Comparison

Medium vs ESCAPE | 35

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

Head to head
About

Medium

Access a vast collection of human stories, expert advice, and inspiring insights. Discover new topics, follow your interests, and connect with a global community of readers and writers. Publish your own work and reach a wide audience.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free reading
  • Curated content on tech, culture, news
  • Unlimited story access with membership
  • Personalized reading library
  • Community engagement (claps, comments)
  • Publishing platform for writers
  • Audio versions of stories (Member feature)
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Welcome to Medium, your home for human stories, useful advice, and inspiring insights. Immerse yourself in a world of wisdom with writing from renowned figures, passionate experts, and fresh voices. Make reading and writing a daily ritual by following your fascinations, discovering new rabbit holes, and reaching readers of your own. Medium is simple social publishing for everyone. + Find your focus with distraction-free reading about everything from taking better pictures to what it’s like to scale a startup. + Stay current with stories about emerging technology, culture, and firsthand accounts of front-page news. + Become a member for unlimited access to millions of stories from our global community of the curious. + Assemble your own personal library by highlighting passages, bookmarking stories, and following writers who share your passions. + Join a community of readers, writers, and thinkers who clap for what they love, respond with insightful comments on thought-provoking stories, and collaborate to create popular publications. + Reach a wider audience by publishing your stories on a platform that serves more than 100M idea-loving people. + Establish a professional presence on a trusted platform, alongside academics, leaders, and experts. + Join the Medium Partner Program to earn money from your writing. + Enjoy a continuous reading experience across your iPhone, iPad, and desktop. + Listen to audio versions of any story on Medium (Member feature). __ Medium Terms of Service: https://policy.medium.com/medium-terms-of-service-9db0094a1e0f Privacy Policy: https://policy.medium.com/medium-privacy-policy-f03bf92035c9 Support: https://help.medium.com

About

ESCAPE | 35

Features
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The 35th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE) will be held between July 6 and July 9, 2025 at the Technology Campus Ghent, KU Leuven as a part of KU Leuven's 600th year celebrations. It will be organised by KU Leuven in collaboration with the University of Liège. The ESCAPE series is an annual series initiated in 1991 by the CAPE Working Party of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering. The 2025 conference theme "Closing the loop 2.0" emphasises on use of process systems engineering (from "good old feedback control" to advanced methodologies using AI, quantum computing, etc.) to accelerate the drive towards a circular economy with applications in energy, life sciences, and materials domains. This application provides following features: * Access to up to date agenda (sessions, speeches, speakers) * Easy access to conference's key information (venue, accommodation, sponsors etc.) * Conference's venue maps * Offline functionality. Application does not required active Internet connection * Conference news (delivered via Twitter)

Screenshots

Medium4 screens
ESCAPE | 352 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ESCAPE | 35 at none against Medium's 6. ESCAPE | 35 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Medium's advantage is chart position (#19 vs unranked). On price, ads 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. Medium sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. ESCAPE | 35 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Medium versus ESCAPE | 35: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMediumESCAPE | 35
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (157K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings157K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#19 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB15 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperA Medium CorporationPoznan Supercomputing and Networking Center

Bugs and requests

Medium

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Login and authentication issues
  • Syncing and data loss problems
  • Compatibility problems with newer OS versions
  • Unreliable push notifications

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline reading mode
  • Better organization and navigation of content
  • Improved personalization and recommendation system
  • Integration with other platforms and services
  • Enhanced writing and publishing tools

ESCAPE | 35

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Medium

Subscriptions4
  • Medium Membership2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Friend Membership$14.991 Month
  • Medium Membership1 Year trial2 variants$49.991 Year
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  • Friend Membership1 Year trial$149.991 Year
None

ESCAPE | 35

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Medium free?
Medium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ESCAPE | 35 free?
ESCAPE | 35 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Medium or ESCAPE | 35 have ads?
Neither Medium nor ESCAPE | 35 shows ads.

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