CANImmunize vs CCPN SPAF Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CANImmunize
Securely store and manage your Canadian vaccination records digitally. Receive timely reminders for upcoming immunizations and stay informed about provincial schedules and disease outbreaks. Access trusted health resources and educational content.
- Digital immunization record storage
- Vaccination reminders
- Provincial schedule updates
- Customized vaccination schedules
- Outbreak information
- Trusted health resources
- Educational games and comics
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CANImmunize is a digital immunization record for Canadians that securely stores your vaccination records and helps you get vaccinated on time. Use CANImmunize to: * Track childhood, adult, and travel vaccinations for yourself and your family members * Receive reminders about upcoming vaccinations right to your home screen. * Stay up-to-date with the vaccination schedule of your Canadian province or territory * Create customized vaccination schedules for family members receiving travel or other types of vaccines * Learn about outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in your area * Access information and resources about vaccination from trusted Canadian health sources * Have fun learning about vaccinations with games, videos, and the Immunity Warriors comic book
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 update cadence: CANImmunize at every 3 weeks against CCPN SPAF Tool's every 14 months. CANImmunize also leads on ratings volume (46 vs 1). CCPN SPAF Tool's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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.
CCPN SPAF Tool holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CANImmunize has 46 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CANImmunize ships an update every 3 weeks, CCPN SPAF Tool every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CANImmunize | CCPN SPAF Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (46 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | CANImmunize Inc. | Lemieux Bedard Communications Inc. |
Customer experience
CANImmunize
CCPN SPAF Tool
Bugs and requests
CANImmunize
Reported bugs
21 issues- App crashes when opening records
- App crashes on startup
- App crashes after update
- Cannot open app on older iPhones (iOS 12)
- Login errors
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- Logs out frequently
- Password reset link not working
- Information disappeared
- Duplicate entries after reinstall
- Cannot access account after update
- Data not being saved
- Spikevax bivalent vaccine changes to paediatric
- COVID booster shows as paediatric
- Wrong drug showing in record
- App freezes on 'Loading'
- Upload button not working
- UI sections overlap on iPhone
- Cannot access account or reset password after update
- Data lost after update
- Lost all immunization records after update
- Lost all data after upgrade
Requested features
10 requests- Option to add medical conditions
- Ability to upload PDFs
- Transfer adult child's data to their account
- Sync with Apple HealthKit
- Option to add documentation (medical exemptions)
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- Add RSV vaccine and COVID XBB boosters
- Option to add vaccine product not in database
- Save password or tie to Touch ID/Face ID
- Upload to all public health units in Canada
- List/filter vaccines by name
CCPN SPAF Tool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CANImmunize
No in-app purchases
CCPN SPAF Tool
No in-app purchases
