ID Podcasts vs PathogenAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ID Podcasts
Access a vast library of infectious diseases medical podcasts for healthcare professionals. Stream up to 200 hours of content categorized by title, author, or subject, and create personalized favorite lists to share with friends. This resource is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and Apple Watch.
- 200 hours of medical podcasts
- Categorized content
- Favorite podcast lists
- Social media sharing
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Remote learning resource
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The premier infectious diseases remote learning resource on the web for health care professions. USF Health presents ID Podcasts. Now enjoy up to 200 hours of infectious diseases medical podcasts streamed to your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad via a 3G/LTE or WiFi connection. Browse the most recent podcasts, or make a selection using the index, with podcasts categorized by title, author or subject. Select a list of favorite podcasts, and then share your favorites with your friends via social media. The app is also now apple watch compatible. The ID Podcasts mobile player is a product of USF Health, the USF Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, and the infectious diseases faculty at the University of South Florida.
PathogenAR
Explore interactive stories about infectious diseases in augmented reality. This educational app uses touch gestures or a Merge Cube to bring pathogens to life, offering an engaging way to learn about disease.
- Augmented Reality exploration
- Interactive pathogen stories
- Touch gesture controls
- Merge Cube device compatibility
- Educational disease content
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PathogenAR is an Augmented Reality application from the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Explore interactive stories about pathogens and pathogenic disease using touch gestures or a Merge Cube Device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: PathogenAR at 15 against ID Podcasts's 1. PathogenAR also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). ID Podcasts's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ID Podcasts against 5.0 for PathogenAR. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PathogenAR has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ID Podcasts ships an update every 5 months, PathogenAR every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ID Podcasts | PathogenAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Oehler | NIAID |
Customer experience
ID Podcasts
PathogenAR
In-app purchases
ID Podcasts
No in-app purchases
PathogenAR
No in-app purchases
Questions
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