Comparison

NCCN Guidelines® vs ESMO Events App

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

Head to head
About

NCCN Guidelines®

This app provides healthcare professionals with convenient access to comprehensive clinical practice guidelines for oncology. It aims to improve the quality and effectiveness of cancer care by offering evidence-based recommendations for diagnosis, treatment, and supportive services.

Highlights
  • Virtual Library of NCCN Guidelines
  • Oncology clinical practice guidelines
  • Evidence-based recommendations
  • Supports cancer care decision-making
  • Covers 97% of US cancer cases
Features
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The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®), is pleased to present the Virtual Library of NCCN Guidelines® app formatted for iPhone & iPad. This easy-to-use and convenient format will further assist health care professionals in their implementation of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®), thus improving the quality and effectiveness of care provided to patients with cancer. NCCN is a not-for-profit alliance of leading cancer centers devoted to patient care, research, and education. NCCN is dedicated to improving and facilitating quality, effective, efficient, and accessible cancer care so patients can live better lives. Through the leadership and expertise of clinical professionals at NCCN Member Institutions, NCCN develops resources that present valuable information to the numerous stakeholders in the health care delivery system. By defining and advancing high-quality cancer care, NCCN promotes the importance of continuous quality improvement and recognizes the significance of creating clinical practice guidelines appropriate for use by patients, clinicians, and other health care decision-makers around the world. Over the past 25 years, NCCN has developed an integrated suite of tools to improve the quality of cancer care. The NCCN Guidelines® document evidence-based, consensus-driven management to ensure that all patients receive preventive, diagnostic, treatment, and supportive services that are most likely to lead to optimal outcomes. The NCCN Guidelines are a comprehensive set of guidelines detailing the sequential management decisions and interventions that apply to 97 percent of cancer cases in the United States. In addition, separate guidelines relate to major prevention and screening topics and another set of pathways focuses on the major supportive care areas. The NCCN Guidelines provide recommendations based on the best evidence available at the time they are derived. Because new data are published continuously, it is essential that the NCCN Guidelines also be continuously updated and revised to reflect new data and new clinical information. The intent of the NCCN Guidelines is to assist in the decision-making process of individuals involved in cancer care—including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, payers, patients and their families—with the ultimate goal of improving patient care and outcomes. The NCCN Guidelines provide recommendations for appropriate care for most but not all patients; however, individual patient circumstances must be considered when applying these recommendations. Visit NCCN.org to learn more about the NCCN Guidelines as well as other NCCN Content.

About

ESMO Events App

Access a comprehensive library of medical conferences, including detailed scientific programs, speaker information, and exhibitor details. Plan your schedule, navigate event venues, and stay updated with daily news. The app allows offline access after initial data download.

Highlights
  • Browse scientific programs by day, topic, and cancer type
  • Create personalized event schedules
  • Locate rooms and exhibitor stands on floorplans
  • Receive daily news updates
  • Offline access to conference data
  • Regularly updated conference listings
Features
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ESMO Event App is an event library app that lists all of ESMO’s conferences. Simply download the app and then choose the ESMO Conference you are interested in. ESMO will regularly add new conferences to the list, so don’t delete the app! Thanks to this app, you will be able to browse the complete scientific programme by day, topic, cancer types and track, and create your own personal programme. Locate rooms and exhibitor stands on the floorplans, receive daily news and much more. Before first use, you'll need to download the latest conference data and afterwards, you can use the app offline, although an update will be available before each and every Congress.

Screenshots

NCCN Guidelines®4 screens
ESMO Events App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ESMO Events App at 4.2 against NCCN Guidelines®'s 3.6. ESMO Events App also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 13%). NCCN Guidelines®'s advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.1 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ESMO Events App holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of NCCN Guidelines®'s written reviews are positive against 50% of ESMO Events App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NCCN Guidelines® ships an update every 2 months, ESMO Events App monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NCCN Guidelines® versus ESMO Events App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNCCN Guidelines®ESMO Events App
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (24 ratings)4.2 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB112 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNational Comprehensive Cancer Network®European Society for Medical Oncology - ESMO

Customer experience

NCCN Guidelines®

All ratings24 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative29.2%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative80.0%

ESMO Events App

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

NCCN Guidelines®

No in-app purchases

None

ESMO Events App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NCCN Guidelines® free?
NCCN Guidelines® is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ESMO Events App free?
ESMO Events App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NCCN Guidelines® or ESMO Events App?
ESMO Events App is rated higher. NCCN Guidelines® averages 3.6 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while ESMO Events App averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do NCCN Guidelines® or ESMO Events App have ads?
Neither NCCN Guidelines® nor ESMO Events App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NCCN Guidelines® or ESMO Events App?
NCCN Guidelines® ships an update every 2 months, and ESMO Events App monthly. Most recently, NCCN Guidelines® was updated on October 14, 2026 and ESMO Events App on October 18, 2026.

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