Comparison

BCT Taxonomy vs BMJ Best Practice

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Full BCTTv1 access
  • Quick search by label or grouping
  • View all BCTs
  • Definitions and examples
  • Organized into 16 groupings
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Evidence-based clinical guidance
  • Offline access
  • Patient leaflets
  • Medical calculators
  • Guidance videos
  • CME/CPD tracking
Features
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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

BCT Taxonomy4 screens
BMJ Best Practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BCT Taxonomy versus BMJ Best Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBCT TaxonomyBMJ Best Practice
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (207 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better86.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2207 — better
Update frequencyEvery 74 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB102 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer23 LtdBMJ Group

Customer experience

BCT Taxonomy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BMJ Best Practice

All ratings207 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.4%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative7.7%

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

None

BCT Taxonomy

No in-app purchases

None

BMJ Best Practice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BCT Taxonomy free?
BCT Taxonomy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BMJ Best Practice free?
BMJ Best Practice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BCT Taxonomy or BMJ Best Practice?
BCT Taxonomy is rated higher. BCT Taxonomy averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while BMJ Best Practice averages 4.7 from 207 ratings.
Do BCT Taxonomy or BMJ Best Practice have ads?
Neither BCT Taxonomy nor BMJ Best Practice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BCT Taxonomy or BMJ Best Practice?
BCT Taxonomy ships an update every 74 months, and BMJ Best Practice monthly. Most recently, BCT Taxonomy was updated on October 26, 2026 and BMJ Best Practice on October 29, 2026.

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