IMSS Chicago vs ASTC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IMSS Chicago
Explore hidden areas and artifacts within a historic mansion with this museum's mobile app. Discover personalized tour content, an interactive location-aware map, and exclusive historical details and photos.
- Personalized tour content
- Interactive location-aware map
- Exclusive historical content
- Artifact discovery alerts
- Self-guided tours
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Have you ever wondered what’s in the secret hallways and small rooms in this historic mansion? With the mobile app for The International Museum of Surgical Science you can find out! Our app allows you to choose self-guided tours, utilize an interactive map and more all while enjoying the museum at your own pace. As you walk around the museum simply keep your phone where you can feel it vibrate and this app will alert you of artifacts and spaces that match your interests! The International Museum of Surgical Science mobile application features include: -Personalized Tour Content: choose your own areas of interest. Want to know more about the remarkable woman that built the mansion? Or maybe you’re interested in the architectural details of the space; just choose what you’re most excited about and the app will deliver the details! -Interactive Map: with the interactive map, easily find out practical information like the location of restrooms and exits simply by tapping: “Where is the…?”. The location-aware map will show you your location and where you want to go. Locate the artifacts you’re interested in and add them to your ‘Likes’ page to review and explore later! -Exclusive App Content: explore the history of the family that lived in the mansion, details and photos of artifacts in the surgical collection, and more exclusive content that is available only in the mobile application!
ASTC
Enhance your conference experience by accessing schedules, speaker details, and exhibitor information. Take notes directly on presentation slides in real-time and share insights with attendees via in-app messaging, tweeting, or email.
- View conference schedule
- Access speaker and exhibitor details
- Take real-time notes on slides
- Draw directly on presentation slides
- In-app messaging with attendees
- Share information via tweet/email
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The ASTC Events mobile application allows you to view the schedule, presentations, exhibitors, and speaker details from the conference. Users can take notes adjacent to the presentation slides real time during presentations and draw and highly directly on the slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the posters and exhibitors pages as well. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with the in app messaging feature, tweeting, and emailing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IMSS Chicago at 100% against ASTC's 0%. IMSS Chicago also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). ASTC's advantage is ratings volume (30 vs 3). 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.
IMSS Chicago holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ASTC has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of IMSS Chicago's written reviews are positive against 0% of ASTC's.
IMSS Chicago ships an update every 2 months, ASTC every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IMSS Chicago | ASTC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Encurate Mobile Technology LLC | ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY CENTERS, INC. |
Customer experience
IMSS Chicago
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In-app purchases
IMSS Chicago
No in-app purchases
ASTC
No in-app purchases









