Learn ICU vs AASPA Community
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn ICU
Access critical care educational materials on your mobile device. Download content to learn on the go and enhance your skills in providing optimal care for critically ill patients.
- Downloadable learning content
- On-the-go learning
- Critical care education
- Tools for practitioners
- Right Care, Right Now™
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The Society of Critical Care Medicine's educational products equip practitioners with the tools needed to provide the Right Care, Right Now™ to all critically ill and injured patients. LearnICU app allows critical care practitioners to download relevant learning contents directly to their devices, and take the learning on the go!
AASPA Community
This app connects surgical physician assistants and students with resources to advance their careers. It offers continuing medical education, networking opportunities, and access to professional journals and events.
- Surgical resources and CME
- Live webinars and on-demand sessions
- Private member community
- Surgical skills workshops
- Access to Sutureline Journal
- Event registration and management
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Join AASPA, the official app of the American Association of Surgical PAs. Designed by surgical PAs, for surgical PAs, this app empowers you to advance your career, stay connected, learn surgical skills and elevate patient care through a thriving professional community. Whether you're a practicing surgical PA, PA student, resident, or aspiring pre-PA, AASPA offers access to essential resources for career advancement, continuing medical education such as webinars and live conference replays, access to AASPA’s most loved Sutureline Journal, in addition to networking events—all in one place. Experience seamless learning, connection and advancement of your surgical skills through an easy-to-use app built with your professional growth in mind. Features: Access cutting-edge surgical resources and CME opportunities Participate in live webinars and on-demand educational sessions Connect with peers through a private, member-only community Stay informed about in person surgical skills workshops Review surgical case studies and get to know surgery PAs across the nation with access to AASPA’s Journal Sutureline Simplify event registration and conference management Download AASPA and take your surgical PA career to the next level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AASPA Community at 5.0 against Learn ICU's 4.6. AASPA Community also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Learn ICU's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (190 vs 4). 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.
AASPA Community holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn ICU has 190 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Learn ICU ships an update every 4 months, AASPA Community weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn ICU | AASPA Community |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (190 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 190 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Society of Critical Care Medicine | American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants, Inc |
Customer experience
Learn ICU
AASPA Community
In-app purchases
Learn ICU
No in-app purchases
AASPA Community
No in-app purchases
