SHMLive vs CHEST
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
CHEST
This app helps attendees plan their experience at the CHEST Annual Meeting. Browse the educational program, build a personal schedule, and access convention center maps. Find details on special events, exhibitors, and important announcements.
- Browse educational program
- Build personal schedule
- Bookmark sessions/speakers
- Convention center maps
- Exhibitor listings
- Special event details
- Receive announcements
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Plan your schedule and ensure you don't miss key CHEST Annual Meeting sessions with the CHEST-Events app. The app is your best source of information to ensure that you maximize your experience at the CHEST annual meeting. · Browse the entire educational program to build your personal schedule, and bookmark sessions or speakers. · Peruse detailed maps of the convention center and headquarters hotel so that you can easily get wherever you're going. · Find details on special events, how to claim CME, and onsite resources. · Access a listing of exhibitors and see where you can find companies in the Exhibit Hall. · Be the first to know about important announcements and updates from CHEST.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SHMLive at 100% against CHEST's 0%. SHMLive also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (312 vs 15). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SHMLive has 312 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SHMLive's written reviews are positive against 0% of CHEST's.
SHMLive ships an update every 6 months, CHEST every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SHMLive | CHEST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (312 ratings) — better | 4.2 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 312 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Society of Hospital Medicine | American College of Chest Physicians |
Customer experience
SHMLive
CHEST
In-app purchases
SHMLive
No in-app purchases
CHEST
No in-app purchases
