AAPS Events vs Controlled Release Society
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.
Controlled Release Society
Access presentations, presenter, and exhibitor details for select society meetings. Draw, highlight, and take notes directly on presentation slides, with all notes saved online for easy access.
- Browse presentations
- View presenter details
- Access exhibitor information
- Draw and highlight on slides
- Take notes on slides
- Online note saving
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**** FOR ATTENDEES ONLY **** The Controlled Release Society mobile application allows you to browse through presentations, presenter, and exhibitor details, as well as other resources from select Controlled Release Society meetings and 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. Controlled Release Society
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Controlled Release Society at 4.8 against AAPS Events's 4.3. AAPS Events's advantage is ratings volume (198 vs 34). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Controlled Release Society holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AAPS Events has 198 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AAPS Events ships an update every 6 months, Controlled Release Society every 11 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | AAPS Events | Controlled Release Society |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (198 ratings) | 4.8 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 198 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 11 months |
| 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 | 80 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists | Controlled Release Society, Inc |
Customer experience
AAPS Events
Controlled Release Society
In-app purchases
AAPS Events
No in-app purchases
Controlled Release Society
No in-app purchases
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