m.HKUST vs iSearch Science
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
m.HKUST
Access essential university information on the go, including news, events, campus maps, and course details. Explore virtual reality tours, faculty profiles, and library resources. Stay updated on sports, dining, and transportation services.
- University news and events
- Campus maps and VR tours
- Course and faculty information
- Library catalog access
- Sports and dining updates
- Admission and transport details
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m.HKUST is a 'must have' for all tech-savvy students, faculty and friends of HKUST. It gives you mobile access to all the information you need at a sweep of a finger. Features: News - Newsworthy stories and events at HKUST Events - Information for HKUST seminars, activities, exhibitions and ceremonies Videos - For access of HKUST video contents anytime, anywhere Photos - A mobile collection of images of HKUST Maps - Help find your way to the university and get around the campus. Campus VR - A virtual reality tour of campus sites and scenic spots at HKUST Faculty - HKUST Faculty Profiles Courses - Search courses available at HKUST MOOCs - Access the promotional videos of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) developed by HKUST. These online courses are offered through the Coursera and edX platform Library - Search the catalog, view your library record and check library information Sports - Keep track of and participate in major sports events at HKUST Dining - HKUST dining information and service hours Admission - Handy information for admission at HKUST Calendar - A month by month mobile overview of HKUST events and activities Path Advisor - Advise the easiest way to move around on campus Transport - Information of shuttle bus services and public transportation around campus Contacts - Enquiry phone number and website of schools, departments and offices
iSearch Science
This intelligent research assistant mines the web for studies, automatically refining searches and classifying results by type. It uses AI to identify entities like drugs and diseases, and can summarize content or answer questions about research findings.
- Automated query refinement
- Study classification by type
- Entity identification (drugs, diseases)
- AI-powered summarization
- Question answering on search results
- PDF content analysis
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An intelligent software to mine the web for research studies. Uses Google as a base search engine. Recognizes the nature of your search and automatically adds multiple more queries to retrieve more relevant results. Classifies retrieved studies according to their type - like randomized trial, retrospective study, meta-analysis etc. Identifies entities which are phrases or words related to to drugs, procedures, disease processes etc. All the above functions use Natural Language AI. Uses Open AI to summarize search results, webpages, full text PDFs and to literally answer any question regarding a search result Terms of use: https://app.termly.io/document/termsof-use-for-website/c5d5752d-38ab-43ff-b84f-1f1d9e5a2b7e Privacy Policy: https://bestmededuc.org/pp.pdf OpenAI assigns rights to Best Surgical Education, LLC for all output generated: https://openai.com/policies/terms-of-use OpenAI generated medical content should be reviewed by a doctor or an appropriately qualified medical practitioner. iSearch Science is neither developed nor endorsed by Google/Alphabet and OpenAI. SUBSCRIBING TO A FREE TRIAL IS ESSENTIAL TO UNLOCK THE APP
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iSearch Science at 3.2 against m.HKUST's 1.0. iSearch Science also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). m.HKUST's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and review sentiment (100% vs 84%). On price, ads and device support 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. iSearch Science sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. m.HKUST asks for nothing beyond the download.
iSearch Science holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iSearch Science has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of m.HKUST's written reviews are positive against 84% of iSearch Science's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
m.HKUST ships an update every 7 months, iSearch Science every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | m.HKUST | iSearch Science |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.2 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 84.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Best Surgical Education, LLC |
Customer experience
m.HKUST
iSearch Science
In-app purchases
m.HKUST
No in-app purchases
iSearch Science
- Monthly Subscription - Basic$7.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription-Advanced$12.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription - Basic$39.991 Year
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- Yearly Subscription - Advanced3 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Full Access to Mac + iOS3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Cross Platform + Healthcare3 Days trial$74.991 Year
- iSearch Science,iSearch Biomed3 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Purchase Healthcare API$24.99
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