Comparison

CPS by CPhA vs Etude Tendon

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CPS by CPhA

Access essential, evidence-based drug information for healthcare professionals. Choose between drug monographs or full access with therapeutic guidance and tools. Stay updated with critical warnings and advisories.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based drug monographs
  • Therapeutic information
  • Non-prescription therapy guidance
  • Drug tables and algorithms
  • Medical calculators
  • Critical updates and warnings
Features
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CPS (formerly RxTx) has a new appearance. CPS is still the reliable, evidence-based drug resource it has always been and provides essential drug information at the point-of-care for health care practitioners. Now offering two subscription options – CPS Drug Information or CPS Full Access. CPS Drug Information is the Canadian standard for drug monographs, containing thousands of products including monographs for drugs, vaccines, natural health products and medical devices, approved by Health Canada. CPS Full Access includes all content from CPS Drug Information and the most current, evidence-based therapeutic information and non-prescription therapy for most common conditions, with cross-referenced drug tables and algorithms and DC condition-based drug tables. Both subscriptions types provide critical updates such as warnings and advisories; and useful tools such as medical calculators.

About

Etude Tendon

Features
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Cette application mobile est destinée aux participants du projet de recherche montréalais sur les effets des exercices de renforcement excentrique chez les adultes atteints d'une tendinopathie d'Achille. L'équipe de recherche vous donnera un numéro d'identifiant qui vous permettra de vous connecter à l'application. Dans cette application, vous trouverez une vidéo vous expliquant comment réaliser l’exercice de renforcement du tendon d’Achille. De plus, vous aurez à y inscrire chaque semaine : - Les moments où vous faites vos exercices du tendon d’Achille; - Votre douleur sur une échelle de 0 à 10; - Vos minutes d’activité physique. Pour toutes questions sur l’utilisation de l’application, vous pourrez communiquer avec l’équipe de recherche.

Screenshots

CPS by CPhA4 screens
Etude Tendon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Etude Tendon at 12.0 against CPS by CPhA's 14.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CPS by CPhA ships an update every 4 months, Etude Tendon every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CPS by CPhA versus Etude Tendon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCPS by CPhAEtude Tendon
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews9.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB5 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCanadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA)Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal

In-app purchases

None

CPS by CPhA

No in-app purchases

None

Etude Tendon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CPS by CPhA free?
CPS by CPhA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Etude Tendon free?
Etude Tendon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CPS by CPhA or Etude Tendon have ads?
Neither CPS by CPhA nor Etude Tendon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CPS by CPhA or Etude Tendon?
CPS by CPhA ships an update every 4 months, and Etude Tendon every 3 months. Most recently, CPS by CPhA was updated on September 29, 2026 and Etude Tendon on September 23, 2026.

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