ACG Mobile vs SAMS Conferences
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACG Mobile
Access presentations, speaker details, and event resources for select ACG Regional events. View presentation slides, draw and highlight directly on them, and take notes that are saved online.
- Browse presentations
- View speaker details
- Access event resources
- Highlight and draw on slides
- Take notes on slides
- Online note saving
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**** FOR ATTENDEES ONLY **** The ACG Mobile mobile application allows you to browse through presentations, speaker details and other resources from select ACG Regional events. Presentation slides are also available for many of the sessions. You can draw and highlight directly on the slides using your finger, and you can take notes adjacent each slide. All your notes are saved online and can be accessed through your online personal summary.
SAMS Conferences
This app serves as an official guide for a national symposium, providing attendees with access to the full conference schedule, session and speaker details, and interactive venue maps. It offers real-time updates for both in-person and remote participants.
- Full conference schedule access
- Detailed session and speaker information
- Interactive venue maps
- Real-time event updates
- Remote participation support
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The official app of the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS) conferences. It puts everything you need at the conference on your phone, from the first session to your CME certificate. PLAN YOUR CONFERENCE • Browse general and parallel sessions, workshops and social activities • Open any session to see its agenda, speakers and moderators, with full speaker bios • Add sessions to My Schedule. The app flags any that overlap. • See which workshops you're approved to attend YOUR QR BADGE • Your personal QR code is your conference pass. Show it at check-in. • My Benefits shows everything included in your registration • Activity tickets show whether each one is valid or already checked in SOCIAL ACTIVITIES • See every social event and sign up in one tap • Know right away when an activity is full • Open the venue in Maps and see which shuttles go there SHUTTLES • Full timetable for every route, with all stops • Live status: on time, delayed, departed or cancelled • A "Your next shuttle" card so you never miss your ride • Set a reminder before any departure • Open any stop in Maps NETWORKING • Scan another attendee's QR code to add them to My Network • Keep private notes on each contact FEEDBACK & CME • Session and workshop feedback forms appear in My Surveys when they open. Your answers are anonymous. • Complete your CME evaluation in the app, page by page • Submitting it issues your CME certificate, which is also emailed to you CERTIFICATES • See all your certificates in one place • Save or share them as a PDF • Post to LinkedIn in one tap, with a caption ready to paste • Anyone can verify a certificate online STAY UPDATED • Push notifications for announcements, new surveys and certificates • A notification inbox so you can catch up anytime YOUR PROFILE • Add a photo, bio, specialty and your LinkedIn, X and website links • Update your details or reset your password anytime ABOUT THE CONFERENCE • Conference overview, planning committee, sponsors and contact information Not registered yet? Continue as a guest to explore the program. FOR CONFERENCE STAFF • Scan attendee badges to check them in • Manage attendance and view the attendee roster
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SAMS Conferences at 100% against ACG Mobile's 36%. SAMS Conferences also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). ACG Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 4). 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.
SAMS Conferences holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACG Mobile has 1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of ACG Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of SAMS Conferences's.
ACG Mobile ships an update every 3 months, SAMS Conferences every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACG Mobile | SAMS Conferences |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American College of Gastroenterology | Syrian American Medical Society Foundation |
Customer experience
ACG Mobile
SAMS Conferences
Bugs and requests
ACG Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent login issues and getting kicked out of lectures
- Glitchy and crashing often
- Slow and limited functionality
Requested features
2 requests- Access to clinical guidelines for non-members
- Faster slide downloads, especially during conferences
SAMS Conferences
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ACG Mobile
No in-app purchases
SAMS Conferences
No in-app purchases
Questions
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