Contract Pharma vs STAT News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Contract Pharma
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Contract Pharma devotes more editorial coverage to contract services and outsourcing than any other publication. In the nine editorial issues in 2012, we published more than 700 editorial pages devoted to outsourcing. Contract Pharma is the advertising market share leader for contract services and outsourcing providers to the Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical industries. Since it’s debut in 1999, Contract Pharma has been dedicated to covering the changes and developments of the outsourcing industry, as new business models and a pharma industry in crisis generate new opportunities for sponsors and providers. This application is powered by GTxcel, a leader in digital publishing technology, provider of hundreds of online digital publications and mobile magazine apps.
STAT News
Access in-depth journalism covering health, medicine, life sciences, and the business of pharmaceuticals. Explore exclusive stories, track scientific advancements, and understand industry strategies with critical analysis.
- In-depth health and medicine journalism
- Coverage of life sciences and biotech
- Analysis of pharmaceutical business
- Exclusive stories
- Save articles for later
- Follow reporters on the go
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STAT delivers fast, deep, and tough-minded journalism about health, medicine, life sciences and the fast-moving business of making medicines. We take you inside academic labs, biotech boardrooms, and political backrooms. We cast a critical eye on scientific discoveries, scrutinize corporate strategies, and chronicle roiling battles for talent, money, and market share. We examine controversies and puncture hype. Follow our reporting and reporters on the go; read exclusive stories or save them for later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Contract Pharma at none against STAT News's shown. Contract Pharma also leads on iOS requirement (10.2 vs 16.4). STAT News's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 17 months). On price, 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.
Contract Pharma ships an update every 17 months, STAT News every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Contract Pharma | STAT News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.6 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 18.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | RODMAN PUBLISHING CORP. | BOSTON GLOBE MEDIA PARTNERS, LLC |
In-app purchases
Contract Pharma
No in-app purchases
STAT News
No in-app purchases
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