Comparison

LinkedIn Learning vs TheRareLens

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LinkedIn Learning

Access a vast library of online courses taught by industry experts to develop in-demand business, tech, and creative skills. Get personalized recommendations, learn offline, and earn certificates to enhance your professional profile.

Highlights
  • Learn from industry experts
  • Personalized content recommendations
  • New courses added weekly
  • Offline learning options
  • Earn professional certificates
  • Add certificates to LinkedIn profile
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Achieve your next career goal with LinkedIn Learning—the only skill development platform based on the real-time skill and career insights from LinkedIn. With the LinkedIn Learning app, you can: • Learn from industry experts on the most in-demand business, tech, and creative skills • Get personalized content recommendations based on your skills and goals • Stay up-to-date on the latest skills with new courses added weekly • Learn the way you want online or offline—with bite-sized video, audio, or full course options • Start learning a little bit every day with Daily • Earn Professional Certificates and Continuing Education Credits • Add certificates of completion to your LinkedIn profile • Learn in the language that's best for you, including English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Indonesian, Polish, Turkish, and Korean Trending topics include: • Artificial intelligence and generative AI • Business productivity and software • Cybersecurity • Diversity, equity, and inclusion • Leadership and management • Software development The LinkedIn Learning app is free to download. With a subscription, you can access our full library as well as LinkedIn Premium networking tools. If you choose to subscribe, your subscription will automatically renew and will charge your credit card through iTunes account, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. LinkedIn is committed to making its products and features accessible. Please find our statements to support this commitment https://linkedin.com/accessibility/reports. LinkedIn privacy policy: https://linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy LinkedIn terms of use: https://linkedin.com/legal/user-agreement

About

TheRareLens

Features
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RareLens: Research Equity for Rare Diseases The Problem Over 7,000 rare and autoimmune diseases exist but fewer than 5% have an approved treatment. Research funding from the NIH often doesn't reflect how many people a disease affects or how severely it impacts their lives. Patients wait years for a diagnosis. Researchers don't know where the biggest gaps are. Advocates don't have the data to make their case. RareLens changes that. Who It's For — Patients and caregivers who want to understand where their disease stands in the research landscape — Scientists and clinicians looking for high-impact, underserved areas to direct their work — Patient advocates building the case for more funding — Students and researchers exploring rare disease epidemiology and health equity How It Works RareLens pulls live data from NIH Reporter, PubMed, and ClinicalTrials.gov to score every disease across two dimensions: • Research Score: how much NIH funding and published science exists for a disease • Patient Burden Score: how prevalent the disease is and how severely it affects quality of life The difference between the two is the Gap Score a single number that tells you exactly how underfunded a disease is relative to the burden it places on patients. Features — Live gap scores and funding trends for rare and autoimmune diseases — Disease profiles with NIH funding history, active clinical trials, and recent publications — Year-over-year funding change tracker to catch emerging shifts in research investment — Bookmark and track the diseases that matter to you — Search any disease, even one not in our catalog and get a full score within seconds The Science Behind It Every score is formula-based, sourced from public government data, and fully reproducible. RareLens was built on a peer-reviewed methodology grounded in NIH Reporter, Orphanet prevalence data, and the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. This is not a curated list. This is a live, data-driven map of where science is and isn't showing up for patients.

Screenshots

LinkedIn Learning4 screens
TheRareLens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TheRareLens at none against LinkedIn Learning's 10. TheRareLens also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). LinkedIn Learning's advantage is chart position (#152 vs unranked). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LinkedIn Learning sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. TheRareLens asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
LinkedIn Learning versus TheRareLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkedIn LearningTheRareLens
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (78K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews39.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings78K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#152 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB42 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperLinkedIn CorporationAditi Kishore

Bugs and requests

LinkedIn Learning

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to login or access content
  • Courses disappearing from progress
  • Video playback issues on certain devices
  • Inconsistent user interface across platforms

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Chromecast/AirPlay support
  • Option to adjust video quality
  • Improved offline mode functionality
  • Better course organization and progress tracking

TheRareLens

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

LinkedIn Learning

Subscriptions7
  • LinkedIn Learning Subscription$29.991 Month
  • LinkedIn Learning Subscription with Free Trial1 Month trial$29.991 Month
  • Learning Premium Subscription$29.991 Month
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  • Learning Premium Subscription1 Month trial$29.991 Month
  • Premium Career1 Month trial3 variants$39.991 Month
  • Learning Monthly Subscription1 Month trial2 variants$39.991 Month
  • Premium Career Subscription$39.991 Month
None

TheRareLens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LinkedIn Learning free?
LinkedIn Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TheRareLens free?
TheRareLens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LinkedIn Learning or TheRareLens have ads?
Neither LinkedIn Learning nor TheRareLens shows ads.

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