Junior Marsipan vs BDA Peng
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Junior Marsipan
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This is the official resource for any health professionals working with young people with eating disorders in the UK. It has been developed by the Junior Marsipan group. It contains 3 things: 1. The full published Junior Marsipan guidance 2. The Junior Marsipan 'Risk Assessment Tool' to evaluate physical risk in malnourished children with eating disorders - know when to worry, and what to do. 3. A percentage median BMI calculator. Just enter the date of birth, weight and height and the calculator will report the young person's BMI, the %mBMI and target weights against the data on which the UK growth charts are based. It will report centiles and standard deviation scores too. Note that this is for health professionals only and therefore requires an Unlock Code for first use. This can be obtained after downloading from the clinician area at www.marsipan.org.uk
BDA Peng
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A comprehensive evidence-based clinical guide to Parenteral Enteral & Oral Nutritional Support. This clinical guide provides evidence- based data to assist healthcare practitioners in assessing, planning, treating and monitoring adults who require nutritional support. This App is the first e version based on the current 5th edition of the Pocket guide to clinical nutrition (Todorovic V & Mafrici B, 2018.) References cited in the App are web linked. Summarised below are the core sections of the PENG Pocket Guide to Clinical Nutrition, 2018: Introduction 1. Identifying 2. Assessment 3. Adult Requirements 4. Paediatric Requirements 5. Access Routes 6. Monitoring and Reference Values 7. Nutritional Values 8. Parenteral Nutrition 9. Acid-Base Balance 10. Diabetes 11. Microbial Control 12. Refeeding 13. ‘Drugs and Nutrition Support’ 14. ‘Kidney Disease’ 15. Liver 16. Critical Care 17. COPD 18. Bariatric 19. Pancreatic DISCLAIMER: Every attempt has been made to ensure this publication is accurate and up to date. Neither the Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Group of the British Dietetic Association, nor the British Dietetic Association, nor the editors, nor the authors accept any liability to any healthcare professional, healthcare provider, patient or other person using this publication. These guidelines do not replace individual clinical judgement, or clinical decision making. Copyright for the content of this publication is owned by the British Dietetic Association.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BDA Peng at every 5 months against Junior Marsipan's every 20 months. Junior Marsipan's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Junior Marsipan ships an update every 20 months, BDA Peng every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Junior Marsipan | BDA Peng |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 20 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Simon Chapman | The British Dietetic Association |
In-app purchases
Junior Marsipan
No in-app purchases
BDA Peng
No in-app purchases





