PEPID® vs CLA NBME
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PEPID®
Provides healthcare professionals with essential tools for patient care, including a vast drug database, medical calculators, and visual aids. Content is regularly updated and clinically independent, offering reliable information for various medical roles.
- Largest drug database
- Medical calculators
- High-res pill photos
- Clinical illustrations
- Regularly updated information
- Independent clinical content
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PEPID gives healthcare professionals all the tools they need to treat patients at the scene, en route and/or by the bedside. With just a few taps, access the largest drug database on the market, medical calculators, high-res pill photos, illustrations, and much more! -- Updated regularly, so you can be sure you have the most current information available -- Independent clinical content from 12 leading healthcare associations, including the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians and the Family Physicians Inquiries Network -- Suites available for physicians, nurses, students, residents, pharmacists, EMTs and paramedics, and more Have questions, issues or feedback? Contact us at support@pepid.com.
CLA NBME
This tool helps healthcare providers enhance their communication skills through video-based learning. It requires a username and password for access and features actor portrayals of patients.
- Communication skills improvement
- Video patient simulations
- Healthcare provider focused
- Requires login credentials
- Actor portrayals
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The Communication Learning Assessment (CLA) is a tool designed to help healthcare providers improve their communication skills. Note: A username and password is required to use this app. Please contact NBME (http://www.nbme.org) for details. Videos of patients are actor portrayals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PEPID® at 45% against CLA NBME's 0%. PEPID® also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 6). CLA NBME's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
PEPID® holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PEPID® has 2.9K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of PEPID®'s written reviews are positive against 0% of CLA NBME's.
PEPID® ships an update every 5 weeks, CLA NBME fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PEPID® | CLA NBME |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.9K ratings) — better | 2.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.9K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PEPID, LLC | National Board of Medical Examiners |
Customer experience
PEPID®
CLA NBME
Bugs and requests
PEPID®
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on login or launch
- Content fails to download
- Incompatible with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Improved search functionality
- More calculators and tools
- Automatic content updates
- Ability to use on multiple devices with single subscription
CLA NBME
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PEPID®
No in-app purchases
CLA NBME
No in-app purchases
