IEEE vs IMS2026
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IEEE
Access the latest technology news and innovations. Read and download IEEE magazines, manage virtual meetups, and connect with members. Discover conferences and stay informed about the world of technology.
- Personalized experience and recommendations
- Latest technology and innovation news
- Read and download IEEE magazines
- Schedule and join virtual meetups
- Locate IEEE members
- Discover conferences and meetings
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The IEEE App gives you the ability to engage and connect with all things IEEE: • Personalize your experience and recommendations • Stay up-to-date with news on the latest technology and innovations • Read and download your IEEE magazines • Schedule, manage or join meetups virtually • Locate IEEE members by location, interests, and affiliations • Discover conferences and meetings Staying connected to the latest technology and innovation resources has never been easier. The world of technology is in your hands with the IEEE app.
IMS2026
This app serves as a pocket guide for a major technology conference, offering access to event schedules, technical papers, and exhibition navigation. It provides recommendations for activities and points of interest within the host city.
- Conference schedule access
- Technical paper library
- Exhibition navigation
- City activity recommendations
- Event organization details
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Updated for IMS 2026, our app enables you to carry the conference in your pocket. Check the schedule of events, access hundreds of technical papers, navigate the exhibition, and get advice on what to see and do in Boston. Organized by the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S), the IEEE International MTT Symposia (IMS) conference is the premier annual global meeting of technologists involved in microwave theory and practice. It consists of technical paper presentations, workshops, competitions, an exhibition with 600+ vendors, and a wide range of social gatherings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IEEE at 4.2 against IMS2026's 3.2. IEEE also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (150 vs 5). IMS2026's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). 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.
IEEE holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IEEE has 150 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
IEEE ships an update every 5 weeks, IMS2026 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IEEE | IMS2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (150 ratings) — better | 3.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 6.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 150 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers Inc | Timothy Lee |
Customer experience
IEEE
IMS2026
Bugs and requests
IEEE
Reported bugs
49 issues- Cannot download magazines
- Cannot read magazines in PDF format
- Membership card to Apple Wallet does not work
- Email address input format validation error
- App sticks on a loop when adding card to wallet
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- Sign in doesn't work
- Cannot sign in with IEEE password
- Cannot read Computer Magazine online or PDF
- Magazine zoom in is not good
- No panning when zoomed
- Downloaded PDFs don't have navigation
- 404 errors when reading content online
- Privacy settings not properly appearing
- App crashes when opening
- App crashes every time trying to open
- App crashes when opening on iPhone
- App crashes after showing splash screen
- App crashes after trying to open a notification
- Magazines get out of focus on iPad
- Extra white bar appears on iPad
- Zooming on page blocks text
- Taping screen causes zoom out
- Download button has no effect
- App freezes and crashes all the time
- Orientation locked
- Cannot access magazines
- No working links in magazines
- Cannot copy text from articles
- UI not flexible for phone, not supportive for tablets
- Only magazines show up for content
- Glitchy, slow magazine interface
- Cannot highlight or clip articles
- Unintuitive magazine interface
- No offline reading
- Crazy phone-based UX
- iPhone screen too small to read journals
- App nonfunctional on latest iOS
- IEEE Magazines not available
- Articles in Trending section disappear if not bookmarked
- No iPad version
- Forces portrait mode on iPad
- Cannot read Spectrum
- Lost ability to read offline
- Impossible to use entire screen on iPad
- Cannot make displayed magazine larger
- Multi-step process to download PDF
- iPhone screen size for iPad
- Out of focus when enlarging on iPad
- Articles don't show text
Requested features
16 requests- Add membership card to Apple Wallet
- Improve magazine zoom and panning
- Consistent online reader experience
- Allow saving reading progress
- Improve UI for better readability
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- Develop a dedicated iPad version
- Enable offline magazine reading
- Add navigation features to PDFs
- Improve sign-in process
- Fix email format validation errors
- Make privacy settings visible
- Add horizontal reading support
- Improve search functionality
- Improve back and done navigation
- Allow copying text from articles
- Enable external links in articles
IMS2026
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IEEE
No in-app purchases
IMS2026
No in-app purchases
