Comparison

ACEP Events vs SAEM

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

Head to head
About

ACEP Events

Access comprehensive schedules, maps, and faculty bios for live events. Manage your personal schedule, view course presentations, and stay updated on emergency medicine events. This app enhances your event experience on the go.

Highlights
  • Access event schedules
  • View event maps
  • Search faculty bios
  • Access course presentations
  • Manage personal schedule
  • Up-to-date event information
Features
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This on-the-go companion to ACEP's live event allows you to access complete and up-to-date course schedules; see maps; search faculty bios; access course presentations, and more! Simply log in with the credentials you used to register, then view, update or change your personal schedule in the app. Reignite your passion for the specialty with ACEP's emergency medicine events!

About

SAEM

This app provides conference attendees with access to schedules, presentations, posters, and exhibitor details. It allows for note-taking directly on slides and includes in-app messaging for attendee communication.

Highlights
  • View conference schedule
  • Access presentations and posters
  • Take notes on slides
  • Draw directly on slides
  • In-app messaging
  • Share information via tweet/email
Features
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**FOR ATTENDEES ONLY** The SAEM Annual Meeting mobile application allows you to view the schedule, presentations, posters, exhibitors, and speaker details from the conference. Users can take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the posters and exhibitors modules. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in app messaging, tweeting and emailing.

Screenshots

ACEP Events4 screens
SAEM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ACEP Events at 4.7 against SAEM's 3.8. ACEP Events also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and ratings volume (116 vs 6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ACEP Events holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACEP Events has 116 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of ACEP Events's written reviews are positive against 0% of SAEM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ACEP Events ships an update every 5 days, SAEM every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ACEP Events versus SAEM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterACEP EventsSAEM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (116 ratings) — better3.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings116 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size161 MB143 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperAmerican College of Emergency PhysiciansSociety for Academic Emergency Medicine

Customer experience

ACEP Events

All ratings115 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

SAEM

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ACEP Events

No in-app purchases

None

SAEM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ACEP Events free?
ACEP Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SAEM free?
SAEM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ACEP Events or SAEM?
ACEP Events is rated higher. ACEP Events averages 4.7 out of 5 from 116 ratings, while SAEM averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do ACEP Events or SAEM have ads?
Neither ACEP Events nor SAEM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ACEP Events or SAEM?
ACEP Events ships an update every 5 days, and SAEM every 9 days. Most recently, ACEP Events was updated on October 24, 2026 and SAEM on October 24, 2026.

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