Model UN vs PermrApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Model UN
Access comprehensive country and background information, including socio-cultural, infrastructure, and geographic data, offline. Explore alliances, a factbook, NGO details, UN documents, and news updates.
- Offline country and territory factbook
- Alliance information
- NGO database with details
- Resource library of UN documents
- UN News Wire updates
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The Model UN App is the single best source of easy-to-access information about countries and their backgrounds! Quickly access socio-cultural, infrastructure, and geographic data- all without the need for an Internet connection! Features include: ALLIANCES: Access groupings of like-minded, regional, economic, and sociopolitical alliances. FACTBOOK: Search or browse all countries AND territories in the word. NGO LIST: Search or browse our massive database of NGOs alongside detailed information such as their website, area(s) of work, regions, and short description! RESOURCE LIBRARY: Access pivotal UN documents, pre-ambulatory and operative clauses, rules of procedure, and other pertinent information. UN NEWS WIRE: Access up-to-the-minute news updates directly from the UN NewsWire service! AND MANY MORE FEATURES....
PermrApp
Connect with fellow United Nations Ambassadors and their predecessors. Access detailed biographies, mission information, and build your professional network.
- Connect with UN Ambassadors
- View predecessor information
- Access mission details
- Look up bios
- Build professional network
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The PermrApp is the first ever app designed specifically for Ambassadors to the United Nations, which can be used on to get to know colleague Ambassadors from 193 Missions and their predecessors, and look up their bio’s, respective missions and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PermrApp at 5.0 against Model UN's 4.6. Model UN's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). 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.
PermrApp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Model UN has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Model UN ships an update every 5 months, PermrApp every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Model UN | PermrApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bellwether | iO The Netherlands B.V. |
Customer experience
Model UN
PermrApp
Bugs and requests
Model UN
Reported bugs
8 issues- News won't load
- App crashes sometimes
- App is slow to load
- App not working/stuck on home page
- App crashes before starting
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- Information is outdated
- Map is outdated
- Grammar and spelling errors
Requested features
13 requests- Update information and map
- Include sections on how to reference resolutions
- Expand to include UN peacekeeping information
- Improve NGO section (easier to find, tags, descriptions)
- Add paragraphs for UN organizations (UNICEF, UNHCR, etc.)
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- Include information about Palestine
- Organize app better
- Update often
- Keyword search for NGOs
- Add more MUN jokes
- Include federalist regions like Kurdistan
- Search functionality within the app
- More MUN things (conferences, updates)
PermrApp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Model UN
No in-app purchases
PermrApp
No in-app purchases
