MEDICA vs IDS Cologne
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MEDICA
Plan your visit to a major medical technology trade fair with this app. It offers an interactive map, exhibitor information, and a favorites list to help you navigate and stay informed about the event and the latest industry developments.
- Interactive site and hall maps
- Offline exhibitor search
- Favorites list for exhibitors and products
- Latest news and updates
- Trade fair information (hours, prices)
- Calendar and Maps integration
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The MEDICA app helps you plan your visit to the fair, providing comprehensive information on the World Forum for Medicine technology in Düsseldorf. The perfect iPhone and iPad integration thanks to offline search, Maps connection and an interactive map of the exhibition centre allow you to prepare your visit to the fair perfectly. Interactive Site Map and Hall Layout iPhone’s optimised site and hall maps provide perfect guidance around the fair grounds. The site offers infinitely variable zoom and all information submitted by exhibitors. Zoom into the individual halls and see all stands. Just click on a stand and all exhibitor information plus the products offered will be displayed. Favourites Mark specific exhibitors and products as favourites and build your own personal list of things to remember, making the MEDICA app into your digital companion as you make your way around the fair. News News, interviews, sweepstakes, videos, fotos - With the MEDICA app you are always up to date. Find out about everything to do with the fair and its exhibitors as well as about the latest developments in medical technology. Exclusive news from the MEDICA editors keep you up to date all the time – before, during and after the fair. Information on the trade fair All details revolving around your MEDICA visit to the trade fair are presented in this area in a coherent format. Information on opening hours, admission prices, focal ranges on display, to name but a few assist you in optimally preparing your visit to the trade fair. Thanks to the comprehensive integration of calender and Maps your iPhone will become a perfect companion guide at the fair. Trade Fairs in Düsseldorf Hosting 50 trade fairs at its Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre, of which 24 are global premium trade fairs in their sectors, and about 100 of its own events the Messe Düsseldorf Group is among the leading export platforms worldwide. Gain an overview of all trade fairs held at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre including key data on the individual events. MEDICA - Be part of the No. 1 ! www.MEDICA.de
IDS Cologne
This event guide helps attendees navigate a major dental industry trade show. It provides exhibitor and product directories, a floor plan, and program information. Users can plan their visits, network with other attendees, and schedule meetings.
- Exhibitor and product directory
- Interactive floor plan
- Event program information
- Visit planning with favorites and notes
- Networking suggestions and profile management
- Meeting scheduling
- Real-time notifications for program changes
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The Mobile Guide for IDS is the interactive event guide for the event from 25.03. – 29.03.2025. Forward-looking innovations, countless new products, exciting live demonstrations and practical hands-on - the unique show for the entire dental industry presents the most important concepts and technologies for the practices and laboratories of today and tomorrow. EXHIBITOR | PRODUCTS | INFORMATIONS The app offers a detailed exhibitor and product directory as well as a floor plan with all exhibitors' stands. Find information about the program or for arrival and departure, as well as accommodation in Cologne. PLAN YOU VISIT Find exhibitors by name, country and product groups and plan your visits with favourites, contacts, appointments and notes. Get information about the program. Keep track of interesting program dates with favourites to program dates. NOTIFICATIONS Get notification for short-term program changes and other short-term organizational changes directly to your device. NETWORKING Get relevant networking suggestions based on your interests maintained in your profile and easily explore, expand and interact with your business network. To complete your profile you can upload an image as your profile picture. If you don’t want to be a participant anymore you can delete your profile via the deletion function in your profile editing page. MEETING-SCHEDULE Schedule meetings with other networking participants to get together on site. DATA PROTECTION The Mobile Guide requires appropriate permissions for "Add to address book" and "Add to Calendar" and will ask for that first time you use these functions. Contact data and appointments are stored at any time only local on your device. HELP & SUPPORT Send email for support to ids@visitor.koelnmesse.de IMPORTANT NOTICE BEFORE INSTALLATION After installation the app will once download compressed data for exhibitors, extract and import them. Please make sure you have an adequate Internet connection and have some patience during this first import. This procedure can take up to one minute for the first time and should not be interrupted.
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Verdict
MEDICA and IDS Cologne both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 17% of MEDICA's written reviews are positive against 0% of IDS Cologne's. MEDICA also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 MEDICA against 5.0 for IDS Cologne. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MEDICA has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of MEDICA's written reviews are positive against 0% of IDS Cologne's.
MEDICA ships an update every 6 weeks, IDS Cologne monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MEDICA | IDS Cologne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Messe Düsseldorf GmbH | Koelnmesse GmbH |
Customer experience
MEDICA
IDS Cologne
In-app purchases
MEDICA
No in-app purchases
IDS Cologne
No in-app purchases
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