RVC Mobile vs ACVIM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RVC Mobile
This app provides students with comprehensive access to university information, including campus maps, service hours, computer availability, library services, and course timetables. It also offers staff directories, news, events, travel information, and access to learning resources.
- Campus maps and location search
- Service opening times
- Open-access computer availability
- Library loan management
- Course timetable access
- Staff directory
- Push notifications for alerts
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Welcome to the Royal Veterinary College's mobile app for students, a pioneering application that allows students to access comprehensive information about their university. Features: - Search campus maps for buildings and locations, on and off campus. - Opening times of the various on-campus services - Find out which rooms have available Open-Access Computers. - View & renew your Library Loans. - Search the Library Catalogue. - View your Course Timetable and add lectures to your calendar. - Search for support staff or lecturers using the Staff directory. Call or email contacts and add them directly to your address book. - Receive alerts and announcements using Push Notifications. - Receive the latest news and events from the University and the Students’ Union. - Travel information including London buses & tubes, Boris bikes and Hawkshead Bus Timetable. - Access to key resources on RVC Learn, videos and assessments - Induction & Fresher's Week information. - Access to key information such as IT guides and services available for students. New features are continuously being planned and we are keen to implement requested features so please send your suggestions through.
ACVIM
This app provides conference attendees with access to schedules, presentations, posters, and exhibitor information. Users can take notes, message colleagues, and share details via social media or email.
- View conference schedule
- Access presentations and posters
- Exhibitor and speaker details
- Take notes on content
- In-app messaging
- Share information via email and social media
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***For Attendees Only The ACVIM mobile application allows you to view the schedule, presentations, posters, exhibitor, and speaker details from the ACVIM conferences. Users can take notes on presentations and exhibitors. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in-app messaging, tweeting, and emailing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ACVIM at 4.4 against RVC Mobile's 1.0. ACVIM also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and ratings volume (140 vs 1). RVC Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 12 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ACVIM holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ACVIM has 140 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of RVC Mobile's written reviews are positive against 25% of ACVIM's.
RVC Mobile ships an update every 5 months, ACVIM every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on June 6, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RVC Mobile | ACVIM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (140 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 140 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 113 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Royal Veterinary College | American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Inc. |
Customer experience
RVC Mobile
ACVIM
In-app purchases
RVC Mobile
No in-app purchases
ACVIM
No in-app purchases
