Comparison

IDSA (Journals) vs Awesome Review Live Stream

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Offline journal access
  • Downloadable issues and PDFs
  • In-app search
  • Bookmark articles
  • Add personal notes
  • Share articles
Features
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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.

About

Awesome Review Live Stream

Prepare for Internal Medicine board certification and recertification with this comprehensive review course. Complex concepts are simplified using animations to aid understanding, with a reported 100% pass rate for past users. Get board-certified ready in approximately 63 hours.

Highlights
  • Board certification and recertification preparation
  • Simplified complex concepts
  • Animations for understanding
  • 100% reported pass rates
  • 63-hour certification readiness
Features
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Leading Internal Medicine board review course that helps you towards your goal of certification and recertification.We Simplify Complex Concepts Using Animations That Will Help You Understand Abstract & Tedious Topics with 100% Pass Rates For Countless Physicians & Programs. It makes you board certified ready in 63 hours.

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IDSA (Journals)4 screens
Awesome Review Live Stream4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Awesome Review Live Stream at 50% against IDSA (Journals)'s 0%. Awesome Review Live Stream also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). IDSA (Journals)'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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

Awesome Review Live Stream holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of IDSA (Journals)'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Awesome Review Live Stream's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IDSA (Journals) ships an update every 4 months, Awesome Review Live Stream every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
IDSA (Journals) versus Awesome Review Live Stream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIDSA (Journals)Awesome Review Live Stream
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)3.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB39 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOxford University PressImran Khan

Customer experience

IDSA (Journals)

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Awesome Review Live Stream

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

IDSA (Journals)

No in-app purchases

None

Awesome Review Live Stream

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IDSA (Journals) free?
IDSA (Journals) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Awesome Review Live Stream free?
Awesome Review Live Stream is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, IDSA (Journals) or Awesome Review Live Stream?
Awesome Review Live Stream is rated higher. IDSA (Journals) averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Awesome Review Live Stream averages 3.7 from 6 ratings.
Do IDSA (Journals) or Awesome Review Live Stream have ads?
IDSA (Journals) shows ads; Awesome Review Live Stream does not.
Which is updated more often, IDSA (Journals) or Awesome Review Live Stream?
IDSA (Journals) ships an update every 4 months, and Awesome Review Live Stream every 11 days. Most recently, IDSA (Journals) was updated on October 11, 2026 and Awesome Review Live Stream on October 2, 2026.

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