Gather vs CMADocs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gather
Facilitates collaborative, user-centric education and training for adult learners. Create invitation-based groups for mentorship, peer connections, and expert access. Offers self-study materials, group challenges, and live interactions with reporting tools.
- Collaborative learning experiences
- Invitation-based groups
- Mentorship and peer connections
- Access to subject matter experts
- Self-study materials
- Group challenges
- Live interactions
- Reporting and analytics
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Gather-ed is an innovative mobile application designed to provide highly collaborative, user-centric education and training experiences. Used by thousands of adult learners, Gather-ed provides the opportunity to create small, invitation-based groups of motivated participants seeking mentorship, peer connections, and access to subject matter experts. Each group provides participants with self-study materials, group challenges, and opportunities for live interactions with group members. Every program is also supported with robust reporting and analytic tools.
CMADocs
Connect with physicians and stay updated on the latest news and action alerts from the California Medical Association. This app provides member communications and essential information for healthcare professionals.
- Latest news updates
- Action alerts
- Member communications
- Physician networking
- CMA information
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For physicians and friends of the California Medical Association (CMA), which represents nearly 50,000 physicians. Download the app for the latest news, action alerts, member communications and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Gather at none against CMADocs's shown. Gather also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Gather against 5.0 for CMADocs. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Gather ships an update every 2 months, CMADocs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gather | CMADocs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HealthCourse, Inc. | California Medical Association |
Customer experience
Gather
CMADocs
In-app purchases
Gather
No in-app purchases
CMADocs
No in-app purchases
