STFM vs SHMLive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
STFM
Access event schedules, session details, maps, and presenter information. Stay updated with the latest event news and navigate venues with ease.
- Search sessions
- Access schedule and updates
- Detailed event information
- Event maps
- Presenter details
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Download the STFM Events app today! Use this app to search sessions, access the schedule and updates, detailed event information, maps, presenters and more
SHMLive
Access comprehensive event information for SHM conferences, including SHM Converge and SHM Leadership Academy. Stay updated with the latest details for registrants and chapter meetings.
- Access SHM conference information
- View SHM Converge details
- Access SHM Leadership Academy info
- Get chapter meeting updates
- Current event information
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Access SHM conference information with the SHM Events app. This app includes the most current event information for registrants of SHM conferences including the SHM Converge and SHM Leadership Academy as well as Chapter meetings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SHMLive at 100% against STFM's 0%. SHMLive also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.3) and ratings volume (312 vs 7). STFM's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SHMLive holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHMLive has 312 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of STFM's written reviews are positive against 100% of SHMLive's.
STFM ships an update every 2 months, SHMLive every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | STFM | SHMLive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (312 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 312 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Society of Teachers of Family Medicine | Society of Hospital Medicine |
Customer experience
STFM
SHMLive
In-app purchases
STFM
No in-app purchases
SHMLive
No in-app purchases
