# Histo! vs Connect

The clearest difference is price: Connect at Free against Histo!'s $9.99. Connect also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months). Histo!'s advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 2). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Connect is free to download; Histo! costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Histo! against 5.0 for Connect. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Histo! has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Histo! ships an update every 11 months, Connect weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Histo! | Connect |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $9.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [5.0 (29 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/histo/id1128927858/reviews) | [5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/connect-md/id6756879249/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **29** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Size | 456 MB | 53 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [John Ash](https://appshunter.io/developer/1128927857) | [Bibek Bhattarai](https://appshunter.io/developer/1863401301) |

## What reviewers say

### Histo!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/histo/id1128927858)

This medical study aid helps users learn and test their knowledge of histology. It features a vast library of identification slides, interactive learning modes, and a search function for efficient study.

**Highlights:** 2179 identification slides, 19 Main Topics and 148 Subtopics, Offline functionality, Labeled slide mode with interactive labels, Learn, Quiz, and Test modes, Marking and review of slides, Searchable keywords

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Connect

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/connect-md/id6756879249)

Test your medical knowledge with daily puzzles designed for USMLE, MDs, and medical students. Group 16 tiles into four sets based on shared medical categories. Keep your mind sharp with new challenges every 24 hours.

**Highlights:** Daily medical knowledge puzzles, Group tiles by medical categories, Designed for USMLE, MDs, and students, Covers basic science and clinical practice, Progressive difficulty levels, New puzzle every 24 hours

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Histo! free?

Histo! costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Connect free?

Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Histo! or Connect?

Histo! and Connect are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 29 and 2 ratings respectively.

### Do Histo! or Connect have ads?

Neither Histo! nor Connect shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Histo! or Connect?

Histo! ships an update every 11 months, and Connect weekly. Most recently, Histo! was updated on October 15, 2026 and Connect on October 12, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*