Comparison

APIC Events vs GIDEON platform

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

Head to head
About

APIC Events

Access presentations and slides from the APIC annual conference. Enhance your learning by drawing, highlighting, and taking notes directly on slides. Your notes are saved online for later retrieval.

Highlights
  • Search presentations
  • Access presentation slides
  • Draw and highlight on slides
  • Take notes on slides
  • Online note saving
  • Access conference posters
Features
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*** FOR ATTENDEES ONLY *** The APIC Events mobile application allows you to search through the presentations from the APIC annual conference and access all the available presentation slides. You can draw and highlight directly on the slides using your fingers, and you can take notes on each slide. All your notes are saved online for you so you can access them later through your online personal summary. The annual conference posters are also included in the app. Search by number or title and see high resolution versions of each poster.

About

GIDEON platform

This app provides a comprehensive infectious diseases database for clinicians and students. It features dynamic comparison tables, Bayesian analysis for diagnosis, and historical outbreak data. Access information on diseases, drugs, pathogens, and epidemiological surveys.

Highlights
  • Dynamic comparison tables
  • Bayesian analysis for diagnosis
  • Differential diagnosis tools
  • Historical outbreak data
  • Epidemiological database
  • Pathogen identification
Features
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GIDEON is ideally suited to save time in Point-of-Care settings while empowering clinicians to consider all possible scenarios. It is a powerful learning tool for Microbiology, Public Health, and Medical students and Residents. Unique features: * Dynamic comparison tables for diseases, drugs, and pathogens * Bayesian analysis-based differential diagnosis (DDx) and pathogen identification tools * First Case Scenario, developed in consultation with the WHO to identify initial cases of known diseases in new settings * Why Not feature, explaining why a given disease did not appear on the list * Interactive historical disease outbreaks and distribution maps, with data going back as far as 1348 AD * A vast epidemiological database covering 230+ geographical areas, updated daily What's inside? 360+ infectious diseases 30,000+ anti-infective drug trade names 75+ vaccines 2,000+ pathogens 235 countries and territories 99,000+ prevalence and seroprevalence surveys 38,000+ graphs 3,200+ images 27,000+ outbreaks 24,000+ country-specific notes 300,000+ references

Screenshots

GIDEON platform4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: APIC Events at 699 against GIDEON platform's 2. GIDEON platform's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, 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

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

GIDEON platform holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: APIC Events has 699 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
APIC Events versus GIDEON platform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAPIC EventsGIDEON platform
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (699 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings699 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB3 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperThe Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.GIDEON Informatics Inc

Customer experience

APIC Events

All ratings696 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

GIDEON platform

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

APIC Events

No in-app purchases

None

GIDEON platform

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is APIC Events free?
APIC Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GIDEON platform free?
GIDEON platform is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, APIC Events or GIDEON platform?
GIDEON platform is rated higher. APIC Events averages 4.7 out of 5 from 699 ratings, while GIDEON platform averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do APIC Events or GIDEON platform have ads?
Neither APIC Events nor GIDEON platform shows ads.
Which is updated more often, APIC Events or GIDEON platform?
APIC Events ships an update every 12 months, and GIDEON platform every 12 months. Most recently, APIC Events was updated on June 11, 2026 and GIDEON platform on September 20, 2026.

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