A vs BePTT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
A
This platform connects doctors in Taiwan, offering AI-summarized medical journals, curated lectures, and networking opportunities. Users can engage in discussions anonymously or with their real names and complete tasks for rewards.
- Doctor recruitment and networking hub
- AI-generated medical journal summaries
- Online and in-person physician lectures
- Anonymous or real-name interaction
- Weekly missions for rewards
- Industry news and career advice
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全台最大醫師社群，也是最懂醫師的社群平台！ - 全台最大醫師徵才交流平台 - 幫你追新知，頂級期刊 AI 摘要免費看 - 定期線上、線下精選醫師講座，與同儕們一起成長 - 自由選擇實名 / 匿名互動，公開討論、私訊交流不設限 - 週週完成指定任務，月月兌換百元以上優惠 - 業內消息、職涯討論、專業交流，A-Pen是您的醫師生涯好夥伴 The largest doctor community in Taiwan—the platform that truly understands doctors! - Taiwan's biggest doctor recruitment & networking hub - Stay up to date: AI-generated summaries of top medical journal articles, free of charge - Curated physician lectures—both online and in person—so you can grow with your peers - Freedom to interact under your real name or anonymously; unlimited public discussions and private messaging - Complete weekly missions to earn monthly rewards worth over NT$100 - Industry news, career advice, professional exchange—A-Pen is your trusted partner throughout your medical journey Terms of service: https://penpeer.co/docs/terms_of_service/apen.html
BePTT
Access and interact with PTT and PTT2 forums with ease. This app offers features like guest browsing, two-factor authentication, article management, and direct image/link uploads. It supports multiple accounts and secure storage of login information.
- Guest browsing
- PTT/PTT2 connection support
- Two-factor authentication (2FA)
- Article posting, editing, and deletion
- Multi-account management
- AES encrypted account storage
- Image and URL sharing
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[功能介紹] - 訪客免登入瀏覽 - 支援PTT/PTT2連線 - 支援二階段驗證(2FA)登入 - 我的最愛讀取/增加/刪除 - 分類看板瀏覽 - 熱門看板瀏覽 - 線上鄉民列表 - 全站鄉民搜尋/資訊查詢 - 私人信箱 - 寄送/回覆站內信 - 發表/編輯/刪除文章 - 文章標題/作者/推文數搜尋 - 推/噓/註解文章 - 自動連續推文 - 全站看板中英文搜尋 - SSH/WebSocket連線方式 - 多帳號管理功能 - 使用AES加密儲存帳號資訊 - 水球收發(僅支援一般模式) - ANSI模式 - 開燈瀏覽模式 - 分享/收藏文章 - 自動開啟圖片/預覽網址 - 文章瀏覽紀錄 - 推文紀錄 - imgur/i.verb.tw 圖床快速上傳 - bit.ly/bely.cc 快速縮址 - 黑白名單過濾文章/推噓文 - 還有許多功能等你發現！ - 其他功能持續開發中 #如遇BUG請見諒，並請將所遇到之問題回報給我們
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: A at 4.5 against BePTT's 2.9. A also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 21%). BePTT's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. A sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $99.99 per month and BePTT sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
A holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of A's written reviews are positive against 21% of BePTT's.
A ships an update every 9 days, BePTT every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A | BePTT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (20 ratings) — better | 2.9 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 38.0% of reviews — better | 21.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Penpeer Ltd. | Yan Kai Huang |
Customer experience
A
BePTT
In-app purchases
A
- A-Pen 徵才功能訂閱制（月）2 Months trial$99.991 Month
- A-Pen 徵才功能訂閱制（月）1 Month trial$99.991 Month
BePTT
- 每月贊助BePTT(每月自動續訂扣款)$1.491 Month
- 贊助BePTT$0.99
- 贊助BePTT$2.99
- 贊助BePTT$8.99
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- 贊助BePTT$14.99
- 贊助BePTT$29.99
