Refactoring Community vs MAD//Masters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Refactoring Community
Connect with a global network of software engineers and managers to advance your career. Access exclusive content, live events, and expert interviews. Members also receive discounts on coaching and developer tools.
- Live community events
- 300+ original essays
- Expert interviews
- Global network of 1500+ professionals
- Discounted coaching
- Dev tool discounts
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Join a professional community of software engineers and managers to grow your network and support your career. Community members get access to: •Live community events, facilitated by professional coaches, run monthly, like masterminds and the book club •A treasure trove of 300+ original essays about engineering and management practices. •Expert interviews to some of the most thoughtful tech leaders in the world, like Kent Beck, Martin Fowler, and DHH. •A network of 1500+ managers and developers from all over the world. •A selection of engineering coaches available at discounted rates for members. •Deals and discounts to the most popular dev tools, worth more than $100,000. The community is backed by the Refactoring newsletter, which goes out weekly to 140,000+ subscribers and is one of the most popular tech newsletters in the world.
MAD//Masters
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MAD//Masters by Rory Sutherland provides access to course content, live sessions, networking and the community for attendees of the MAD//Masters course. The app offers an all-in-one community platform where you can learn + network in one place as you navigate Rory’s course on behavioural science. Expand your creativity + elevate your career with MAD//Masters.
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Verdict
Refactoring Community and MAD//Masters are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Refactoring Community ships an update every 4 months, MAD//Masters every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Refactoring Community | MAD//Masters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Refactoring ETS | Hippocampus Media Ltd |
In-app purchases
Refactoring Community
No in-app purchases
MAD//Masters
No in-app purchases
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