IDSA (Journals) vs PathogenAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IDSA (Journals)
Access leading infectious diseases journals offline on your iOS device. Download issues, bookmark articles, and add personal notes. Features include in-app search and PDF viewing.
- Offline journal access
- Downloadable issues and PDFs
- In-app search
- Bookmark articles
- Add personal notes
- Share articles
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About the app The IDSA (Infectious Diseases Society of America) Journals app from Oxford University Press enables you to read the leading journals Clinical Infectious Diseases, The Journal of Infectious Diseases, and Open Forum Infectious Diseases both online and offline on your iOS device (provided you have a relevant personal subscription, institutional subscription, or society membership). You can: • download issues when you’re online, so that you can read them whether you’re connected to the Internet or not • view the tables of contents for issues when you’re online, whether you have downloaded them yet or not • easily read issues from cover to cover by swiping through articles • download and read advance articles (published ahead of print) • download and read the PDF version of an article • use the in-app search feature • bookmark your favorite articles • add your own notes to articles • share articles by email or on social media About the journals Clinical Infectious Diseases publishes for practitioners and researchers. Topics include clinical descriptions and prevention of infections, public health, the evaluation of current and novel treatments, and the promotion of optimal practices for diagnosis and treatment. The Journal of Infectious Diseases publishes research results on microbiology, immunology, epidemiology, and related disciplines; on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases; on the microbes that cause them; and on disorders of host immune responses. Open Forum Infectious Diseases publishes clinical, translational, and basic research in a fully open access, online journal. It focuses on the intersection of biomedical science and clinical practice, with an emphasis on knowledge that could improve patient care globally. The journals are published on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) by Oxford University Press. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.
PathogenAR
Explore interactive stories about infectious diseases in augmented reality. This educational app uses touch gestures or a Merge Cube to bring pathogens to life, offering an engaging way to learn about disease.
- Augmented Reality exploration
- Interactive pathogen stories
- Touch gesture controls
- Merge Cube device compatibility
- Educational disease content
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PathogenAR is an Augmented Reality application from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Explore interactive stories about pathogens and pathogenic disease using touch gestures or a Merge Cube Device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PathogenAR at 5.0 against IDSA (Journals)'s 3.0. PathogenAR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
PathogenAR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PathogenAR has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
IDSA (Journals) ships an update every 4 months, PathogenAR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IDSA (Journals) | PathogenAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oxford University Press | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
Customer experience
IDSA (Journals)
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In-app purchases
IDSA (Journals)
No in-app purchases
PathogenAR
No in-app purchases
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