AAPS Events vs My PDA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AAPS Events
Access conference schedules, presentations, and speaker information. Enhance your learning by taking notes directly on slides and engaging with fellow attendees through in-app messaging.
- View conference schedule
- Access presentations and speaker details
- Take notes on presentation slides
- Draw directly on slides
- In-app messaging with attendees
- Share information via tweeting and emailing
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The AAPS 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.
My PDA
Access conference materials, connect with other attendees, and engage with presentations. Take notes directly on slides or draw on them for a personalized learning experience.
- Access conference presentations
- View exhibitors
- Connect with attendees
- Take notes on slides
- Draw on presentation slides
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**FOR ATTENDEES ONLY** The My PDA mobile application allows you to access PDA's various conferences. Within the individual events users can access presentations, exhibitors, and connect with other attendees. Users can take notes adjacent to presentation slides or draw directly on the slides themselves.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My PDA at 50% against AAPS Events's 14%. My PDA also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
My PDA holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 199 and 244 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of AAPS Events's written reviews are positive against 50% of My PDA's.
AAPS Events ships an update every 6 months, My PDA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AAPS Events | My PDA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (199 ratings) | 4.6 (244 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 199 | 244 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENTISTS | PARENTERAL DRUG ASSOCIATION |
Customer experience
AAPS Events
My PDA
In-app purchases
AAPS Events
No in-app purchases
My PDA
No in-app purchases
