Samply Research vs m
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Samply Research
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Samply supports experience sampling, ambulatory assessment and diary studies. With this mobile application, you can participate in studies created by researchers. After joining a study, you will receive notifications inviting you to respond to a survey or an online experiment. Some of the studies may send you a link to online surveys when you enter or leave a particular location (e.g., a university). Samply is developed by the research group iScience at the University of Konstanz in Germany.
m
This application collects data through questionnaires and device sensors to provide a comprehensive view of user responses and context. It allows administrators to set up data collection schedules and protocols for participants.
- Questionnaire-based data collection
- Sensor data integration (location, movement, steps)
- Scheduled data collection protocols
- Administrator-defined settings
- Detailed user data profiling
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m-Path Sense is a tool to monitor individuals, using a vast array of questionnaires and sensors. An administrator can set up protocols to collect data through questionnaires and sensors, which you will then be invited to answer according to a set schedule. Sensor data (including location, movement and step count) can be collected to provide context to these responses, to create a full and detailed image of the data you provide.
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Verdict
Samply Research and m are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Samply Research | m |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Yury Shevchenko | m-Path Software |
In-app purchases
Samply Research
No in-app purchases
m
No in-app purchases
