ASAM Events vs BUP Initiation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASAM Events
Access presentations, exhibitors, and connect with other attendees at ASAM's conferences. Enhance your learning by taking notes and drawing directly on presentation slides within the event apps.
- Access conference presentations
- View exhibitor information
- Connect with other attendees
- Take notes on slides
- Draw directly on presentation slides
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**FOR ATTENDEES ONLY** The ASAM Events mobile application allows you to access ASAM's various conferences. Within the underlying event apps, users can access presentations, exhibitors, and connect with other attendees. Users can also take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the event apps.
BUP Initiation
This app provides healthcare professionals with assessment tools and guidance for initiating buprenorphine treatment in emergency settings. It simplifies the process of buprenorphine initiation for acute care environments.
- Buprenorphine initiation guidance
- Assessment tools
- Brief negotiation interview
- Emergency department use
- Acute care setting application
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The Buprenorphine (BUP) Initiation app is an informative mobile application that guides healthcare professionals on how to initiate treatment with Buprenorphine in the emergency department (or other acute care setting) using a series of assessment tools and a brief negotiation interview.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: ASAM Events at 563 against BUP Initiation's 1. ASAM Events also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 30 months). BUP Initiation's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
BUP Initiation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ASAM Events has 563 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ASAM Events ships an update every 6 months, BUP Initiation every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ASAM Events | BUP Initiation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (563 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 563 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | American Society of Addiction Medicine, Inc. | Amston Studio LLC |
Customer experience
ASAM Events
BUP Initiation
Bugs and requests
ASAM Events
Reported bugs
3 issues- 🐛 Won’t stay loaded
- 🐛 Logs out automatically
- 🐛 Page for question submission does not function properly
Requested features
5 requests- 💡 Built-in review options for presentations
- 💡 Claim CME through the app
- 💡 Option to ask questions via microphone
- 💡 Easily claim CME credit
- 💡 Seamless credit claiming within schedule
BUP Initiation
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ASAM Events
No in-app purchases
BUP Initiation
No in-app purchases
