The MSL App vs MAPS Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The MSL App
This app offers comprehensive resources for medical affairs professionals, including disease information, clinical trial data, and healthcare news. It aims to be a one-stop shop for upskilling and staying informed in the medical affairs field.
- Disease and clinical trial information
- Medical affairs upskilling resources
- Clinical guidelines
- Medication and pipeline data
- Pharma and clinical trial news
- Healthcare resources by country
- Disease podcasts
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The MSL App is the FIRST and ONLY dedicated MSL/Medical Affairs app for anyone interested or already working in medical affairs. The MSL App will provide you with: disease, clinical trial and medical affairs upskilling resources, clinical guidelines, medication and pipeline info, conferences, pharma and clinical trial news, country specific healthcare resources, disease podcasts, MSL surveys and much more. It’s the only app you’ll ever need in medical affairs!!
MAPS Events
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The Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) is the premier not-for-profit Medical Affairs organization, with over 12,000 members from over 280 companies, globally. MAPS events bring together Medical Affairs professionals to learn from and be inspired by industry experts and luminaries, while connecting with the peers from across companies. App features include: · Agendas for MAPS Americas and EMEA Annual Meetings · Meeting logistics including location maps and registration information · Directories to connect with meeting attendees and exhibitors · Real time news, events and reminders during meetings · Ways to stay connected with the MAPS organization Join us to become part of the global Medical Affairs community!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MAPS Events at none against The MSL App's shown. The MSL App's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The MSL App | MAPS Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The MSL App BV | Medical Affairs Professional Society, Inc |
In-app purchases
The MSL App
No in-app purchases
MAPS Events
No in-app purchases
Questions
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