BCT Taxonomy vs BMJ Best Practice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BCT Taxonomy
This app provides a searchable database of 93 behavior change techniques, organized into 16 groups. It's a valuable resource for designing, reporting, or evaluating interventions aimed at modifying behavior.
- Full BCTTv1 access
- Quick search by label or grouping
- View all BCTs
- Definitions and examples
- Organized into 16 groupings
Read full descriptionHide full description
This app is an easy-to-navigate and fully searchable version of the Behaviour Change Technique Taxonomy v1 (BCTTv1) published by Michie et al. (2013). Comprising 93 behaviour change techniques (BCTs) with labels, definitions and examples, organised into 16 groupings to increase speed of use, the taxonomy is a valuable tool for anyone involved in designing, reporting or evaluating interventions to change behaviour. Features - Access to the full BCTTv1 - Quick search for BCTs by BCT label, grouping or view all BCTs - Find out more about the BCTTv1 taxonomy project About The development of BCTTv1 was three-year project, funded by the UK Medical Research Council and led by a team of behavioural scientists from: • University College London • University of Aberdeen • University of Cambridge • University of Exeter • City University London • Newcastle University Find out more about the BCTTv1 project at: www.ucl.ac.uk/health-psychology/bcttaxonomy
BMJ Best Practice
Access up-to-date, evidence-based clinical guidance for healthcare professionals. This app offers offline access to diagnostic, treatment, and prevention information, along with patient leaflets, calculators, and procedure videos. It also tracks CME/CPD activities.
- Evidence-based clinical guidance
- Offline access
- Patient leaflets
- Medical calculators
- Guidance videos
- CME/CPD tracking
Read full descriptionHide full description
Instant access to the latest evidence-based guidance for healthcare professionals. Updated daily, BMJ Best Practice provides healthcare professionals with the latest evidence-based clinical decision support information. It's available offline, which means clinical decision support can be accessed anytime, anywhere. This app can be downloaded by those who have access to the BMJ Best Practice website, and have already set-up a username and password. Don’t have a subscription? Download the app and access a free 7 day trial. The app provides: - Fast access to the latest guidance on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention - 500+ patient leaflets - 250+ medical calculators - Guidance videos on common clinical procedures - Automatic CME/CPD activity tracking Your feedback helps to inform future developments. At BMJ, we have a user-centered product development process, which means that we enhance the product based on what our customers, and our users tell us they need and want. As a result, we have introduced features such as ‘night mode’ and patient leaflets to the app. If you have a question or want to provide feedback, please contact us at support@bmj.com. Thank you!
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BMJ Best Practice at monthly against BCT Taxonomy's every 74 months. BMJ Best Practice also leads on ratings volume (207 vs 2). BCT Taxonomy's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BCT Taxonomy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BMJ Best Practice has 207 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of BCT Taxonomy's written reviews are positive against 87% of BMJ Best Practice's.
BCT Taxonomy ships an update every 74 months, BMJ Best Practice monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BCT Taxonomy | BMJ Best Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (207 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 86.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 207 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 74 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 23 Ltd | BMJ Group |
Customer experience
BCT Taxonomy
BMJ Best Practice
Bugs and requests
BCT Taxonomy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BMJ Best Practice
Reported bugs
3 issues- App getting stuck on download screen
- Inability to open the app on certain devices
- Automatic logout issues
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save favorites and bookmarks
- Improved support for landscape mode and split-screen
- Author/reference details for content
- Institutional login option
In-app purchases
BCT Taxonomy
No in-app purchases
BMJ Best Practice
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BCT Taxonomy free?
Is BMJ Best Practice free?
Which has better reviews, BCT Taxonomy or BMJ Best Practice?
Do BCT Taxonomy or BMJ Best Practice have ads?
Which is updated more often, BCT Taxonomy or BMJ Best Practice?
Other comparisons















