# AfroTech Connect — user reviews > 24 indexed App Store user reviews of AfroTech Connect by Blavity Inc., rated 4.30/5 from 106 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/afrotech-connect/id6463799977/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/afrotech-connect/id6463799977.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 81 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 13 ## Newest reviews (4 of 24) ### 4/5 — Essential for the conference, but has some quirks *2025-10-29* It freezes in iPhones. Happened last year to on my older phone. Not that big of a deal, just restart. My biggest complaint is when I get a notification for an event on the calendar and I click it, losing the notification, and it doesn’t take me to the event. **Developer response:** Hi Paul. Thanks for the feedback. Hopefully, it hasn't been freezing on you lately. When we find these issues, we try to squash them as soon as possible. Regarding the push notification, apologies for that. That is less of an app issue and more of an error from our marketing team when they sent out the notification. There were a few cases where they forgot to include the deeplink, so it just defaults to landing you on the home screen. We'll work to do better to ensure all our future push notifications have a destination. ### 5/5 — Upward and forward *2024-11-18* This app experience was WAYYYY better last years. Excited to see where they go from here! **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! We really appreciate it. Stay tuned as there is so much more to come :D ### 3/5 — Calendar *2023-11-03* Adding a calendar tap in the app would be helpful. I don’t use my device’s main calendar app so it was really confusing trying to find the events I planned to attend. I had to go back and try to remember everything and add them to my favorites. **Developer response:** We apologize for the issues with the app in the past. Connect is new and improved, evolving into way more than just a conference assistant. We’d encourage you to update to the latest version and let us know what you think. If the experience is better, we'd greatly appreciate it if you could provide a new rating for the app. Thanks again! ### 3/5 — A few things could improve use *2023-11-02* 1. In Order to maximize the feed on the Homescreen you have to pull down and THEN you can pull it up. You should just be able to pull it up. 2. Minor: When you favorite a session and then navigate to “Favorite” to view them the hearts are no longer filled it. Just makes for a slightly inconsistent experience. If I favorited them, the heart should be filled it regardless of it being listed under my favorites. 3. Copy: “Favorite” should be “Favorites” or “Favorited”. Use of the word as a singular doesn’t make as much sense. 4. Under schedule, the time slot on the left could be narrower to favor more space for the event description. 5. I used the “My Ticket Level” filter, which is cool, but then it didn’t show me all the of the events that I could RSVP for later in the evening. I almost thought one of the days ended at 4pm, because they weren’t listed. I think those should be available since they were open to all unless there are ones for specific ticket holders. 6. Would be nice if there was more feedback on what calendar the event is being added to on my phone. I don’t use my devices main calendar app, I use Google Calendar and would’ve liked that as an option. 7. Would be nice to have a button or pull down to refresh the feed. I got a “something went wrong” on my feed, but couldn’t seem to refresh it or do anything else and had to close/restart the app. 8. Better ways to make connections. Live feed is ok, but it’s not something I would personally use. Ability to create various subgroups or interests would be a cool way to connect. For example, having subgroups by location of attendees. I would love to see other people who work in tech in my city or other people who work in AI tech etc etc 9. There’s a lot of important placed on the ticket on the Homescreen, which is a lot of real estate, and it can’t even be used as a ticket. As far as I can understand it’s only used to be able to filter by events your ticket gives you access to (which operates in the background). You could probably just remove this from Homescreen or solely show it when you open your profile/account. 10. I can’t recall if this happened for me, but my friend downloaded the app and went through registration process and was forced to upload a photo. This should be optional. 11. Sometimes when I want to do a quick favorite of an event from the list view it pulls open the full description instead. Doesn’t register the action of favoriting very well. All just suggestions. Thanks for reading :) **Developer response:** We apologize for the issues with the app in the past. Connect is new and improved, evolving into way more than just a conference assistant. We’d encourage you to update to the latest version and let us know what you think. If the experience is better, we'd greatly appreciate it if you could provide a new rating for the app. Thanks again! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Keeps Crashing *2025-10-09* We gotta keep this thing updated it keeps crashing. I can’t even open the app it opens then closes right away. Would love to use the features but literally can’t get the app to open. I’ve even turned off my phone and turned it back on, still don’t work :/ **Developer response:** Thank you for reporting. There was a bug with that specific version (4.2), and it was fixed immediately. Please be sure to update to the latest version of the app. ### 1/5 — Tech Conference with a broke App?? *2024-11-12* 2022 the app wasn’t too bad other than some crashing during conference and GUI issues. However it seems to have gotten worse from not even loading up during what imagine are low impact times. Disappointing **Developer response:** We apologize for the issues with the app in the past. Connect is new and improved, evolving into way more than just a conference assistant. We’d encourage you to update to the latest version and let us know what you think. If the experience is better, we'd greatly appreciate it if you could provide a new rating for the app. Thanks again! ### 1/5 — Useless *2024-11-12* Logged in and unable to see ticket. Closed the app and restarted. Now it’s all white when it loads. I can’t see anything. Frustrating experience for such a large conference and such a pricey ticket! Submitted a ticket, but no response yet. **Developer response:** We apologize for the issues with the app in the past. Connect is new and improved, evolving into way more than just a conference assistant. We’d encourage you to update to the latest version and let us know what you think. If the experience is better, we'd greatly appreciate it if you could provide a new rating for the app. Thanks again! ### 1/5 — App keep crashing *2024-11-12, version 2.3* After login the app keeps crashing not allowing me to get my ticket. ### 1/5 — Update *2024-04-27, version 2.1.3* Will not go past update screen even in latest version. ### 2/5 — Moving Backwards *2025-10-18* I'm so disappointed in this upgrade. There seems to be even less functionality than there was last year. Although I'm glad they've added the filter option for tracks and you can search the sessions. They've removed the ability to go through the schedule, favorite (or heart) sessions, and view them under your "favorites" section. It was also easier to add each session to your calendar last year and plan out all your sessions synced with your calendar. A very helpful feature for the neurodivergent community. Instead of improving on last year’s functional design, we have to learn to navigate a new app design that works less efficiently **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. Being able to "Favorite" specific sessions to create your own curated schedule is a feature we are exploring for future releases. ### 2/5 — Features Not Working *2023-10-27* The calendar feature popped up once and even with it allowed it doesn’t work anymore. And then when using the password reset, it doesn’t send an actual reset link. The address is simply “http” with nothing else. I understand it’s brand new and needs work, but hopefully it gets squared away before the conference. ### 3/5 — Conference Companion - No *2025-10-27* The app is great for connecting but aside from that not useful. I expected it to allow me to create my AfroTech Schedule get the latest schedule updates etc. it didn’t perhaps use some on the other conference platforms no need to reinvent the wheel! **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. Being able to "Favorite" specific sessions to create your own curated schedule is a feature we are exploring for future releases. ### 3/5 — Slow and lags. *2024-11-14* Good space for information sharing and communication. **Developer response:** We apologize for the issues with the app in the past. Connect is new and improved, evolving into way more than just a conference assistant. We’d encourage you to update to the latest version and let us know what you think. If the experience is better, we'd greatly appreciate it if you could provide a new rating for the app. Thanks again! ### 3/5 — Capacity *2023-11-05* The app was fine on Wednesday, but when the conference really kicked off, it was constantly crashing or giving error messages. The last update included live updates and the feed (which were great updates), but didn’t produce any information. Growth is a great thing! However, the app wasn’t able to keep up in real time which caused me to have to check the website for updates. It would’ve been nice to have this working throughout the conference. **Developer response:** We apologize for the issues with the app in the past. Connect is new and improved, evolving into way more than just a conference assistant. We’d encourage you to update to the latest version and let us know what you think. If the experience is better, we'd greatly appreciate it if you could provide a new rating for the app. Thanks again! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Much Improved — Thank You for Listening! *2026-05-20* I’ve been using AfroTech Connect since last year, and the app has definitely stepped up. It’s smoother, way fewer bugs, and the event navigation actually works now. You can tell the team paid attention to community feedback — big improvement overall. Appreciate the devs for listening and making real progress. **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! We really appreciate it. Stay tuned as there is so much more to come :D ### 5/5 — Excited Newcomer *2026-03-07* Love it! Very Informative threads geared towards us in the tech world and where we stand. **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! We really appreciate it. Stay tuned as there is so much more to come :D ### 5/5 — Very user friendly *2025-10-17* The app is easy to use and get real time updates. **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! We really appreciate it. Stay tuned as there is so much more to come :D ### 5/5 — Awesome App *2025-10-16* This app was a lifesaver! Helped me get around and find the exact events and programming I wanted. **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! We really appreciate it. Stay tuned as there is so much more to come :D ### 5/5 — Immersive Updates and Preparation *2025-10-16* Excited for the app this year as it has allowed me to properly plan out my schedule ahead of time, connect with people directly and get updates on the app and what to expect when I'm at the conference. I love the intentionality AfroTech has put into the app, it shows that they listened and went back in the lab to cook!! **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! We really appreciate it. Stay tuned as there is so much more to come :D ### 5/5 — Much Improved — Thank You for Listening! *2025-10-16, version 4.4* I’ve been using AfroTech Connect since last year, and the app has definitely stepped up. It’s smoother, way fewer bugs, and the event navigation actually works now. You can tell the team paid attention to community feedback — big improvement overall. Appreciate the devs for listening and making real progress. ### 5/5 — Much improved from last year! *2025-10-16* The app had several bugs last year but now it has so many more features. I’m able to see upcoming events in different cities and join communities to chat. And all the conference info is in one place so it’s easy to find sessions I’m interested in. **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! We really appreciate it. Stay tuned as there is so much more to come :D ### 5/5 — Yes!! *2025-10-14* So excited to see all the new updates in the app and connect with so many people through this app. I’m so glad that AfroTech has made this available. **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! We really appreciate it. Stay tuned as there is so much more to come :D ### 5/5 — Great *2025-10-14* Love all the improvements **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! We really appreciate it. Stay tuned as there is so much more to come :D ### 5/5 — GREAT JOB *2025-10-14* The team has done a great job. Super easy to use **Developer response:** Thank you for the feedback! We really appreciate it. Stay tuned as there is so much more to come :D --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-31.*