BoardEffect vs NCPA+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BoardEffect
This app provides a secure, paperless boardroom experience for volunteer leaders. Access meeting packets, annotate documents offline, and view contact information. It syncs with a web-based portal for comprehensive board management.
- Paperless boardroom
- Download meeting packets
- Offline annotation
- Contact directory
- Resource library access (iPad)
- Board handbook management
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The Leading Board Portal for Volunteer Leadership Worldwide. Make your boardroom truly paperless. BoardEffect’s iOS App connects to your BoardEffect board portal. The App allows your board members to: - Download meeting packets - Fully annotate meeting materials including “sticky notes,” drawing, highlighting, underlining, and strike-through - Read and annotate meeting packets both online and offline - Print or email their meeting packets from the App (optional) - View the full contact directory including members’ head shots, biographies, and contact details - View files from your BoardEffect portal’s Resource Library (iPad only) - Download and annotate your Board Handbook, including bylaws, policies, and other documents The BoardEffect iOS App is free and works in conjunction with your secure BoardEffect web-based portal. For more information about BoardEffect, contact us at (866) 672-2666.
NCPA+
This event app provides attendees with a comprehensive guide to the National Community Pharmacists Association event. Access schedules, session details, speaker and exhibitor information, and receive real-time updates and reminders.
- Full event schedule access
- Detailed session information
- Speaker and exhibitor listings
- Real-time updates and announcements
- Schedule change notifications
- Networking tools
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NCPA+ is the official event app for the National Community Pharmacists Association, designed to help event attendees make the most of their experience. Access the full event schedule, browse detailed session information, and explore speaker and exhibitor listings with ease — all from your phone. Stay connected in real time with important updates, schedule changes, reminders, and announcements throughout the meeting. Whether you’re planning your education sessions, networking with peers, or discovering new products and services, NCPA+ keeps everything you need in one convenient place. Download NCPA+ to stay informed, organized, and connected before, during, and after the event.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NCPA+ at 5.0 against BoardEffect's 3.5. NCPA+ also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). BoardEffect's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 1). 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.
NCPA+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BoardEffect has 48 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BoardEffect ships an update every 2 months, NCPA+ every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BoardEffect | NCPA+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 276 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Diligent Corporation | National Community Pharmacists Association |
Customer experience
BoardEffect
NCPA+
In-app purchases
BoardEffect
No in-app purchases
NCPA+
No in-app purchases
