CHEST vs AARConnect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CHEST
This app helps attendees plan their experience at the CHEST Annual Meeting. Browse the educational program, build a personal schedule, and access convention center maps. Find details on special events, exhibitors, and important announcements.
- Browse educational program
- Build personal schedule
- Bookmark sessions/speakers
- Convention center maps
- Exhibitor listings
- Special event details
- Receive announcements
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Plan your schedule and ensure you don't miss key CHEST Annual Meeting sessions with the CHEST-Events app. The app is your best source of information to ensure that you maximize your experience at the CHEST annual meeting. · Browse the entire educational program to build your personal schedule, and bookmark sessions or speakers. · Peruse detailed maps of the convention center and headquarters hotel so that you can easily get wherever you're going. · Find details on special events, how to claim CME, and onsite resources. · Access a listing of exhibitors and see where you can find companies in the Exhibit Hall. · Be the first to know about important announcements and updates from CHEST.
AARConnect
Connect with fellow respiratory therapists to discuss clinical challenges, career questions, and industry updates. Access exclusive communities for students, recent graduates, and specialized practice areas. Stay informed and supported without the distractions of general social media.
- Member-only discussions
- Clinical practice support
- Career question forums
- Student and new grad network
- Specialty section communities
- Professional connection
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AARConnect — Your RT Community, Right Now Being a respiratory therapist is demanding. You don't have to navigate it alone. As an AARC member, you have access to AARConnect — where RT at all career levels, students, and new grads come together to talk through real clinical challenges, career questions, and what’s happening in the profession. Inside the app, you’ll find: -Lively, member-only discussions on clinical practice, staffing challenges, scope changes, and everything in between -The NextGen RT Network, a closed community for students and recent grads to ask questions, swap advice, and engage in mentoring -Closed Specialty Section communities where you can connect with RTs who share your clinical focus and interests -A place to ask questions you want answers from people who live your day-to-day reality AARConnect helps you stay informed, connected, and supported — without the noise of social media. Thousands of AARC members are already in the conversation. Download the AARConnect app and make your voice part of it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AARConnect at 100% against CHEST's 0%. CHEST's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
CHEST holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of CHEST's written reviews are positive against 100% of AARConnect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
CHEST ships an update every 10 months, AARConnect every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CHEST | AARConnect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (15 ratings) — better | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American College of Chest Physicians | AARC Mobile |
Customer experience
CHEST
AARConnect
In-app purchases
CHEST
No in-app purchases
AARConnect
No in-app purchases









