CPS by CPhA vs CCPN SPAF Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Evidence-based drug monographs
- Therapeutic information
- Non-prescription therapy guidance
- Drug tables and algorithms
- Medical calculators
- Critical updates and warnings
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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.
CCPN SPAF Tool
This tool helps Canadian healthcare professionals optimize stroke prevention for patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. It incorporates risk stratification, bleeding risk assessment, and provides therapy recommendations based on current guidelines. It also offers drug information, dose recommendations, and management tools for personalized patient care.
- Stroke risk stratification (CHADS, CHADSVASc)
- Bleeding risk assessment (HAS-BLED)
- Therapy recommendations (CCS AFIB Guidelines)
- Drug information and dose recommendations
- Creatinine clearance calculations
- Therapeutic option comparison
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Stroke prevention for your patients with atrial fibrillation The Canadian Cardiovascular Pharmacist Network (CCPN) SPAF Tool App is designed to assist Canadian healthcare professionals optimize stroke prevention treatment in their patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. It was modeled after the CCPN SPAF pocket card. It incorporates stroke risk stratification using CHADS and CHADSVASc criteria, bleeding risk using HAS-BLED criteria and provides recommendations for stroke prevention therapy based on the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) AFIB Guidelines. This app also includes practical drug information, dose recommendations, creatinine clearance calculations, and management tools which allow healthcare professionals to compare therapeutic options and tailor therapy for individual patients. It is intended as a general reference to supplement the existing knowledge of healthcare professionals. This app was supported in kind by the Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (CICC) and through an unrestricted grant from the Pfizer-Bristol Myers Squibb Alliance and Servier Canada. The original CCPN SPAF pocket card was supported through an unrestricted grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Canada For use by Canadian healthcare professionals only.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CCPN SPAF Tool at 5.0 against CPS by CPhA's 1.0. CCPN SPAF Tool also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.2). CPS by CPhA's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CCPN SPAF Tool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
CPS by CPhA ships an update every 4 months, CCPN SPAF Tool every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CPS by CPhA | CCPN SPAF Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 177 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) | Lemieux Bedard Communications Inc. |
Customer experience
CPS by CPhA
CCPN SPAF Tool
In-app purchases
CPS by CPhA
No in-app purchases
CCPN SPAF Tool
No in-app purchases
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