CSAM Events vs FTA Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CSAM Events
This app provides meeting attendees with access to course abstracts, presentations, speakers, and exhibitors. Users can take notes directly on slides, draw on them, and utilize note-taking features within the exhibitor module. It also facilitates sharing information through in-app messaging, tweeting, and emailing.
- View abstracts, presentations, speakers, and exhibitors
- Take notes on presentation slides
- Draw directly on slides
- Note-taking in exhibitor module
- In-app messaging
- Share information via tweeting and emailing
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*** FOR MEETING ATTENDEES ONLY *** The CSAM Apps mobile application allows you to view abstracts, presentations, speakers, and exhibitors from CSAM courses. Users can take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the exhibitor module. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in app messaging, tweeting and emailing.
FTA Events
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The FTA Events mobile application allows you to browse through presentations, speaker details and other resources from select FTA events. Presentation slides are also available for many of the sessions. You can draw and highlight directly on the slides using your finger, and you can take notes adjacent each slide. All your notes are saved online and can be accessed through your online personal summary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FTA Events at every 3 months against CSAM Events's every 12 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
CSAM Events ships an update every 12 months, FTA Events every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CSAM Events | FTA Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (178 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 178 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | California Society of Addiction Medicine | Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association Inc |
In-app purchases
CSAM Events
No in-app purchases
FTA Events
No in-app purchases
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