CCPN SPAF Tool vs Firstline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CCPN SPAF Tool
This tool helps Canadian healthcare professionals optimize stroke prevention for patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. It incorporates risk stratification, bleeding risk assessment, and provides therapy recommendations based on current guidelines. It also offers drug information, dose recommendations, and management tools for personalized patient care.
- Stroke risk stratification (CHADS, CHADSVASc)
- Bleeding risk assessment (HAS-BLED)
- Therapy recommendations (CCS AFIB Guidelines)
- Drug information and dose recommendations
- Creatinine clearance calculations
- Therapeutic option comparison
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Stroke prevention for your patients with atrial fibrillation The Canadian Cardiovascular Pharmacist Network (CCPN) SPAF Tool App is designed to assist Canadian healthcare professionals optimize stroke prevention treatment in their patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. It was modeled after the CCPN SPAF pocket card. It incorporates stroke risk stratification using CHADS and CHADSVASc criteria, bleeding risk using HAS-BLED criteria and provides recommendations for stroke prevention therapy based on the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) AFIB Guidelines. This app also includes practical drug information, dose recommendations, creatinine clearance calculations, and management tools which allow healthcare professionals to compare therapeutic options and tailor therapy for individual patients. It is intended as a general reference to supplement the existing knowledge of healthcare professionals. This app was supported in kind by the Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (CICC) and through an unrestricted grant from the Pfizer-Bristol Myers Squibb Alliance and Servier Canada. The original CCPN SPAF pocket card was supported through an unrestricted grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Canada For use by Canadian healthcare professionals only.
Firstline
Provides healthcare professionals with interactive, point-of-care guidance for optimal patient treatment. Access customizable protocols, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection control information. Updates are rapid and it functions offline.
- Antimicrobial Stewardship guidelines
- Infection Prevention & Control protocols
- Customizable for healthcare organizations
- Antimicrobial formulary information
- Pathogen and antibiogram data
- Offline functionality
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Healthcare organizations worldwide rely on Firstline to deliver free, customized, interactive guidance directly to the point of care, making it easy for healthcare providers to choose the best treatment for their patients. Features: • Antimicrobial Stewardship guidelines • Infection Prevention & Control protocols • Customizable for any hospital or healthcare organization • Antimicrobial formulary information • Pathogen information including local antibiogram data • WHO AWaRe Antibiotic Book • Messaging system with push notifications • Integrated calculators • Surveys and forms • Cloud-based, rapid updates • Works offline
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Firstline at every 2 weeks against CCPN SPAF Tool's every 14 months. Firstline also leads on ratings volume (644 vs 1). CCPN SPAF Tool's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for CCPN SPAF Tool against 4.9 for Firstline. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Firstline has 644 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CCPN SPAF Tool ships an update every 14 months, Firstline every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CCPN SPAF Tool | Firstline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (644 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 89.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 644 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lemieux Bedard Communications Inc. | Spectrum Mobile Health Inc. |
Customer experience
CCPN SPAF Tool
Firstline
Bugs and requests
CCPN SPAF Tool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Firstline
Reported bugs
4 issues- App will not progress past loading screen
- App crashes constantly on startup after updates
- Requires uninstall and reinstall to resolve crashes
- Crashes return after a few hours or days
Requested features
3 requests- Treatment duration guidelines for pathogens
- Regional data for additional areas (e.g., Southern Ontario/Hamilton/Toronto)
- More specific treatment duration information
In-app purchases
CCPN SPAF Tool
No in-app purchases
Firstline
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CCPN SPAF Tool free?
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