NCD Academy vs ACC Lecturio
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.
ACC Lecturio
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Welcome to ACC Lecturio, your online academy. Features: - Video lectures: Learn & review all relevant concepts faster, easier - Learning Material: Download a PDF of any lecture’s slides for later reference - Qbank Tests: Apply your knowledge and solve clinical case questions - Spaced Repetition Quiz: reinforce knowledge, driven by a smart learning algorithm - Bookmatcher: Find the right videos for your text book - Bookmarks: Organize lectures in your own lists - Study planner: Plan your learning goals - Text Book Articles: Deepen and reinforce your knowledge - Learning progress control: Check your progress for each course - Synchronization between all devices: Simply continue learning seamlessly on another device - Offline availability: Learn on the go - Notes: Create notes about your lectures - Playback speed: Adjust the speed of the videos to your learning speed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NCD Academy at every 2 months against ACC Lecturio's every 23 months. 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.
NCD Academy ships an update every 2 months, ACC Lecturio every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NCD Academy | ACC Lecturio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | American College of Cardiology | Lecturio GmbH |
In-app purchases
NCD Academy
No in-app purchases
ACC Lecturio
No in-app purchases
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