BoardPortal PLUS® Connect vs ALM First
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BoardPortal PLUS® Connect
This business application suite offers a secure and comprehensive platform for organizations and teams to enhance effectiveness and shareholder value. It provides tools for board evaluations, leadership analysis, confidential document access, personal leadership assessment, and curated industry news and insights.
- Automated board and individual evaluations
- Leadership effectiveness analysis
- Secure access to confidential documents and meeting materials
- Personal leadership effectiveness assessment
- Curated industry news and governance insights
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BoardPortal PLUS® Connect app is the access point to five exclusive applications that provide organizations, teams and boards with an easy to use, secure, comprehensive process to increase effectiveness and shareholder value. These applications include the Enlightened Governance section which provides automated, data-driven board and individual evaluations, Leadership Effectiveness to analyze your businesses effectiveness, the Board Chamber to access confidential documents, meeting files, meeting materials and more, Extreme Personal Leadership® (XPL) section which analyzes your personal leadership effectiveness and stakeholder support, and the Concierge, a wealth of research reports, tailored industry and company news, governance insights.
ALM First
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This app is for ALM First conferences. This app, for registered attendees only, features the conference agenda, presentations, speaker and attendee information, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ALM First at every 2 months against BoardPortal PLUS® Connect's every 5 months. BoardPortal PLUS® Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BoardPortal PLUS® Connect ships an update every 5 months, ALM First every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BoardPortal PLUS® Connect | ALM First |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | XCEO, Inc. | ALM First |
In-app purchases
BoardPortal PLUS® Connect
No in-app purchases
ALM First
No in-app purchases
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