ASCA School Counselor vs DSM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASCA School Counselor
This digital magazine provides school counseling professionals with insights into current trends and best practices. It offers a convenient way to enhance knowledge and learn from the experiences of other schools.
- Stay updated on school counseling trends
- Enhance professional knowledge
- Learn from other schools' experiences
- Digital magazine format
- Published by ASCA
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ASCA School Counselor magazine educates school counseling professionals on a variety of school-counseling-related topics. As the only national school counseling magazine available, ASCA School Counselor gives those working in the field a convenient way to stay on top of recent trends, enhance their education and knowledge and read about how other schools address issues their school may also be facing. This application is powered by GTxcel, a leader in digital publishing technology, provider of hundreds of online digital publications and mobile magazine apps.
DSM
Prepare for the DSM-5 exam with a comprehensive mobile study guide. It offers practice questions, personalized study plans, and detailed performance tracking to boost your confidence and improve diagnostic skills.
- Personalized study plan
- 500+ practice questions
- Strength and weakness tracking
- Detailed test statistics
- Community score comparison
- Updated for DSM-5-TR
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Updated for the 2026 DSM-5 exam blueprint and DSM-5-TR refresh. Pass your DSM-5 exam with flying colors! Boost your confidence in passing the first time with our mobile app and a personal study plan based on your current skill and requirements. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5) is the product of more than 10 years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health. Their dedication and hard work have yielded an authoritative volume that defines and classifies mental disorders in order to improve diagnoses, treatment, and research. Key features: - Choose from different exams - Practice with 500+ questions written by instructors and expert tutors - Track your strengths and weaknesses within Stats section of the app - Study detailed statistics of every test you take - Compare your score to the community average for almost any type of exam - - - - Purchases, subscriptions and terms You need to buy lifetime access or subscribe to get access to all features, courses and questions. The cost of the purchase is charged to your iTunes account. Subscriptions are auto-renewable and are billed at the rate and period selected depending on the subscription plan. Users’ accounts are charged for auto-renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renewal can be turned off in Account Settings in iTunes after the purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of use: https://mastrapi.com/terms Privacy policy: https://mastrapi.com/policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DSM at 4.7 against ASCA School Counselor's 1.0. DSM also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (308 vs 1). ASCA School Counselor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. DSM sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. ASCA School Counselor asks for nothing beyond the download.
DSM holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DSM has 308 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ASCA School Counselor's written reviews are positive against 33% of DSM's.
ASCA School Counselor ships an update every 14 months, DSM every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ASCA School Counselor | DSM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (308 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 308 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | American School Counselor Association (ASCA) | MastrAPI |
Customer experience
ASCA School Counselor
DSM
In-app purchases
ASCA School Counselor
No in-app purchases
DSM
- Monthly with Trial7 Days trial$24.991 Month
- Lifetime$99.99
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