NCD Academy vs Center for Learning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NCD Academy
This app provides essential education for frontline health workers on managing non-communicable diseases, starting with cardiovascular disease. It aims to empower professionals to better address the global burden of these conditions.
- NCD management education
- Cardiovascular disease focus
- Empowering frontline health workers
- Risk factor management
- Global health burden reduction
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Reducing the global burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) depends on frontline health workers who are empowered and equipped to manage risk factors in patients. NCD Academy aims to address this need through education on the group of NCDs that place the greatest burden on mortality and morbidity, starting with cardiovascular disease (CVD) given its rank as the leading cause of death.
Center for Learning
Access comprehensive training and education in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. This mobile app offers diverse learning formats synchronized with a central platform, providing opportunities for medical knowledge and MOC points.
- Endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism education
- Multiple learning formats
- Synchronized with Center for Learning
- ABIM Medical Knowledge points
- ABP MOC Part 2 points
- On-the-go learning
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Offered in a wide array of formats to meet your schedule and learning preferences, our EndoLearn mobile app offers trainings and education opportunities covering all areas of endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Fully synchronized with Endocrine Society Center for Learning, EndoLearn provides a wealth of activities that offer American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Medical Knowledge points or American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) MOC Part 2 points, all while keeping your learning on the go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NCD Academy at 90% against Center for Learning's 36%. NCD Academy also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). Center for Learning's advantage is ratings volume (136 vs 21). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
NCD Academy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Center for Learning has 136 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of NCD Academy's written reviews are positive against 36% of Center for Learning's.
NCD Academy ships an update every 2 months, Center for Learning every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NCD Academy | Center for Learning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (21 ratings) — better | 4.5 (136 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better | 35.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 136 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | American College of Cardiology | The Endocrine Society |
Customer experience
NCD Academy
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In-app purchases
NCD Academy
No in-app purchases
Center for Learning
No in-app purchases
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