Comparison

Research Notes vs GDS 365

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Research Notes

Access RSS feeds from hundreds of scientific journals across various subject categories. Download PDFs and utilize a text-to-speech feature for articles. Organize your favorite journals and discover new ones.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of journal RSS feeds
  • Subject category filtering
  • PDF download functionality
  • Text-to-speech for articles
  • Favorite journals section
  • New journal additions
Features
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Research Notes brings the latest articles from the journals you follow into one clean reading list. FOLLOW JOURNALS • Choose from nearly 700 journals across 29 fields, from cardiology and oncology to genomics and public health • Start with the must-reads, or follow a whole field in a tap • Find any journal by name or publisher TODAY • The latest articles, newest first and grouped by day, each with a short summary • Switch to By journal for a table of contents, one journal at a time • A dot marks what you haven't seen yet, and each journal shows its count for the week • Search everything you follow READ • Read the summary, then the full article on the publisher's site, without leaving the app • Share an article in a tap SAVED • Save the articles you want to come back to • Your journals and saved articles stay on your device, with no account to create MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • On iPad, your journals sit in a sidebar and the article opens beside your list • Clear, large type in light or dark mode Free, with ads.

About

GDS 365

This app uses AI to recommend oral surgery and implantology devices. It tailors suggestions to the clinician's role, including physicians, dentists, and veterinarians, for specific clinical procedures.

Highlights
  • AI-driven product recommendations
  • Oral surgery and implantology focus
  • Tailored to clinician job function
  • Supports physicians, dentists, veterinarians
  • Procedure-based device suggestions
Features
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GDS 365 Prescriptive AI specializes in recommending oral surgery & implantology devices and products based on the intended clinical procedure, tailored to the clinician's job function, whether they are a physician, dentist, or veterinarian.

Screenshots

Research Notes4 screens
GDS 3654 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GDS 365 at 5.0 against Research Notes's 4.0. GDS 365 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). Research Notes's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Research Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.49 per 6 months. GDS 365 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GDS 365 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Research Notes's written reviews are positive against 100% of GDS 365's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Research Notes ships an update weekly, GDS 365 every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Research Notes versus GDS 365: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterResearch NotesGDS 365
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB51 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperOmelette, IncViskoot LLC

Customer experience

Research Notes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

GDS 365

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Research Notes

Subscriptions2
  • PDF to Audio for 6 months$7.496 Months
  • PDF to Audio for 12 Months$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Research Notes$4.99
None

GDS 365

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Research Notes free?
Research Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GDS 365 free?
GDS 365 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Research Notes or GDS 365?
GDS 365 is rated higher. Research Notes averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while GDS 365 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Research Notes or GDS 365 have ads?
Research Notes shows ads; GDS 365 does not.
Which is updated more often, Research Notes or GDS 365?
Research Notes ships an update weekly, and GDS 365 every 4 days. Most recently, Research Notes was updated on October 27, 2026 and GDS 365 on October 24, 2026.

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