ResearchGate vs temi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ResearchGate
Access over 150 million scientific publications and connect with millions of researchers worldwide. Stay updated on new research in your field, track your academic stats, and download full-text articles for offline reading.
- Access 150+ million publications
- Connect with 20+ million researchers
- Stay updated on new research
- Track academic stats and reports
- Download full-texts for offline reading
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Staying connected to the world of science is even easier with the ResearchGate app. ACCESS 150+ million publication pages Discover millions of publications right on your device, from anywhere. CONNECT with 20+ million researchers Discover other researchers and potential collaborators in your field. STAY UP TO DATE on new research in your field Get updates from the people you follow, and discover new and relevant research in your home feed. TRACK YOUR STATS and get weekly reports Keep track of your reads, citations, Research Interest Score, and more, and get notified when people interact with your work. DOWNLOAD full-texts to read anytime Discover interesting research while on the go, and save it to read whenever you want. To use the app, you need to have a registered ResearchGate account and be 18+ years old.
temi
Connect with loved ones through a personal robot, enabling dynamic video calls and remote control of the device. Explore advanced features, view past interactions, and access a store for robot applications.
- Dynamic video calls (telepresence)
- Remote robot control
- temi Center for advanced features
- Activity feed for past interactions
- temi Store for robot apps
- Video chat with friends' robots
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Download the temi app to activate and enjoy the full experience of your personal robot – temi, or to video-chat like never before through a friend’s temi robot while driving around their home. Be Anywhere! Features: - Dynamic Video Calls (telepresence): When away from home easily call into your temi and experience those precious moments with your family from afar while moving around your home independently and easily. Have your friends use the app to call into your temi and spend time with you as if they were there beside you. - Remotely control your robot: Control your temi directly from your phone from anywhere in the world with a super intuitive interface. - temi Center: Use the app to access the temi Center for advance control and customization features - Activity Feed: Access all of your interactions with temi to view previous requests, photos, videos, and share with others at an instant. - temi Store: Access the temi Store to search, download and install apps on your robots If you do not have a temi robot, the temi app will allow you to interact with friends through their temi robot or to their mobile device with the video chatting feature. For more on temi visit www.robotemi.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ResearchGate at 4.8 against temi's 4.1. ResearchGate also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 25). temi's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
ResearchGate holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ResearchGate has 15K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 46% of ResearchGate's written reviews are positive against 50% of temi's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ResearchGate ships an update every 5 weeks, temi every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ResearchGate | temi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15K ratings) — better | 4.1 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ResearchGate GmbH | ROBO-TEAM HOME LTD |
Customer experience
ResearchGate
temi
Bugs and requests
ResearchGate
Reported bugs
5 issues- Notifications not working properly
- Inconsistent data between app and website
- Login issues with Facebook and LinkedIn
- Crashes when opening certain content
- UI elements overlapping on iPhone X/newer
Requested features
5 requests- Add iPad/tablet support
- Improve search and filtering options
- Streamline registration and account management
- Integrate question/answer functionality in app
- Provide more customization and personalization
temi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ResearchGate
No in-app purchases
temi
No in-app purchases
