Contraception vs WHO Contraception tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Contraception
This app provides comprehensive guidelines on contraceptive method use based on medical eligibility criteria and selected practice recommendations. It assists healthcare providers in counseling individuals and couples on family planning choices, covering over 60 medical conditions and numerous clinical situations.
- U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria (MEC)
- U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations (SPR)
- Covers over 60 characteristics/conditions
- Addresses numerous clinical situations
- Aids healthcare provider counseling
- Based on CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
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The U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use comprises recommendations for the use of specific contraceptive methods by patients who have certain characteristics or medical conditions. The U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use addresses a select group of common, yet sometimes controversial or complex, issues regarding initiation and use of specific contraceptive methods. The app is developed directly from the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) by the Division of Reproductive Health and covers more than 60 characteristics or medical conditions (U.S. MEC) and numerous clinical situations (U.S. SPR). These recommendations are intended to assist healthcare providers when they counsel women, men, and couples about contraceptive method choice and use. Although these recommendations are meant to serve as a source or clinical guidance, healthcare providers should always consider the individual clinical circumstances of each person seeking family planning services.
WHO Contraception tool
This digital tool provides medical eligibility criteria for initiating various contraceptive methods. It guides healthcare providers in recommending safe and effective family planning options for women with specific medical conditions or characteristics.
- Digital MEC Wheel
- Contraceptive method eligibility
- Guidance for family planning providers
- Recommendations for women with medical conditions
- Covers nine common contraceptive methods
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This tool is the digital version of the MEC Wheel. It contains the medical eligibility criteria for starting use of contraceptive methods, based on Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 5th edition (2015), one of WHO’s evidence-based guidelines. It guides family planning providers in recommending safe and effective contraception methods for women with medical conditions or medically-relevant characteristics. The tool includes recommendations on initiating use of nine common types of contraceptive methods: 1. Combined pills, COC (low dose combined oral contraceptives, with ≤ 35 μg ethinyl estradiol) 2. Combined contraceptive patch, P 3. Combined contraceptive vaginal ring, CVR 4. Combined injectable contraceptives, CIC 5. Progestogen-only pills, POP 6. Progestogen-only injectables, DMPA (IM,SC)/NET-EN (depot medroxyprogesterone acetate intramuscular or subcutaneous or norethisterone enantate intramuscular) 7. Progestogen-only implants, LNG/ETG (levonorgestrel or etonogestrel) 8. Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device, LNG-IUD 9. Copper-bearing intrauterine device, Cu-IUD
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Contraception at 64% against WHO Contraception tool's 0%. Contraception also leads on rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 15 months). WHO Contraception tool's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Contraception holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contraception has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Contraception's written reviews are positive against 0% of WHO Contraception tool's.
Contraception ships an update every 7 months, WHO Contraception tool every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Contraception | WHO Contraception tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (27 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Centers For Disease Control and Prevention | RC DIGITAL LTD OOD |
Customer experience
Contraception
WHO Contraception tool
In-app purchases
Contraception
No in-app purchases
WHO Contraception tool
No in-app purchases
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