# ASM Events — user reviews > 12 indexed App Store user reviews of ASM Events by American Society for Microbiology, rated 4.56/5 from 700 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/asm-events/id1069017525/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/asm-events/id1069017525.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 515 · 4★ 118 · 3★ 32 · 2★ 17 · 1★ 18 ## What do users think of ASM Events? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface - 🚀 Efficient schedule management features - ⭐ Helpful 'my schedule' feature for organizing sessions - 📱 Session alerts and notifications - 📝 Note-taking and annotation capabilities - 💾 Ability to export notes and schedule data - 🗺️ Simplified navigation of conference venues - ✨ Redesigned interface with approachable content **Cons** - 🐛 Login and authentication issues - 📦 Outdated content and missing event information - 🗺️ Confusing map functionality and backwards orientation - ❌ Limited access to on-demand content after conference - 🔧 Poor app functionality and maintenance - 📡 Sync and account registration problems - 😕 Confusing navigation and unclear features - 💬 Underutilized messaging feature between attendees **Commonly reported bugs** - Login glitches preventing app access - Registration and password sync failures - Account authentication not recognizing registered users - App disabled prematurely after conference end date - Password reset process non-functional - Compatibility issues with Apple software updates - Session numbers missing from on-demand library **Most requested features** - Session sharing capabilities with other attendees - Ability to add sessions to other attendees' schedules - Updated event information added ahead of time - Improved map with directions to nearby venues - Better integration with conference materials ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Director *2025-06-16, version 5.3* Outdated app. Nothing inside even no ASM meeting events. ### 1/5 — Can’t log in *2022-06-09, version 4.5* I can’t access event info because it says I’m not registered even though I am ### 1/5 — Updated please *2019-05-25, version 3.0* So we are now one month away from ASM2019 and you still have 2018 only! Could you please add your events ahead of time so it can be useful! ### 1/5 — App doesn't work *2016-06-16* The registration and password step has a faulty process - unable to sync account. Reset process doesnt work. Help desk is unable to fix the problem. Disappointing. ### 2/5 — Horribly confusing. No details. *2017-06-03, version 2.2* Worthless. For $425 registration where's my print program?! ### 2/5 — It'sMicrobe! *2016-06-20, version 1.5* Just in time for the inaugural meeting of Microbe, a meeting app that performs like a champ. Interface redesigned, content approachable, alerts cool. Well done! ### 3/5 — Posters *2019-06-21, version 3.2* Hard to find. Map is backwards. No help from ASM. Confusing ! ### 4/5 — Disappointed in Workshops *2018-06-08, version 2.8* I’m sorry to report that the workshop I attended on Wednesday was disappointing. 1. There was no paper or pens provided. I understand viewing the slides online only, paper and pens would have been helpful. 2. There was absolutely no food provided. We are all rushing to get here on time and there were very few vendors with long lines of people. Some fruit, coffee and bagels should have been provided for the 50 people in our workshop. 3. The 2 vendors available for lunch were over run with all of us. With little to no breakfast provided we were starving and forced to pay for lunch outside the building. The free lunch voucher of $20 could not be used or we would have missed part two of workshop. There should be at least 5 or 6 stations set up to accommodate us all since there were many workshops that day. 4. For the money we paid the amenities were poor. Sincerely Christine Wagner ### 4/5 — Worked pretty smoothly once I got in *2016-06-22, version 1.5* A glitch (I think at the ASM end) with the login made this less useful than I hoped originally because I couldn't use it until the day of the meeting. However, I simplified navigation of the convention center, made it easy to see when multiple items of interest were near each other, and to keep track both of what I was interested in and what I actually saw. Notes can be kept on the app, and stars assigned for whatever purpose you like. Especially useful afterward was the ability to export the notes and stars as an email. I saved this as a pdf, to my notes are available. Aside from login complaint, another problem (with ASM's materials, not the app) was lack of map on how to get to nearby venues. Who knew you had to take the subway elevator to get to street level for hotel access? ### 5/5 — Surprisingly very convenient! *2024-06-18, version 5.3* I really enjoyed this app for attending ASM Microbe. It was surprisingly very efficient and intuitive, and had a lot of features that were beneficial and useful. My conference experience would not have been the same without this app- the “my schedule” feature was amazing and helpful and very easy to navigate for adding sessions of interest. I also especially liked the feature of seeing what other sessions are happening soon. One thing I didn’t use much of was the messaging feature between attendees, but not sure if others did use that. I think that for improvement, it could be cool to be able to share sessions with people or to request to add things to other people’s schedules, to help when advertising one’s own session or to coordinate which sessions people want to attend together. Overall, delightful app! This is the first time I’m reviewing an app, and this ASM app really added to my experience at the conference! ## Most praised reviews (2 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — App disabled while meeting access should still be active *2022-08-24* I’m not sure if ASM decided to remove session numbers from the on demand library or if this problem is related to the poor app functionality. I have registered to both CVS 2022 and Microbe 2022. Access was supposed to remain active until November 1 however, it has been disabled in August. Not sure either if app was not updated following Apple software update. App was functional during the live conferences. ### 5/5 — Need to get familiar with it, then great! *2017-06-04, version 2.2* Paper programs are an unnecessary waste and heavy to lug around. This app took a bit of time to understand (e.g. nesting of posters and presentations under main heading) but once I got it and could build my daily plan then it was great! Much better than printing the daily schedule then circling the session to see as I used to do. Thanks! --- *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 2026-06-10.*