Comparison

MDS Events vs ESSFN 2025

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

Head to head
About

MDS Events

Access comprehensive information for medical congresses, including sessions, speaker details, and exhibitor listings. Stay updated on the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders® and other regional events.

Highlights
  • Event session access
  • Speaker information
  • Exhibitor listings
  • Regional event updates
  • Congress networking
Features
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Download the MDS Events app to access sessions, events, speaker information, exhibitors and more for the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders® and other regional MDS medical events.

About

ESSFN 2025

Features
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Official application of the ESSFN (European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery) Congress that will be held in Oslo, from September 24th till 27, 2025. This application is free to download and allows delegates to search the programme by day and includes details about all sessions. It includes the whole scientific programme, information, location plans and the list of all abstracts. You may also receive push messages from the organization with important information about the congress. You can use most of the app offline although updates will be available regularly before and during the meeting. You can create your personalized programme by adding sessions and sponsors to your list of bookmarks. The application is available prior to the congress.

Screenshots

MDS Events4 screens
ESSFN 20254 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ESSFN 2025 at 14.0 against MDS Events's 17.0. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MDS Events ships an update every 12 months, ESSFN 2025 every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MDS Events versus ESSFN 2025: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMDS EventsESSFN 2025
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (104 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings104 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB45 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMovement Disorder SocietyIP-Links

In-app purchases

None

MDS Events

No in-app purchases

None

ESSFN 2025

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MDS Events free?
MDS Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ESSFN 2025 free?
ESSFN 2025 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MDS Events or ESSFN 2025 have ads?
Neither MDS Events nor ESSFN 2025 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MDS Events or ESSFN 2025?
MDS Events ships an update every 12 months, and ESSFN 2025 every 24 months. Most recently, MDS Events was updated on November 2, 2026 and ESSFN 2025 on November 11, 2026.

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