Comparison

CPD Portfolio vs Virti

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

Head to head
About

CPD Portfolio

Easily record and manage your professional development activities. Capture diary entries, reflective notes, and upload evidence like documents and audio recordings. Access webinars, resources, and track your progress towards professional standards.

Highlights
  • Capture CPD diary and reflective entries
  • Align entries to professional standards
  • Upload documents, certificates, and audio evidence
  • Access live CPD webinars and upcoming events
  • View CPD entry progress and hours
  • Document scanner for evidence upload
  • Access web-based dashboard
Features
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Using the CPDme app quickly capture evidence and maintain an accurate record of your development, linked to professional standards. Capture your CPD Diary and Reflective entries whilst on the move, managing all of your CPD evidence in one place. Align all of your CPD entries to your professional / governing body standards in readiness for any management review, audit or job interview. The CPDme app Dashboard screen provides you with useful infographics of your CPD entries and the ability to book onto great, upcoming CPD events and webinars that will contribute to your continued development. Some of the key features and functionality are: - Quickly and securely register as a new member of CPDme via the app based upon your profession. - Login to the mobile app as an existing member of CPDme to capture your development on the move. - Create new diary and reflective entries that will form part of your CPD Portfolio, aligning this to professional / governing body standards. - Access live CPD Webinars and register for all upcoming events in just a few simple clicks. - Preview, edit and search through all of your entries. - View percentage completion for each of your entries as well as the number of CPD hours for each entry. - Upload and attach evidence captured and stored on your mobile device. - Use the new Document Scanner feature to upload key documents and certificates from your device that are perfectly formatted. - Upload a Reflective audio recording of your learning and development. - Securely access your web-based CPD Dashboard for additional features via the app Profile tab, using our quick and simple Dashboard Authenticator to gain access. - View an extensive library of CPD resources including our Shared CPD area and Videos library. - Receive great offer notifications for CPD courses, events and conferences. - Receive reminders from a CPD Buddy to update your Portfolio if you don't use the app for a set period of time. - Get personalised and responsive support from a team of professionals. - Provide feedback for future upgrades and features. Other Features Include: - Summary Dashboard of CPD - View All Entries - Add CPD Diary Entry - Add Reflective Practice - Add to “My Files” CPD Evidence Store - Personal Profile - Access CPD Webinars - Access Shared CPD Opportunities - CPD Videos and Guides - CPD Knowledge Base Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see our https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ and https://www.cpdme.com/privacy/.

About

Virti

Immersive educational experiences for students and professionals. Practice decision-making skills in realistic environments before real-world application. Access a library of 360 immersive content and VR simulations.

Highlights
  • Experiential learning via smartphone
  • Access entire content library
  • Experience medical cases in VR
  • Switch to VR mode anytime
  • Complete courses or simulations
  • Gain achievements and top leaderboards
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Virti is an award-winning immersive education platform for students and professionals. Virti transports and assesses you in realistic environments before you get there and tests your decision-making skills under pressure. Virti’s mobile app provides you with immersive training and education experiences accessible through smartphones and headsets. Virti enables distribution, enhancement and analysis of 360 immersive content. Used by major universities, schools and education institutions Virti offers you everything you need to create quality VR content, including distribution platform, tools, support and know-how. Our mission is to make creating and distributing VR education content easier than ever before. Virti has won a number of awards including the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh Triennial Surgical Innovation Competition. FEATURES: - Experiential learning from your smartphone! - Explore our entire library straight to your smartphone - Experience medical cases in full VR - Switch to VR mode at anytime - Complete courses or jump into individual simulations - Gain achievements, top leaderboards and compete against your peers WHAT OUR USERS ARE SAYING: “Simple and fun are two words that describe the platform. This will revolutionise how we, as med students and health professionals, learn to perform under pressure before entering a clinical environment with patients benefitting. Using the platform has made me more confident in my practice" Sarah Humphries, Final Year Medical Student "The ability to market training courses through the Virti platform to a much wider audience will help to transform our business and develop new revenue streams by commercialising existing, non-profitable courses" Andrew Jackson MD, Trauma Surgeon "Virti is the most effective tool available for teaching emergency, life-saving skills such as CPR and Basic Life Support under pressure. We can now train people anywhere in the world how to save lives; whether you are in New Zealand or Tibet the platform is easily accessible" Brad Knowles, Chief Resus Officer Find out more: www.virti.com

Screenshots

CPD Portfolio4 screens
Virti4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Virti at none against CPD Portfolio's 3. Virti also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). CPD Portfolio's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. CPD Portfolio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Virti asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CPD Portfolio against 5.0 for Virti. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CPD Portfolio has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CPD Portfolio ships an update every 3 weeks, Virti every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CPD Portfolio versus Virti: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCPD PortfolioVirti
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB166 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCPD Made Easy LtdVirti Inc

Customer experience

CPD Portfolio

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral0.9%
Negative5.6%

Virti

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CPD Portfolio

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Unable to select boxes when submitting a diary entry
  • Won't allow login, rendering app useless
  • Very glitchy to use on the app
  • Login screen freezes
  • App update promised for over a year with integration to clinical skills
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  • Appalling sign-up and login process

Requested features

4 requests
  • More focus on Occupational Therapist development
  • Include a related reading section for bibliography and notes
  • Ability to create portfolio from the app, not just desktop/web version
  • Integration with Clinical Skills app (promised but not delivered)

Virti

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CPD Portfolio

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Reflective Practice$0.99
None

Virti

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CPD Portfolio free?
CPD Portfolio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Virti free?
Virti is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CPD Portfolio or Virti?
CPD Portfolio and Virti are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do CPD Portfolio or Virti have ads?
Neither CPD Portfolio nor Virti shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CPD Portfolio or Virti?
CPD Portfolio ships an update every 3 weeks, and Virti every 8 days. Most recently, CPD Portfolio was updated on September 24, 2026 and Virti on June 25, 2026.

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