AAPS Events vs BMES Meetings
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.
BMES Meetings
Access conference schedules, presentations, and speaker information. Take notes directly on slides and share details with colleagues via in-app messaging, email, or tweets.
- View conference schedule
- Access presentations and speaker details
- Take notes on presentation slides
- Draw directly on slides
- In-app messaging
- Share information via email and tweeting
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The BMES Meetings 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AAPS Events at 4.3 against BMES Meetings's 3.1. AAPS Events also leads on ratings volume (198 vs 63). 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.
AAPS Events holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 198 and 63 respectively.
AAPS Events ships an update every 6 months, BMES Meetings every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | AAPS Events | BMES Meetings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (198 ratings) — better | 3.1 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 198 — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 14 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists | Biomedical Engineering Society |
Customer experience
AAPS Events
BMES Meetings
In-app purchases
AAPS Events
No in-app purchases
BMES Meetings
No in-app purchases
