Swellby Session Notes vs S+N Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swellby Session Notes
This app allows EI providers to digitally manage session notes and mandate details. It offers pre-populated fields for faster note-taking and offline functionality to prevent data loss.
- View and edit mandate details
- Access child information
- Write and manage session notes
- Pre-populated fields for quick notes
- Offline functionality
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Swellby's Session Notes app lets EI providers: * View and edit mandate details - Access child info directly in the app. * Write and manage session notes - Most fields are pre-populated so you can write a note fast. No wifi, no problem! You'll never lose your work.
S+N Academy
Access comprehensive medical education event content, including schedules, speaker bios, and clinical papers. Network with faculty and fellow attendees, and navigate event venues with interactive maps and live updates.
- Event schedule access
- Speaker biographies
- Clinical paper library
- Social networking with attendees
- Interactive venue maps
- Live event updates
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The Smith & Nephew app provides mobile access for attendees during Medical Education events across the globe. With just one app download, you'll have access to all of Smith & Nephew event content, features include: • Programme - Access your complete course schedule, special sessions, speaker bios, clinical papers, photos and more. • Social Networking - Interact with course faculty and engage with other attendees. • Navigate - Find your way around the venues with interactive maps, meeting instructions, transfer information, dinner details and live updates!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Swellby Session Notes at every 3 weeks against S+N Academy's every 2 months. Swellby Session Notes also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Swellby Session Notes against 5.0 for S+N Academy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swellby Session Notes has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Swellby Session Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, S+N Academy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swellby Session Notes | S+N Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swellby, Inc. | Smith & Nephew |
Customer experience
Swellby Session Notes
S+N Academy
In-app purchases
Swellby Session Notes
No in-app purchases
S+N Academy
No in-app purchases
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