RTP Live vs The MSL App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RTP Live
Access enduring educational programs from live oncology conferences. These events feature innovative formats and bring valuable perspectives to a wider audience of oncology clinicians.
- Live CME conferences
- Symposia for oncology professionals
- Innovative event formats
- Enduring educational programs
- Recordings of event proceedings
- Perspectives for oncology clinicians
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For well over two decades, Research To Practice has been hosting live CME conferences and symposia designed specifically for oncology professionals. These meetings are an important part of the organization’s overall CME Program and feature innovative and engaging formats that stand apart from traditional live activities utilizing only didactic presentations. Even more importantly, RTP regularly records the proceedings from these events and develops them into enduring educational programs that bring relevant and valuable perspectives to a wider audience of oncology clinicians.
The MSL App
This app offers comprehensive resources for medical affairs professionals, including disease information, clinical trial data, and healthcare news. It aims to be a one-stop shop for upskilling and staying informed in the medical affairs field.
- Disease and clinical trial information
- Medical affairs upskilling resources
- Clinical guidelines
- Medication and pipeline data
- Pharma and clinical trial news
- Healthcare resources by country
- Disease podcasts
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The MSL App is the FIRST and ONLY dedicated MSL/Medical Affairs app for anyone interested or already working in medical affairs. The MSL App will provide you with: disease, clinical trial and medical affairs upskilling resources, clinical guidelines, medication and pipeline info, conferences, pharma and clinical trial news, country specific healthcare resources, disease podcasts, MSL surveys and much more. It’s the only app you’ll ever need in medical affairs!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The MSL App at every 2 weeks against RTP Live's every 8 months. The MSL App also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). RTP Live's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. 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 RTP Live against 5.0 for The MSL App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.
RTP Live ships an update every 8 months, The MSL App every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RTP Live | The MSL App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Research To Practice | The MSL App BV |
Customer experience
RTP Live
The MSL App
In-app purchases
RTP Live
No in-app purchases
The MSL App
No in-app purchases
