Contract Pharma vs Belstad
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.
Belstad
Get personalized, nonpartisan news briefings in real-time with this AI-powered app. Ask follow-up questions, listen to daily recaps, and receive breaking news alerts. Expand on key terms with context cards and view inline citations for information sources.
- Personalized AI news briefings
- Real-time event updates
- Web-powered follow-up questions
- Daily news recap podcast
- Breaking news notifications
- Context cards for key terms
- Inline citations
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Belstad is a fully automated, personalized AI-powered news app. Users can read digestible, nonpartisan briefings on events in real-time, with the ability to: - Ask web-powered follow-up questions for more information - Listen to the Belstad Daily Recap — a podcast recapping the day's top events - Receive breaking news notifications - Expand on key terms with context cards - See where each piece of information is coming from with inline citations and more. By downloading the app you agree to the Belstad Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Terms of Use: https://www.belstad.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.belstad.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Belstad at daily against Contract Pharma's every 17 months. Contract Pharma's advantage is iOS requirement (10.2 vs 13.4). On price, ads, 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, Belstad daily. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Contract Pharma | Belstad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | RODMAN PUBLISHING CORP. | Belstad, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Contract Pharma
No in-app purchases
Belstad
No in-app purchases
