Comparison

ACP Clinical Guidelines vs The Clinical Problem Solvers

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

Head to head
About

ACP Clinical Guidelines

Access evidence-based clinical practice guidelines from the American College of Physicians on your mobile device. This app provides internal medicine physicians and other clinicians with convenient access to recommendations, summary tables, and algorithms in an interactive format.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
  • Recommendations and rationale
  • Summary tables
  • Algorithms
  • High value care advice
  • Interactive mobile format
Features
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The American College of Physicians (ACP) produces evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, which means that the guidelines follow a rigorous development process and are based on the highest quality scientific evidence. Internal medicine physicians and other clinicians can now access these clinical recommendations in virtually any setting via the ACP Clinical Guidelines app. Available for free, the ACP Clinical Guidelines app includes recommendations from ACP’s clinical practice guidelines and guidance statements. Users can conveniently access clinical recommendations and rationale, summary tables, algorithms, and high value care advice for all currently active ACP guidelines in an easy to read and interactive mobile format. ACP is a national organization of internists —physician specialists who apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. ACP is the largest medical-specialty organization and second-largest physician group in the United States. Its membership of 133,000 includes internists, internal medicine subspecialists, medical students, residents, and fellows. The mission of the ACP is to enhance the quality and effectiveness of health care by fostering excellence and professionalism in the practice of medicine.

About

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Access expert diagnostic reasoning tools, including schemas, illness scripts, and practice cases. Save content for offline use, quickly link to explanation videos and podcast episodes, and stay updated with new materials added monthly. Share resources with colleagues.

Highlights
  • Browse schemas and illness scripts
  • Access practice cases and videos
  • Save documents for offline access
  • Link to podcast episodes
  • Stay updated with new content
  • Share resources
Features
Currently charting
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This is the official companion app to the Clinical Problem Solvers podcast, you would be able to: - Browse schemas, illness scripts, practice cases, videos, and blog posts crafted by the Clinical Problem Solvers team - Save all documents for offline access - Quickly access the explanation video and podcast episode associated with each schema - Stay updated with newer versions of schemas - Share the documents with your friends and colleagues We are adding 4 to 5 new schemas and illness scripts per month as part of our ongoing podcast episodes. This app is closely tied to what is discussed on each podcast episode, and not meant as a comprehensive reference. For a taste of what is in the app, please check out our podcast! The name of our podcast is "The Clinical Problem Solvers". URL at: https://apple.co/2m4cIT2 Our website: https://clinicalproblemsolving.com/ Twitter handle: @cpsolvers

Screenshots

ACP Clinical Guidelines4 screens
The Clinical Problem Solvers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ACP Clinical Guidelines at Free against The Clinical Problem Solvers's $14.99. The Clinical Problem Solvers's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (204 vs 12). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ACP Clinical Guidelines is free to download; The Clinical Problem Solvers costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Clinical Problem Solvers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Clinical Problem Solvers has 204 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of ACP Clinical Guidelines's written reviews are positive against 90% of The Clinical Problem Solvers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
ACP Clinical Guidelines versus The Clinical Problem Solvers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACP Clinical GuidelinesThe Clinical Problem Solvers
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating3.0 (12 ratings)4.8 (204 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews90.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12204 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#196 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB32 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAmerican College of PhysiciansTHE CLINICAL PROBLEM SOLVERS INC.

Customer experience

ACP Clinical Guidelines

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

The Clinical Problem Solvers

All ratings202 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.5%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive90.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative8.6%

Bugs and requests

ACP Clinical Guidelines

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App doesn't work properly on iPad 5
  • Download all feature doesn't function
  • Search function not working
  • Content not displaying under illness scripts and practice cases sections
  • App crashes or freezes on certain devices

Requested features

7 requests
  • Expand library with more diagnostic schemas
  • Improve search functionality
  • Add more content for internal medicine and internists
  • Include podcast episodes within the app
  • Regular updates with new schemas
Show 2 more
  • Add more practice cases
  • Expand content for specialty areas

In-app purchases

None

ACP Clinical Guidelines

No in-app purchases

None

The Clinical Problem Solvers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ACP Clinical Guidelines free?
ACP Clinical Guidelines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Clinical Problem Solvers free?
The Clinical Problem Solvers costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ACP Clinical Guidelines or The Clinical Problem Solvers?
The Clinical Problem Solvers is rated higher. ACP Clinical Guidelines averages 3.0 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while The Clinical Problem Solvers averages 4.8 from 204 ratings.
Do ACP Clinical Guidelines or The Clinical Problem Solvers have ads?
Neither ACP Clinical Guidelines nor The Clinical Problem Solvers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ACP Clinical Guidelines or The Clinical Problem Solvers?
ACP Clinical Guidelines ships an update every 2 months, and The Clinical Problem Solvers every 2 months. Most recently, ACP Clinical Guidelines was updated on November 3, 2026 and The Clinical Problem Solvers on November 6, 2026.

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