HFS Research vs Emids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HFS Research
Access event agendas, speaker information, and session details for HFS Research summits. Connect with other attendees and receive real-time updates directly on your mobile device.
- Event agendas
- Speaker details
- Session information
- Real-time updates
- Peer networking
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Access HFS Research event agendas, speakers, session details, and real-time updates in one place. Connect with peers and stay informed throughout HFS summits, all from your mobile device.
Emids
This app serves as a digital companion for a healthcare summit, providing attendees with the full event agenda, session details, and networking tools. It also offers ongoing access to exclusive community content and insights post-event.
- Interactive event schedule
- Attendee directory with messaging
- Personalized agenda builder
- Real-time event updates
- Post-summit content access
- Networking tools
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The official companion app for the Emids Healthcare Summit, April 15–16, 2026 in Nashville, TN. Built for the senior healthcare and life sciences leaders invited to this year's summit, the app puts everything you need in one place: the full two-day agenda, and session descriptions so you can plan your time across panels, roundtables, keynotes, and the Innovation Lab. Stay connected before, during, and after the event. Browse the attendee directory, send direct messages, and set up the 1:1 conversations that make this summit worth the trip. Beyond the event, the app keeps you plugged into the Emids executive community with the latest healthcare research, CXO-level insights, exclusive roundtable invitations, and upcoming webinars. Features include: · Full interactive schedule with session details · Attendee directory with direct messaging · Personalized agenda builder · Real-time event updates and notifications · Post-summit content, research, and event access This app is available exclusively to invited attendees of the Emids Healthcare Summit '26.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Emids at monthly against HFS Research's every 3 months. HFS Research's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HFS Research against 5.0 for Emids. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
HFS Research ships an update every 3 months, Emids monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HFS Research | Emids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HfS Research | Specialist Resources Global, Inc. |
In-app purchases
HFS Research
No in-app purchases
Emids
No in-app purchases
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