Thrive Global vs BMS Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thrive Global
This app acts as a personal coach to help you manage stress, enhance focus, build stronger relationships, and improve your overall well-being. It offers science-backed microsteps, quick stress-reduction tools, and guided journeys for personal growth.
- Science-backed Microsteps for habit building
- 60-second Thrive Reset for stress reduction
- Guided Journeys (Recharge, Food, Move, Money, Focus, Connect)
- Inspiring videos, articles, and storytelling
- Immersive learning experiences for behavior change
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Thrive is a behavior change coach in your pocket that will help you manage stress, improve focus, strengthen connections with others, and improve overall well-being. FEATURING: * Small, science-backed Microsteps you can take immediately to build new habits * Thrive Reset: Reduce stress in just 60 seconds using your favorite images, quotes, and music * Choose whichever Journey is most important you right now, and add more whenever you'd like: Recharge, Food, Move, Money, Focus, Connect * Actionable videos, articles, and storytelling, including from company role models, to inspire action and create change across teams and organizations * Immersive learning experiences on timely and essential topics to create meaningful behavior change
BMS Events
Connect with peers, attend sessions, and schedule appointments at virtual, hybrid, or in-person events. Receive real-time notifications for congresses and meetings.
- Connect with peers
- Attend sessions
- Schedule appointments
- Real-time notifications
- Virtual, hybrid, and in-person event support
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BMS EVENTS is Bristol Myers Squibb's newest mobile app for digital engagement. Whether the event is virtual, hybrid, or in-person, use this global app at congresses and meetings to connect with your peers, attend sessions, schedule appointments, and receive real-time notifications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BMS Events at 5.0 against Thrive Global's 3.9. Thrive Global's advantage is ratings volume (137 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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.
BMS Events holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thrive Global has 137 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Thrive Global ships an update every 5 weeks, BMS Events every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thrive Global | BMS Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (137 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thrive Global | Bristol Myers Squibb |
Customer experience
Thrive Global
BMS Events
Bugs and requests
Thrive Global
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes on startup
- App shuts down on login attempt
- Cannot log in
- Login link redirects to website, app doesn't refresh
- Entries disappear after manual logging
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- Cannot create account through app
- Login credentials not recognized after website account creation
- Registration errors
Requested features
6 requests- Calendar breakdown of logged activity
- Option to only read from Apple Health
- Simpler navigation
- Enable Touch ID/Face ID login
- More advanced content beyond basics
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- Ability to search outside chosen category
BMS Events
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Thrive Global
No in-app purchases
BMS Events
No in-app purchases
Questions
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