ORAU Pathfinder vs SACNAS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ORAU Pathfinder
This app connects students, graduates, and educators with research programs tailored to their interests. Discover opportunities aligned with various research facilities and advance your career in science and technology.
- Connects students and educators
- Finds aligned research programs
- Supports recent graduates
- Targets faculty and educators
- Facilitates career advancement
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The ORAU Pathfinder app connects students, recent graduates, faculty & educators to programs aligned with the interests of a variety of research facilities.
SACNAS
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Official app of the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference (NDiSTEM)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SACNAS at every 3 weeks against ORAU Pathfinder's every 28 months. ORAU Pathfinder's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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 ORAU Pathfinder against 5.0 for SACNAS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
ORAU Pathfinder ships an update every 28 months, SACNAS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ORAU Pathfinder | SACNAS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ORAU | Society For Advancement Of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, Inc. |
In-app purchases
ORAU Pathfinder
No in-app purchases
SACNAS
No in-app purchases
