Comparison

almostadoctor vs Plabable for PA

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

Head to head
About

almostadoctor

A comprehensive medical encyclopedia designed for healthcare professionals and students. It offers instant access to over 650 regularly updated articles on various medical topics, all stored offline on your device.

Highlights
  • Offline access to medical articles
  • Over 650 regularly updated articles
  • Favorites section for quick access
  • Internal article linking
  • Automatic and manual content synchronization
  • Email and social sharing of articles
Features
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A huge medical encyclopaedia written for junior doctors, medical students, nurses and other medical professionals. All of the encyclopaedia content from the almostadoctor website, streamlined for mobile. With over 650 regularly updated articles on practical skills and examinations, data interpretation, OSCE, pharmacology, physiology and, of course, clinical disease presentations. App Features: •All the articles from almostadoctor.com, stored on your device. No loading, no need for an internet connection! Just instant access to the info you need •No subscription and no ads •Favourites section - quickly bookmark your most used articles to get quick access to them from the home screen •All articles linked internally within the app •Automatic updates – new articles downloaded, and current articles updated - content is synchronised with the almostadoctor website weekly, or you can manually sync more frequently •Easily email and share articles with yourself and others via email and social networks For more great almost a doctor resources, including flashcards, mind maps, blogs, and to see our content in all its original glory (including free downloading and printing!), visit almostadoctor.com! If you have any problems, any comments, or want to get involved, please get in touch at tom@almostadoctor.co.uk *Images are not stored on your device, and will be downloaded on demand if a connection is available *Please note - the "Differentialiser" and some of the almostadoctor mind maps are not included in the app - they don't display well on little screens

About

Plabable for PA

Prepare for the Physician Associate National Examination (PANE) with high-yield practice questions and comprehensive revision guides. This app offers timed mock exams and evidence-based explanations to help you pass the knowledge-based assessment.

Highlights
  • High-yield practice questions
  • Timed mock practices
  • Comprehensive revision guides
  • Evidence-based explanations
  • Practice by clinical categories
  • Flagging questions and guides
Features
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Passing the Physician Associate National Examination (PANE) is required to become a qualified physician associate in the UK. The exam includes two parts. The first part is made up of a 200-question, single-best-answer assessment taken online and the second part is an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). At Plabable for PA, we focus on high yield questions which are written and reviewed by qualified physician associates, closely resembling the first part of PANE which is a knowledge based assessment, giving you the best opportunity to pass on the first attempt. We take pride in staying on par with the current changes in the NHS and we consistently update our questions and explanations. The answers we provide are evidence-based and our explanations are from reliable sources including NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries, NICE guidelines and patient.info. Revise on the go with features including: ● Practise questions by clinical categories ● Timed mock practices ● Comprehensive revision guides ● Option for flagging questions and revision guides ● Optional add-on Gems and Decking feature ● Dedicated Whatsapp groups for discussion Start revising with us today!

Screenshots

almostadoctor4 screens
Plabable for PA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plabable for PA at Free against almostadoctor's $7.99. Plabable for PA also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). almostadoctor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ratings volume (43 vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Plabable for PA is free to download; almostadoctor costs $7.99 up front. Plabable for PA sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. almostadoctor asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plabable for PA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: almostadoctor has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of almostadoctor's written reviews are positive against 72% of Plabable for PA's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

almostadoctor ships an update every 11 days, Plabable for PA monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
almostadoctor versus Plabable for PA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteralmostadoctorPlabable for PA
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (43 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews — better72.0% of reviews
Number of ratings43 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB87 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperalmostadoctorPlabable Limited

Customer experience

almostadoctor

All ratings43 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Plabable for PA

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

almostadoctor

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Plabable for PA

One-time7
  • Gems$14.99
  • Extend 3 Months$29.99
  • 3 Months$39.99
Show 4 more
  • Extend 5 Months$39.99
  • 3 Months + Gems$39.99
  • 5 Months$49.99
  • 5 Months + Gems$49.99

Questions

Is almostadoctor free?
almostadoctor costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plabable for PA free?
Plabable for PA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, almostadoctor or Plabable for PA?
Plabable for PA is rated higher. almostadoctor averages 4.8 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Plabable for PA averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do almostadoctor or Plabable for PA have ads?
Neither almostadoctor nor Plabable for PA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, almostadoctor or Plabable for PA?
almostadoctor ships an update every 11 days, and Plabable for PA monthly. Most recently, almostadoctor was updated on October 24, 2026 and Plabable for PA on October 24, 2026.

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