Spok Mobile vs ASHP LIVE!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spok Mobile
This app facilitates critical messaging and alerting for professionals in healthcare, government, and public safety. It enables secure communication for urgent situations, with some features requiring a subscription to a supported system.
- Critical messaging
- Alerting
- Healthcare communication
- Government communication
- Public safety communication
- Secure messaging
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Spok Mobile™ is a critical messaging / alerting application for use in healthcare, government, and public safety environments. Some functionality requires a subscription / connection to a supported Spok system.
ASHP LIVE!
Access presentation slides, presenter, and exhibitor details for select events. Draw, highlight, and take notes directly on slides, with all notes saved online for easy access.
- Browse event presentations
- View presenter and exhibitor details
- Access presentation slides
- Draw and highlight on slides
- Take notes adjacent to slides
- Online note saving and access
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ASHP LIVE! is the official mobile app for ASHP meetings and events. Access everything you need to make the most of your ASHP event experience in one convenient place. Explore the full event schedule, build your personalized itinerary, view session details and faculty information, access session materials, browse exhibitors and posters, and find important meeting information. Stay informed with event updates and push notifications, navigate the meeting with maps and floor plans, and connect with other attendees through available networking features. ASHP LIVE! provides an easy way to plan your experience, stay connected, and access essential information throughout ASHP meetings and events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ASHP LIVE! at 3.9 against Spok Mobile's 1.6. ASHP LIVE! also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription) and review sentiment (24% vs 10%). Spok Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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.
ASHP LIVE! holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ASHP LIVE! has 860 ratings behind it against 141, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Spok Mobile's written reviews are positive against 24% of ASHP LIVE!'s.
Spok Mobile ships an update every 4 months, ASHP LIVE! every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spok Mobile | ASHP LIVE! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (141 ratings) | 3.9 (860 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.4% of reviews | 23.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 141 | 860 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Spok, Inc. | American Society of Health-System Pharmacists |
Customer experience
Spok Mobile
ASHP LIVE!
User reviews
Spok Mobile
From 141 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔒 HIPAA-compliant secure messaging
- 📱 Eliminates need to carry physical pager
- 🌍 Works with Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity
- ✅ Messages generally deliver when functioning properly
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 📳 Unreliable push notifications - requires opening app to receive alerts
- 🔊 Extremely loud audio alerts with no volume control
- 🎨 Outdated, clunky user interface from 1990s-2000s era
- ⏰ Inconsistent notification timing and delivery delays
ASHP LIVE!
From 860 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Comprehensive content
- 💡 Useful features like note-taking and schedule planning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing
- ⏱️ Extremely slow performance
- 🔑 Constant need to re-login
- 💤 Poor user experience and navigation
Bugs and requests
Spok Mobile
Reported bugs
24 issues- App crashes on startup or when opening messages
- Push notifications fail to deliver unless app is open
- Audio settings revert to high volume automatically
- Status switcher disappeared after iOS updates
- Alerts continue after message is opened
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- Messages arrive hours or days late
- Null messages received with no information
- App logs out unexpectedly
- Badges show unread pages but app won't load them
- Registration errors during setup
- Login timeouts and unresponsive authentication
- Dark mode makes text unreadable
- Incompatible with iOS low battery mode
- Phone number links require multiple taps to work
- App breaks with iOS updates
- Messages disappear from history quickly
- Confirm receipt system broken on iOS
- App freezes during update process
- Incompatible with VPN connections
- CarPlay compatibility issues
- Notifications don't work with Focus mode enabled
- Message body doesn't display in notifications
- Slow app startup and message loading
- Pages received out of order or with wrong timestamps
Requested features
20 requests- Apple Watch support with message preview
- Customizable alert tones and volume control
- Ability to mute/silence pager independently from phone
- Copy and paste functionality within messages
- Search function for messages
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- Better message threading and group messaging
- On-call directory integration
- Character count display before sending
- Repeat notification alerts until acknowledged
- Message preview in notifications and lock screen
- Delete all messages button
- Better dark mode support
- Improved Focus mode integration
- Vibrate-only alert option
- Custom ringtone selection from iTunes store
- Message templates/canned responses
- Improved favorites list
- Better message history retention
- Multimedia support expansion
- One-time alert option instead of multiple alerts
ASHP LIVE!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
- Unreliable calendar integration
- Poster session listings not functioning properly
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to sync schedule and notes across devices
- Improved stability and responsiveness
- Option to download session materials for offline access
In-app purchases
Spok Mobile
No in-app purchases
ASHP LIVE!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Spok Mobile free?
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