AudioDigest vs Acorn Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AudioDigest
Access high-quality audio continuing medical education content designed for physicians. Earn CME/MOC credits directly within the app, track your progress, and stay updated on the latest clinical advancements. Features enhanced content discovery and efficient navigation.
- Access digital CME content
- Earn CME/MOC credits
- Downloadable transcripts
- Credit tracker dashboard
- Content filtering and sorting
- Discover new content
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Newly enhanced features help you get even more from AudioDigest®. Save time accessing content - Use tabs to find content you last played, downloaded, or added from Search. - Quickly locate content with improved filtering and sorting features. - Discover new content as it becomes available. Stay on top of licensure and state requirements - Earn CME/MOC directly within the app, including downloading or emailing transcripts. - Map your progress toward state and topic requirements on the credit tracker dashboard. - Discover an all-inclusive solution to track multiple state requirements. - Automatically report your MOC points to your specialty board. About AudioDigest® AudioDigest is fully accredited by the ACCME® to provide continuing medical education for physicians. A premier provider of quality audio CME since 1952, AudioDigest conveniently delivers a steady stream of current content that’s relevant to your practice, keeping you up to date on the latest clinical advancements and improving patient outcomes. AudioDigest publishes unbiased scientific and clinical courses, presented by experts from world-class institutions. Each Audio Digest CME/CE audio course is carefully selected, recorded, and edited to ensure the highest quality educational and listening experience. Your feedback makes AudioDigest even better. Please share comments or suggestions on the in-app feedback form, or email feedback@audio-digest.org. If you’re having problems with login, please contact us at 800 423 2308.
Acorn Scanner
This app allows users to upload files to a healthcare credentialing system. It serves as a mobile extension for managing important documents within the healthcare credentialing platform.
- File uploading
- Healthcare credentialing system integration
- Mobile document management
- Secure file transfer
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Download app from the Healthcare credentialing solutions website, and use the app to upload file to Healthcare credentialing solutions system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AudioDigest at 4.7 against Acorn Scanner's 1.0. AudioDigest also leads on ratings volume (2.5K vs 1). Acorn Scanner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads 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. AudioDigest sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Acorn Scanner asks for nothing beyond the download.
AudioDigest holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AudioDigest has 2.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AudioDigest ships an update every 6 weeks, Acorn Scanner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AudioDigest | Acorn Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | LDI BCM LLC | Acorn Credentialing Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
AudioDigest
Acorn Scanner
Bugs and requests
AudioDigest
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on startup
- Inability to complete pre and post-tests
- Lectures not loading or playing correctly
- Syncing issues between devices
- CME credits not properly tracked or awarded
Requested features
5 requests- Improve app stability and reliability
- Redesign user interface for better usability
- Provide more up-to-date and relevant content
- Enhance search and browsing capabilities
- Optimize app performance for seamless experience
Acorn Scanner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AudioDigest
- Lecture Valid for 0.25 Credits$9.99
- Lecture Valid for 0.5 Credits$9.99
- Lecture Valid for 0.75 Credits$9.99
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- Lecture Valid for 0 Credits$9.99
- Lecture Valid for 1 Credit$12.99
- Lecture Valid for 1.25 Credits$15.99
- Lecture Valid for 1.5 Credits$19.99
- Lecture Valid for 1.75 Credits$24.99
- Lecture Valid for 2 Credits$24.99
- Board-Review Credit Lecture$34.99
Acorn Scanner
No in-app purchases
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