Jifflenow vs Next 26
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jifflenow
Streamline your event and meeting management directly from your smartphone. Easily scan attendee badges to create new meetings, check-in attendees, and update profiles. Receive real-time notifications and track meeting changes effortlessly.
- On-the-go meeting management
- Attendee badge scanning
- Create meetings and demos
- Check-in attendees
- Update attendee profiles
- Generate badge scan reports
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The Cvent | Jifflenow Mobile App makes it easier to manage your meetings on the go. With your smartphone, you can scan badges, get meeting notifications, track changes to meetings, and much more. Jifflenow has Badge scan compatibility with popular badge vendors like Aventri (ITN), Compusystems, Experient and Rainfocus to read badges used at most major events. Features - Create, view, edit meetings on the go - View attendee details from within the meeting invite - Scan attendee badge to: - Create new meetings, guided tours, demos, etc. - Check-in attendee to a meeting - Create or update attendee profile - Survey attendees and add additional comments after each scan to help with lead follow-up - Generate badge scan reports - Support for Both QR code and NFC
Next 26
Your essential companion for Google Cloud Next. Access your personalized schedule, navigate the event venue, and connect with other attendees. Find session times, locations, and event updates easily.
- Personalized agenda access
- Venue navigation
- Attendee connection
- Session information
- Event updates
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Your Google Cloud Next guide. Find everything you need to make the most of your time at Google Cloud Next, including access to your personalized agenda, maps to find your way around the Expo, and networking opportunities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jifflenow at 4.5 against Next 26's 3.3. Jifflenow also leads on ratings volume (417 vs 17). Next 26's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jifflenow holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jifflenow has 417 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 14% and 14% positive.
Jifflenow ships an update every 3 weeks, Next 26 weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jifflenow | Next 26 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (417 ratings) — better | 3.3 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 417 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cvent | Next Event Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Jifflenow
Next 26
In-app purchases
Jifflenow
No in-app purchases
Next 26
No in-app purchases
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