

Physician Lounge

Features
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Physician Lounge is the private, professional network built exclusively for verified doctors. Your specialty. Your peers. Your space. Browse specialty-specific forums where cardiologists talk cardiology, emergency physicians talk emergency medicine, and every voice comes from someone who's actually been in the room. Real conversations. Post anonymously or under your name. Discuss clinical practice, healthcare policy, burnout, career moves, or whatever's on your mind after a long shift. Upvote the comments that actually add something. The best insights surface to the Explore feed, where great thinking gets the attention it deserves. Stay connected. Direct message colleagues directly. Get notified when someone replies to your thread or comments on your post. Unwind between patients. Not every break needs to be productive. Challenge yourself with specialty trivia, play daily games, and see how you stack up against physicians across the country — all in the few minutes you actually get to sit down. A little fun goes a long way on a long shift. Explore and learn. Read curated PubMed research and browse physician job listings without leaving the app. Your data stays yours. We don't sell your data, run gimmicky surveys for money, or show you ads from pharma companies. Physician Lounge is funded by physicians, for physicians. Verification required. You must be a licensed MD or DO to join.

Screenshots

ABA Go3 screens
Physician Lounge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Physician Lounge at 17.0 against ABA Go's 26.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABA Go ships an update monthly, Physician Lounge every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ABA Go versus Physician Lounge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABA GoPhysician Lounge
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (60 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings60 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB22 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyRichard Ogbuji

In-app purchases

None

ABA Go

No in-app purchases

None

Physician Lounge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABA Go free?
ABA Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Physician Lounge free?
Physician Lounge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ABA Go or Physician Lounge have ads?
Neither ABA Go nor Physician Lounge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABA Go or Physician Lounge?
ABA Go ships an update monthly, and Physician Lounge every 6 weeks. Most recently, ABA Go was updated on October 22, 2026 and Physician Lounge on October 24, 2026.

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