SIMPL vs BookMD for Doctors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SIMPL
This app facilitates workplace-based assessments for medical professionals, enabling the evaluation of entrustable professional activities within medical education settings.
- Workplace-based assessments
- Entrustable professional activities
- Medical education implementation
- Professional development tracking
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SIMPL: Society for Improving Medical Professional Learning makes it feasible to implement workplace-based assessments, including assessment of entrustable professional activities, across medical education.
BookMD for Doctors
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BookMD is committed to helping patients to get an appointment with the best doctor for them in just a few clicks. We make finding the best doctor easy, yet informative and tenable. You can search your local area or an area of your choice and filter the results based on insurance coverage, reviews and other important items. BookMD also helps you schedule last minute and immediate appointments, so you can get the help you need when you need it. - Fill time slot vacancies - Booking calendar with reminders - Patient cards with notes - Private account for your office staff - Management for multiple offices - Connect with other doctors - Refer patients to doctors in your network - Chat with doctors and patients
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SIMPL at every 2 weeks against BookMD for Doctors's monthly. BookMD for Doctors's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
SIMPL ships an update every 2 weeks, BookMD for Doctors monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SIMPL | BookMD for Doctors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Procedural Learning and Safety Collaborative, Inc | BookMD, INC |
In-app purchases
SIMPL
No in-app purchases
BookMD for Doctors
No in-app purchases
