BISApp vs EndNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BISApp
Stay informed about the Birmingham Islamic Society's events and activities. Access important information, including prayer times, to help you connect with the community.
- Activity information
- Salat timings
- Community connection
- Event updates
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Provides Information about Birmingham Islamic Society activities, salat timings, etc.
EndNote
Manage your research from anywhere with this popular tool. Organize, search, and share academic papers and bibliographies seamlessly across devices. Sync your library and annotate PDFs on the go.
- Sync research library across devices
- Search academic databases
- Annotate PDFs
- Import reference file formats
- Share references with collaborators
- Attach files from cloud storage
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Collect, collaborate, create from anywhere with the EndNote app - the world's most popular research management tool. With flexible tools for searching, organizing, sharing research, and creating bibliographies, the EndNote app extends your ability to stay on top of cutting edge research and connect with your EndNote library on the go. EndNote enables you to easily view, edit, organize, and share research material on your iOS device. By syncing your research library across iOS, online, and desktop, you increase the power of EndNote by gaining seamless access to your reference library from multiple devices and platforms. The EndNote app includes: - Sign up for a free, EndNote online account or sign in to an existing account - Synchronize your library references, attachments, and PDF annotations to your online account and EndNote desktop - Built in web browser to search Clarivate Analytics Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar, your library catalog, or any other database you choose - Built in PDF viewer with wide range of annotation features. Annotations made can be synced and edited online and on the EndNote desktop - Importing capabilities for .ris, .nbib, and other popular reference file formats - Email and copy options for sharing references and file attachments with collaborators - EndNote “temporary citation” format support - Attach files from Dropbox, OneDrive or Google Drive to your references (accounts available separately) - Viewing and editing options for references and file attachments - Sorting, searching, and grouping options for references and file attachments - Getting Started Guide documentation
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BISApp at 96% against EndNote's 28%. BISApp also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BISApp holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 533 and 165 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of BISApp's written reviews are positive against 28% of EndNote's.
BISApp ships an update monthly, EndNote every 4 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | BISApp | EndNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (533 ratings) — better | 2.6 (165 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.3% of reviews — better | 27.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 533 — better | 165 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Ozair Inc. | Clarivate Analytics (US) LLC |
Customer experience
BISApp
EndNote
User reviews
BISApp
From 533 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Very helpful
- 👍 Accurate prayer timings
- 👍 Informative
- 👍 Good for community happenings
Room to improve
- 👎 Does not teach real Islamic teachings
- 👎 Lacks Sunnah and spirit touching lectures
- 👎 No Islamic personality examples for children
EndNote
From 165 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Syncs well with desktop version
- 📚 Convenient for reading and annotating papers
- 💻 Good companion to desktop app
- 🔍 Useful for managing references on the go
- 🖋️ Annotation tools work well with Apple Pencil
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🔍 Clunky search and organization
- 📁 Sync issues and lost annotations
- 🔒 Incompatible with other cloud storage
- 🔧 Missing key features from desktop version
Bugs and requests
BISApp
Requested features
8 requests- Add widgets
- Add compass for qibla direction
- Add daily Hadith
- Add one verse from the Quran daily
- Add youth channel
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- Give space after time and show AM or PM
- Change 'Jummah Khateeb Schedule' to 'Jumuah Khateeb Schedule'
- Prompt users to rate the app after a few days
EndNote
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when editing references
- Indexing issues and lost library data
- Compatibility problems with iOS updates
- PDF viewer issues (e.g. no rotation, lost page position)
- Login and authentication problems
Requested features
5 requests- Cite while you write functionality
- Better PDF annotation tools (e.g. eraser, text notes)
- Support for group sets and nested folders
- Automatic citation data population from PDFs
- Improved syncing and offline access
In-app purchases
BISApp
No in-app purchases
EndNote
No in-app purchases
