ACLM vs AAPA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACLM
Access conference schedules, presentations, and speaker information. Take notes directly on slides, in posters, and exhibitor details. Communicate with attendees and colleagues through in-app messaging and social sharing.
- View conference schedule
- Access presentations and speaker details
- Take notes on slides
- Draw on presentation slides
- In-app messaging
- Share information with attendees
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The ACLM mobile application allows you to view the schedule, presentations, exhibitors and speaker details from the conference. Users can take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the posters and exhibitors modules. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in app messaging, tweeting and emailing.
AAPA
Access conference materials, connect with other attendees, and engage with presentations. Take notes and draw directly on slides within the event apps.
- Access conference presentations
- Connect with attendees
- View exhibitors
- Take notes on slides
- Draw on presentation slides
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**FOR ATTENDEES ONLY** The AAPA mobile application allows you to access this organization's various conferences. Within the underlying event apps, users can access presentations, exhibitors, and connect with other attendees. Users can also take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the event apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: ACLM at 851 against AAPA's 39. AAPA's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). 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 — 4.8 for ACLM against 4.9 for AAPA. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACLM has 851 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ACLM ships an update every 10 months, AAPA every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ACLM | AAPA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (851 ratings) | 4.9 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 851 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | American College of Lifestyle Medicine | AAPA |
Customer experience
ACLM
AAPA
Bugs and requests
ACLM
Reported bugs
7 issues- Multiple daily crashes requiring repeated logins
- No sound in iPad app
- Unable to enter state in user profile
- Virtual booth failed to update on certain phones
- Slides would not print from app
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- PDF download process not intuitive
- Print buttons non-functional on certain screens
Requested features
5 requests- Full-screen slide viewing option
- Ability to mark and email/print selected slides
- Improved note-taking functionality
- Larger text/font size options
- Better profile customization (state entry)
AAPA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ACLM
No in-app purchases
AAPA
No in-app purchases
