ASH Practice Guidelines vs IMS Conferences
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASH Practice Guidelines
Access comprehensive recommendations and rationales for hematology guidelines. Includes tools for clinical decision-making and links to related resources.
- Access all ASH published guideline recommendations
- Rationales for each recommendation
- Benefits and harms analysis
- Links to published guideline manuscripts
- Access to ASH Choosing Wisely lists
- Links to ASH Pocket Guides app
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The ASH Practice Guidelines app provides easy access to every recommendation from all guidelines published by the American Society of Hematology (ASH), including rational for each recommendation and benefits and harms associated with each recommended course of action. The app currently includes guidelines covering venous thromboembolism (VTE), sickle cell anemia (SCD), and immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). The app also provides access to other tools and resources designed to aid in clinical decision-making, including links to the published guideline manuscripts, ASH Choosing Wisely lists, the ASH Consult a Colleague program, and the ASH Pocket Guides app. The app also includes links other tools and resources designed to aid in clinical decision-making, including to the published guideline manuscripts, ASH’s Choosing Wisely-related content, and the ASH Pocket Guides app.
IMS Conferences
This app provides attendees of the annual IMS event with access to presentations, speakers, and exhibitors. Users can take notes directly on presentation slides and exhibitor information, and share content with colleagues via in-app messaging, tweeting, and emailing.
- View abstracts and presentations
- Access speaker and exhibitor information
- Take notes on slides
- Draw directly on presentation slides
- In-app messaging
- Share content via tweet and email
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*** FOR MEETING ATTENDEES ONLY *** The IMS Conferences mobile application allows you to view abstracts, presentations, speakers, and exhibitors from the annual IMS event. Users can take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the exhibitor module. 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: ASH Practice Guidelines at 5.0 against IMS Conferences's 4.5. ASH Practice Guidelines also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). IMS Conferences's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 3). 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.
ASH Practice Guidelines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IMS Conferences has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 12 months. Both last shipped on September 18, 2026.
| Parameter | ASH Practice Guidelines | IMS Conferences |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.5 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | American Society of Hematology | International Myeloma Society |
Customer experience
ASH Practice Guidelines
IMS Conferences
In-app purchases
ASH Practice Guidelines
No in-app purchases
IMS Conferences
No in-app purchases
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