Comparison

IETFers vs Pocket RFC

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

IETFers

This application helps attendees navigate the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) working group meetings. It provides schedules and room locations for the tri-annual conferences, ensuring you don't miss important sessions.

Highlights
  • Track working group meetings
  • View session schedules
  • Find room locations
  • Tri-annual conference support
  • Offline access to schedules
Features
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Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Conference application for tracking the Tri-annual working group meeting schedules and room locations.

About

Pocket RFC

Access and explore Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comment (RFC) documents easily. Save documents for offline viewing, mark favorites, and search the index for terms of interest. Customize text colors and share with friends.

Highlights
  • Discover and explore RFC documents
  • Offline viewing of saved RFCs
  • Mark favorite RFC documents
  • Adjustable text colors for reading
  • Search RFC index by terms
  • Share RFC documents
Features
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Interested in Request For Comment (RFC) documents? Pocket RFC is your handy reference application to quickly discover and explore the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) index of Request for Comment (RFC) documents. + Quick discovery and exploration of RFC documents + Save RFC documents to your device for offline viewing + Mark your favorite RFC + Adjust text color for comfortable reading + Search RFC index for terms of interest + Share with your friends

Screenshots

IETFers1 screens
Pocket RFC3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IETFers at none against Pocket RFC's 1. IETFers also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (88% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pocket RFC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IETFers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

IETFers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of IETFers's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pocket RFC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IETFers ships an update every 3 months, Pocket RFC every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
IETFers versus Pocket RFC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIETFersPocket RFC
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas PusateriVerzitex LLC

Customer experience

IETFers

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Pocket RFC

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

IETFers

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pocket RFC

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is IETFers free?
IETFers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pocket RFC free?
Pocket RFC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IETFers or Pocket RFC?
IETFers is rated higher. IETFers averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Pocket RFC averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do IETFers or Pocket RFC have ads?
Neither IETFers nor Pocket RFC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IETFers or Pocket RFC?
IETFers ships an update every 3 months, and Pocket RFC every 7 months. Most recently, IETFers was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pocket RFC on November 1, 2026.

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