Comparison

KCI Trials vs ASCO

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

Head to head
About

KCI Trials

This app helps patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals find active cancer clinical trials. It offers powerful search and filtering capabilities, with detailed protocol information and offline access. Users can save favorite trials and share details easily.

Highlights
  • Powerful trial search by various criteria
  • Smart filters with dynamic options
  • Offline access to trial details
  • Comprehensive protocol information
  • Enhanced drug profiles
  • Save favorite trials and searches
  • Easy sharing of trial details
  • Location and mapping tools
Features
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KCI Trials is a free mobile app from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute designed to help patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals quickly find active cancer clinical trials open to accrual. Key Features • Powerful Trial Search: Find clinical trials by cancer type, protocol number or NCT ID, keyword, phase, principal investigator, study site, drug, device, therapy, or category. • Smart Filters: Apply multiple filters at once, with dynamically updated options to prevent dead end searches. • Instant Results—Even Offline: Daily data updates allow fast, on device searches, with full access to trial details even with limited or no connectivity. • Comprehensive Protocol Details: View objectives, eligibility criteria, treatments, locations, investigators, and related drugs. • Enhanced Drug Information: Explore enriched drug profiles powered by the NCI Drug Dictionary, including U.S. brand names. • Favorites & Saved Searches: Save trials and searches for quick access later—duplicates automatically prevented. • Easy Sharing: Share trial details via text or email, including summarized or full protocol information. • Location & Mapping Tools: View study site addresses, copy locations, and open directions directly in Maps. • Trusted Resources: Quick links to ClinicalTrials.gov and other National Cancer Institute resources. • Secure & Reliable: Independently penetration tested to ensure a safe and secure experience.

About

ASCO

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The new ASCO App is a trusted tool for ASCO Members and the oncology community. Get a personalized feed of practice-changing science from JCO Journals tailored to your specialty, streamline your membership, and access professional development tools like ASCO-SEP®—anytime, anywhere. It’s an essential resource designed to save you time while fostering continuous engagement with the global oncology community.

Screenshots

KCI Trials4 screens
ASCO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ASCO at fortnightly against KCI Trials's every 4 months. KCI Trials's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KCI Trials ships an update every 4 months, ASCO fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
KCI Trials versus ASCO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKCI TrialsASCO
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB87 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperBarbara Ann Karmanos Cancer InstituteAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology

In-app purchases

None

KCI Trials

No in-app purchases

None

ASCO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KCI Trials free?
KCI Trials is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ASCO free?
ASCO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do KCI Trials or ASCO have ads?
Neither KCI Trials nor ASCO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KCI Trials or ASCO?
KCI Trials ships an update every 4 months, and ASCO fortnightly. Most recently, KCI Trials was updated on September 29, 2026 and ASCO on October 24, 2026.

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