Comparison

Avicenna Research vs m

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

Head to head
About

Avicenna Research

Contribute to scientific discovery by participating in research studies directly from your smartphone. Share your anonymized data, answer surveys, and provide location or exercise habits if you choose. You maintain full control over your data and can withdraw at any time.

Highlights
  • Participate in health and psychology research
  • Share anonymized data with scientists
  • Answer short survey questions
  • Optionally provide location and exercise data
  • Full control over your data
  • Ability to drop out or delete data anytime
  • Integrates with the Health app
Features
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Avicenna turns your smartphone into a mobile research lab and enables you to help scientists towards realizing their life-changing discoveries, in health, psychology, kinesiology, and others. Using Avicenna, you can participate in research studies you care about. The study's consent form clearly explains which research organization is requesting your data, how your data is anonymized, who will study your data and for what purpose, and what incentives you can expect for your participation. During your participation, you occasionally will be asked short survey questions. Depending on the study, you also might be asked to provide your location information or exercise habits. None of these are mandatory and you can drop out at any time. Avicenna always reminds you of the data you are providing. Avicenna gives you full control over your data. You always can review the data you have provided through your account on the Avicenna website. You also can drop out of the study at any time you prefer, or delete part or all of the data you have provided, no strings attached. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. ** This app integrates with the Health app **

About

m

This application collects data through questionnaires and device sensors to provide a comprehensive view of user responses and context. It allows administrators to set up data collection schedules and protocols for participants.

Highlights
  • Questionnaire-based data collection
  • Sensor data integration (location, movement, steps)
  • Scheduled data collection protocols
  • Administrator-defined study setup
  • Detailed data visualization
Features
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m-Path Sense is a tool to monitor individuals, using a vast array of questionnaires and sensors. An administrator can set up protocols to collect data through questionnaires and sensors, which you will then be invited to answer according to a set schedule. Sensor data (including location, movement and step count) can be collected to provide context to these responses, to create a full and detailed image of the data you provide.

Screenshots

Avicenna Research4 screens
m4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: m at 100% against Avicenna Research's 55%. m also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.6). Avicenna Research's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

m holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Avicenna Research's written reviews are positive against 100% of m's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Avicenna Research ships an update every 10 days, m every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Avicenna Research versus m: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvicenna Researchm
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (5 ratings)4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB99 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAvicenna Research Inc.m-Path Software

Customer experience

Avicenna Research

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%

m

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Avicenna Research

No in-app purchases

None

m

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Avicenna Research free?
Avicenna Research is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is m free?
m is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Avicenna Research or m?
m is rated higher. Avicenna Research averages 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while m averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Avicenna Research or m have ads?
Neither Avicenna Research nor m shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Avicenna Research or m?
Avicenna Research ships an update every 10 days, and m every 2 months. Most recently, Avicenna Research was updated on November 2, 2026 and m on November 4, 2026.

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