Comparison

CPS by CPhA vs iCCS

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

iCCS

Access comprehensive cardiovascular guidelines and knowledge translation tools. This app provides the full text of key guidelines, along with supplementary resources like infographics, webinars, and pocket guides. New guidelines and tools will be added periodically.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive CCS Guidelines
  • Knowledge Translation Tools
  • Infographics and Webinars
  • Pocket Guides and Summary Sheets
  • Regularly Updated Content
Features
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The iCCS app provides users with top CCS Guidelines. Read and use CCS Guidelines in practice, for teaching, and self-guided learning. Click on a topic in the app to view the table of contents, then navigate by chapter and section. iCCS includes Guidelines on: - Fitness to Drive (2023) - Peripheral Arterial Disease (2022)  - Cardiorenal Risk Reduction (2022)  - Heart Failure (2017, 2020, 2021)  - Dyslipidemia (2021)  - Atrial Fibrillation (2020)  Visit www.ccs.ca/guidelines for many more Guidelines, Clinical Practice Updates, clinical decision support tools and resources including infographics, educational webinars, slide sets and pocket guides.

Screenshots

CPS by CPhA4 screens
iCCS3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iCCS at 3.7 against CPS by CPhA's 1.0. iCCS also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and review sentiment (25% vs 10%). CPS by CPhA's advantage is iOS requirement (14.2 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iCCS holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of CPS by CPhA's written reviews are positive against 25% of iCCS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CPS by CPhA versus iCCS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCPS by CPhAiCCS
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings)3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews9.6% of reviews25.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.2 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB4 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCanadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA)Canadian Cardiovascular Society

Customer experience

CPS by CPhA

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive9.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative82.7%

iCCS

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

CPS by CPhA

No in-app purchases

None

iCCS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CPS by CPhA free?
CPS by CPhA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iCCS free?
iCCS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CPS by CPhA or iCCS?
iCCS is rated higher. CPS by CPhA averages 1.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while iCCS averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do CPS by CPhA or iCCS have ads?
Neither CPS by CPhA nor iCCS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CPS by CPhA or iCCS?
CPS by CPhA ships an update every 4 months, and iCCS every 4 months. Most recently, CPS by CPhA was updated on September 14, 2026 and iCCS on September 5, 2026.

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