Comparison

Joining Forces vs ICNS

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

Head to head
About

Joining Forces

This app provides mental health resources and support for UK Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and their families. It connects users with information and services from the NHS and MOD Joint Medical Command.

Highlights
  • Mental health information
  • Support signposting
  • Resources for service personnel
  • Resources for veterans
  • Resources for families and friends
  • NHS and MOD integration
Features
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This app delivers information and signposting surrounding mental health for UK Armed Forces Service Personnel. As well as being useful for serving personnel, it may be useful for those who have left military services (the Veterans Community), and also for family and friends. The Joining Forces Network is a fully integrated team across the NHS and the MOD Joint Medical Command, including 5 NHS Trusts, and 2 Scottish providers. The Network is led by Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT).

About

ICNS

Features
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Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience (ICNS) is a peer-reviewed, electronic publication that has become an important addition to the field of neuroscience. Under the expert editorial leadership of Amir Kalali, MD, ICNS provides evidence-based information in a practical, easy-to-read format for practicing clinicians, investigators, industry scientists, and other entities involved in the field of neuroscience. ICNS translates the vast amounts of CNS research into applicable information that aims to inform practicing clinicians on the latest treatment options in psychiatry and neurology, as well as investigators and scientists on the latest innovations in the drug development arena. ICNS offers its readers original research, practical discussions on the latest research, comprehensive reviews, brief reports on important, but limited data, didactic case reports, and provocative commentaries on contemporary topics in neuroscience. Articles areβ€”written by key opinion leaders as well as practicing clinicians who are β€œin the trenches, β€”providing vital balance to the research-rich literature that is already available. ICNS is published by Matrix Medical Communications in West Chester, Penn., USA, and is indexed on PubMed Central, PsycINFO, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, Scopus, and EMBASE.

Screenshots

Joining Forces4 screens
ICNS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ICNS at 11.0 against Joining Forces's 15.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Joining Forces ships an update every 8 months, ICNS every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Joining Forces versus ICNS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJoining ForcesICNS
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews71.4% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 8 months β€” betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.111.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size16 MB84 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSouth Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustMatrix Medical Communications

In-app purchases

None

Joining Forces

No in-app purchases

None

ICNS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Joining Forces free?
Joining Forces is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ICNS free?
ICNS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Joining Forces or ICNS have ads?
Neither Joining Forces nor ICNS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Joining Forces or ICNS?
Joining Forces ships an update every 8 months, and ICNS every 9 months. Most recently, Joining Forces was updated on September 29, 2026 and ICNS on October 2, 2026.

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