Comparison

ICE Physio vs APTA Community

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

Head to head
About

ICE Physio

Elevate your physical therapy skills with specialized certifications and cutting-edge courses. Learn from active clinicians in areas like dry needling, pelvic health, and sports management. Access a vibrant community and lifetime course updates.

Highlights
  • Specialty certification tracts
  • In-person and online courses
  • Dry Needling, Pelvic Health, Orthopedics courses
  • Industry-leading clinician faculty
  • Lifetime access to coursework
  • Private clinician community
  • CEU credits for license renewal
Features
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Become a part of PT Version 2.0 by learning to deliver world-class fitness forward, manual therapy skilled, and psychologically informed care for every age and stage of patient and athlete. Get Certified: Comprehensive specialty certification tracts with in-person testing serve as the foundation of our curriculum. - You choose which patient population you want to specialize in, we deliver the focused combination of live and online courses to elevate your skill set beyond that of your competitors - Every certification has an intentional combination of in-person and online experiences to facilitate psychomotor excellence and a deep understanding of current best evidence Individual Course Offerings: The ICE course library has every option you’ll need to join the Physical Therapy Version 2.0 movement - Choose from cutting edge courses in any of these popular content areas: Dry Needling, Pelvic Health, Orthopedics, Geriatrics, Spine Care, Fitness Athlete Management, Persistent Pain, Endurance Athlete Management, and Primary Care. Industry Leading Faculty: ICE faculty don’t teach across multiple divisions, they focus exclusively in each area where you’re seeking specialization. No one becomes a specialist learning from a generalist - Our teachers are clinicians. We’re still active in patient care and facing the same daily challenges as you. Learn techniques and approaches developed in the trenches of clinic, not in the ivory towers of academia. Modern Course Design: ICE courses are meticulously organized and delivered. - Taking an online course? You’ll do so in our carefully curated platform built in partnership with the popular Circle platform where you’ll find our virtual ecosystem a joy to navigate. Engage in our courses via your browser or better yet on the ICE Physio app! - Taking an in-person course? Over the past decade ICE has developed an unbelievable network of preferred hosts across the nation whose facilities are perfect to showcase our unique fitness forward brand of coursework - Lifetime access to all coursework as well as any future updates Community: Engaging in ICE courses isn’t only about becoming the premiere provider in your community, it’s about joining a like minded community unlike any other. - Our private community of ICE students boasts thousands of driven clinicians constantly eager to share input on your challenging cases, help you find your next job, troubleshoot business questions, or simply share in the crazy journey that is clinical practice. - The PTonICE Daily Show podcast episodes are downloaded several million times every year across the entire globe leading to rich discussions within and beyond our nation’s borders. Wherever people are choosing fitness over sickness, you’ll find ICE Physio in the conversation. CEUs: While “checking the box” is unlikely to be the primary motivation behind your taking an ICE course, making sure every course counts towards license renewal is something we’ve been delivering on for over a decade - Every ICE course is pre-approved for CEU in any state where the course is physically hosted - Live AND online offerings are pre-approved in California and every state which shares reciprocity - Specific state by state details as well as information for a wide variety of professional licenses beyond physical therapy can be conveniently found on our FAQ page at PTonICE.com

About

APTA Community

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Enhance your association experience and professional connections. Join APTA’s online community to connect, collaborate, and thrive. APTA members have access to thought leadership discussions, resources, and tools for their specific volunteer roles and programs. Not an APTA member and interested in joining our community? Visit apta.org/membership to learn more about the benefits of membership for physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students of physical therapy. We look forward to welcoming you to our community of more than 100,000 physical therapy professionals!

Screenshots

ICE Physio4 screens
APTA Community4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ICE Physio at none against APTA Community's shown. APTA Community's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ICE Physio versus APTA Community: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterICE PhysioAPTA Community
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (141 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings141 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB6 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperInstitute of Clinical Excellence, INCAmerican Physical Therapy Association

In-app purchases

None

ICE Physio

No in-app purchases

None

APTA Community

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ICE Physio free?
ICE Physio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is APTA Community free?
APTA Community is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ICE Physio or APTA Community have ads?
APTA Community shows ads; ICE Physio does not.

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