Paragon Mobile vs PREP Self
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paragon Mobile
Provides clinicians with secure, anytime access to patient clinical data from their iPhone. This mobile solution enhances workflow efficiency for better patient care and business health by allowing untethered access to information.
- Rapid access to clinical data
- Untethered clinician access
- Efficient patient rounding
- Real-time data sharing with patients
- User-defined patient data views
- Audit reports of viewed data
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What if you could have a solution to help provide rapid access to clinical data anytime, anywhere? With Paragon Mobile for Smartphone™, you can. The Paragon Clinician Mobile for Smartphone™ application provides clinicians with access to information from an iPhone. Untethered to a PC, your clinicians can conduct more efficient rounding and be apprised of incoming information about their patients. Better access and flexibility — helping to improve workflow for better care for patients and better health of your business. Paragon Clinician Mobile for Smartphone™ includes: • Native iOS interactions and capabilities • The ability to share real-time data with patients • Ability to view patient data based on user-defined settings • Audit reports of viewed data Your organization must first license Paragon Clinician Mobile for Smartphone™ and be on Paragon release 12.0 or higher.
PREP Self
Access trusted pediatric learning content through a new mobile app. Build a personalized question bank by selecting blocks from various content areas to fit your learning style and schedule. Earn CME credits and MOC points with each block.
- Trusted PREP content
- Customizable question bank
- Case-based questions
- Earn CME credits
- Earn MOC points
- Modern user interface
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Trusted PREP® Content, New Mobile App! For nearly 45 years, the PREP Self-Assessment Program has been a trusted source for pediatric learning and professional growth. Now, we're reimagining the experience. Meet PREP Blocks: A new, customizable way to access the same trusted PREP questions you know and value, designed to fit your learning style, pace, and schedule. • Enjoy a modern, user-friendly interface with a long-awaited mobile app and new desktop experience • Build a Question Bank by selecting blocks from content areas that match your goals • 20 case-based questions per block • Earn up to 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and 4 MOC Part 2 Points with each block
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Paragon Mobile at 100% against PREP Self's 67%. Paragon Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.6). PREP Self's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 9 months) and rating (3.7 vs 3.4). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
PREP Self holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Paragon Mobile's written reviews are positive against 67% of PREP Self's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Paragon Mobile ships an update every 9 months, PREP Self daily. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paragon Mobile | PREP Self |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 3.7 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc | American Academy of Pediatrics |
Customer experience
Paragon Mobile
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In-app purchases
Paragon Mobile
No in-app purchases
PREP Self
No in-app purchases
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