Comparison

AAHS, ASPN, ASRM, Meeting vs NASS Events

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

Head to head
About

AAHS, ASPN, ASRM, Meeting

Features
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This app is the official meeting app of the American Association of Hand Surgery (AAHS), American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN) and American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM) 2026 Annual Meeting. The app includes Annual Meeting schedules, presentations, speakers, meeting room maps and exhibitors.

About

NASS Events

This app provides resources and information for spine care professionals. It offers educational programs, scientific publications, and advocacy tools to advance spine care quality and research.

Highlights
  • Continuing medical education programs
  • Peer-reviewed scientific publications
  • Evidence-based clinical guidelines
  • Coding and patient safety resources
  • Spine research funding information
  • Advocacy for spine care providers
Features
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North American Spine Society (NASS) is a global multidisciplinary medical organization dedicated to fostering the highest quality, ethical, value-based and evidence-based spine care through education, research and advocacy. It is committed to sustaining a multidisciplinary membership of health care providers who are dedicated to excellence in the field of spine care. NASS develops continuing medical educational programs to improve physician and other spine care health provider competency and enhances performance through a comprehensive range of topics. It provides peer-reviewed scientific and evidence-based clinical publications for surgical, medical, and diagnostic spine care as well as coding and patient safety resources such as coverage recommendations, clinical guidelines, EBM training, and professionalism and disclosure references. NASS also addresses issues related to spine research, including the funding of grants and traveling fellowships, and elevates the voices of spine care providers, expands access to care, and challenges the legislative hurdles facing spine patients and providers. Committees, sections and task forces are essential to the work that NASS does to influence the future of spine care. Through committee work, members can stay on the cutting edge of the field, develop connections with other leaders in spine care, and participate in work that relates to their areas of interest and expertise.

Screenshots

AAHS, ASPN, ASRM, Meeting3 screens
NASS Events3 screens

Verdict

The call

AAHS, ASPN, ASRM, Meeting and NASS Events are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AAHS, ASPN, ASRM, Meeting ships an update every 6 months, NASS Events every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
AAHS, ASPN, ASRM, Meeting versus NASS Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAAHS, ASPN, ASRM, MeetingNASS Events
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.6
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB57 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperAmerican Association for Hand SurgeryNorth American Spine Society

In-app purchases

None

AAHS, ASPN, ASRM, Meeting

No in-app purchases

None

NASS Events

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AAHS, ASPN, ASRM, Meeting free?
AAHS, ASPN, ASRM, Meeting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NASS Events free?
NASS Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do AAHS, ASPN, ASRM, Meeting or NASS Events have ads?
Neither AAHS, ASPN, ASRM, Meeting nor NASS Events shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AAHS, ASPN, ASRM, Meeting or NASS Events?
AAHS, ASPN, ASRM, Meeting ships an update every 6 months, and NASS Events every 4 months. Most recently, AAHS, ASPN, ASRM, Meeting was updated on October 4, 2026 and NASS Events on October 24, 2026.

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