AASPA Community vs Co
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AASPA Community
This app connects surgical physician assistants and students with resources to advance their careers. It offers continuing medical education, networking opportunities, and access to professional journals and events.
- Surgical resources and CME
- Live webinars and on-demand sessions
- Private member community
- Surgical skills workshops
- Access to Sutureline Journal
- Event registration and management
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Join AASPA, the official app of the American Association of Surgical PAs. Designed by surgical PAs, for surgical PAs, this app empowers you to advance your career, stay connected, learn surgical skills and elevate patient care through a thriving professional community. Whether you're a practicing surgical PA, PA student, resident, or aspiring pre-PA, AASPA offers access to essential resources for career advancement, continuing medical education such as webinars and live conference replays, access to AASPA’s most loved Sutureline Journal, in addition to networking events—all in one place. Experience seamless learning, connection and advancement of your surgical skills through an easy-to-use app built with your professional growth in mind. Features: Access cutting-edge surgical resources and CME opportunities Participate in live webinars and on-demand educational sessions Connect with peers through a private, member-only community Stay informed about in person surgical skills workshops Review surgical case studies and get to know surgery PAs across the nation with access to AASPA’s Journal Sutureline Simplify event registration and conference management Download AASPA and take your surgical PA career to the next level.
Co
This app is a dedicated space for coaches, leaders, and practitioners to continue their professional development and connect with a like-minded community. It offers opportunities for ongoing learning, peer coaching, and relationship building to foster personal and professional growth.
- Connect with coaches and leaders
- Continue professional development
- Peer coaching opportunities
- Access live events and gatherings
- Engage in learning pods
- Share and learn from experiences
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You came to Co-Active to learn coaching or leadership. You left with something you didn't expect: a different way of seeing people, a practice you couldn't unlearn, and relationships that meant more than you anticipated. This is where that continues. Co-Active Community is the home for coaches, leaders, and practitioners at every stage of their Co-Active journey. Whether you completed Foundations, earned your CPCC, or are somewhere in between, this is the place where the work stays alive, the relationships don't fade, and your becoming doesn't stop just because the program did. We've held a belief for more than three decades: people are not broken. They don't need to be fixed. Every person already carries the wisdom, creativity, and capacity to live the life they are here to live. Our work has always been to create the conditions that help people access what has always been within them. We are creating a place where every part of the Co-Active experience comes together. Here you will find your circle. People who share your practice, your part of the world, or your way of bringing Co-Active into organizations, families, and communities. You won't have to explain what it means to hold someone as naturally creative, resourceful, and whole. Your people already know. You will find ways to keep growing. Live events, peer coaching, regional gatherings, learning pods, and conversations that don't just expand what you know. They grow your heart and your humanity. And you will find ways to contribute. Because in this community, everyone has something to offer and everyone has something to learn. Your experience strengthens others. Theirs strengthens you. What you are here to learn, you are also here to teach. We are not creating community. Community already exists. We are creating the conditions for it to flourish. Come find your circle. Stay close to the work. Help shape what comes next. Your becoming continues here.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AASPA Community at 5.0 against Co's 4.3. Co's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
AASPA Community holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AASPA Community | Co |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants, Inc | Co-Active Training Institute |
Customer experience
AASPA Community
Co
In-app purchases
AASPA Community
No in-app purchases
Co
No in-app purchases









