Good not great
Not so good for networking as you cannot do outreach to specific people and connect with them. There should 5-6 credits in the system to see contact info. Most speakers didn’t have LinkedIn. Hard to connect as there are 8000 people so running into that person you want to talk based on their bio is not likely. With ai, seems there could be better matching and suggestions for connecting. Great event tho!
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Session end times are truncated
The website is so much better than the app! The app seems like it was developed for tablets, not phones. Please make the responsive app design so pages can be rotated and viewed horizontally, not just vertically. When using my 6” screen (iPhone) it only views vertically and cuts important information off, like the end times for sessions. I’d really like to see when a session ends so I can schedule my next session at the right time.
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Response from developer
Thank you so much for your feedback. We are always looking for ways to improve our apps and support our attendees as they navigate the event. We'll share this feedback with our app development team and discuss potential solutions. Please feel free to email us at techsupport@sxsw.com if you require any additional assistance in the meantime.
Directory basics
The directory allows you the star/favorite attendees but then offers no way to review who you’ve started. Strikes me as a waste of time.
Response from developer
Thank you so much for your feedback. We are always looking for ways to improve our apps and support our attendees as they navigate the event. The good news is that you can find all the attendees you've favorited in the Favorites section of My SXSW EDU. Additionally, you'll have access to our Attendee Networking database until Fall 2024. Please feel free to email us at techsupport@sxsw.com if you require any additional assistance in the meantime.
Navigating this App was cumbersome
Unfortunately, i found it difficult to navigate the app. It was cumbersome to navigate the workshop content to make meaningful selections. In addition, the app layout seemed to change daily so I couldn’t retrace my schedule or follow up easily. There seemed to be large gaps in scheduling and then all of the interesting workshops had overlap.
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Better than other conference apps ive used
I particularly like the ability to find out who is attending and contact them through the app. Really enhances the networking benefits of conferences.
Great Conference & Equally Great App
Most apps created for conferences pale in comparison to how great of a resource this is. Helps plan your schedule and connect with other attendees.
Visual cue
I’m a visual person and being able to use the map as a starting point to click and browse would be helpful
SXSX EDU
The app works wonderfully, it is not buggy. Push notifications are great reminders for upcoming events!
Worthless
This app needs some medical attention. Every time I use the app, there is a glitch.
Way too many ads, main features don't work
The ads are annoying and cumbersome, and have caused me to dislike the advertiser.
None of the networking or social features work.
It's good for finding sessions, but otherwise it's obnoxious.
None of the networking or social features work.
It's good for finding sessions, but otherwise it's obnoxious.
Annoying ads and usability
This app forces you back to a McGraw Hill ad every time you toggle back-n-forth between apps. I also can't even find a way to set up my email so that I can export the notes!
Great app. Very helpful. Easy to use.
Next year integrate it with Sli.do.
Shows ads every time on load
Good: you can save events and see them in one place, it's relatively smart about scrolling to where you are in the day. "What's happening now" is useful.
Bad: every single time I load the app to check what room I'm going to, it shows me an ad. Cool it, please.
Bad: every single time I load the app to check what room I'm going to, it shows me an ad. Cool it, please.
Poop Cake
I don't know that I have ever use a particularly good conference app, but this one really takes the cake. And by cake I mean steaming pile of poop. Poop cake.
Specifically, I really hate the constant syncing that doesn't actually add information, but keeps resetting my view to the top of the hundreds of items in a single column. The constant ads from McGraw Hill, including the same exact ad, every single time it attempts to sync, or I blink, or a butterfly floats by.
Specifically, I really hate the constant syncing that doesn't actually add information, but keeps resetting my view to the top of the hundreds of items in a single column. The constant ads from McGraw Hill, including the same exact ad, every single time it attempts to sync, or I blink, or a butterfly floats by.
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Schedule Glitch
I spent hours choosing sessions to attend and marking them on the app. I had all four days planned out and then one day all of my marked sessions were cleared. Super frustrating!
Glitchy
You can't add events to your calendar among MANY other either missing or broken features that are necessary to make it useful. Hopefully they get this fixed before the Monday event, otherwise I'll be deleting the app and using the website instead.
Halfway works
It would be nice if my favorites would sync from one device to another. If you could figure it out, the device would be completely useful.
A must have!
The app gets better each year!
Educator
Great app! A wonderful tool to help you stay organized through the event.
Very helpful, well designed
Used this App extensively. Good sessions descriptions and easy to navigate and see on my phone. Liked the feature that allowed one to personalize and save schedule. Would have been a bonus to have included floor plans of the convention center and hotel.
