Comparison

Noodle Live vs Beanstalk 2026

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Noodle Live

Features
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The Noodle Live App allows you to: - Scan attendees into sessions at events (e.g. conferences) via a QR code or NFC chip contained within attendee badge to record attendance or manage access control or capacity. - Collect leads by scanning attendees at events via a QR code or NFC chip contained on attendee badge. Leads can be graded (1-5) and notes added.

About

Beanstalk 2026

Connect with industry leaders and build meaningful business relationships at this premier retail event. Facilitates over 10,000 pre-scheduled meetings, curated discussions, and unique activities designed for productive networking.

Highlights
  • Facilitates 10,000+ meetings
  • Curated Tabletalks for industry discussions
  • Networking activities for easier relationship building
  • Teardowns with industry Legends
  • Private dinners for intimate networking
  • Pre-event, onsite, and post-event features
Features
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Beanstalk (formerly known as Commerce Summit) is the largest and most important retail event that unites the entire Disruptor Brands ecosystem. Beanstalk is designed to help you build meaningful relationships with the business leaders who matter to you. This isn’t your grandpa’s conference. Here are a few things you can expect: -- 10,000+ Meetings that put you in front of the right people you want to meet (powered by real tech) -- 200+ useful and carefully curated Power Lunches (in groups of 5-8 each) across a variety of discussion topics that are relevant to your industry with leaders who you can relate to. -- 40+ fun activities (really) that makes relationship building and doing business easier, more productive and far less awkward. Also designed for introverts in mind. -- 50+ Boardroom Discussions (in groups of 15-25) with Legends of the Industry who are really good at what they do on how they successfully executed (or failed at) something. Not large (and cold) keynotes on massive stages where most people tune out and just go on their phones. -- 30+ Private Dinners with other leaders in your space in an intimate setting. We believe that breaking bread is one of the best ways to get to know each other. Beanstalk’s Meetings Program is the world’s largest meetings program for the Disruptor Brands ecosystem, and will facilitate 10,000+ onsite meetings. With the Beanstalk Meetings Program, you’ll get to join up to twenty pre-scheduled, highly productive 13-minute meetings to ensure you get to know new people, discover new organizations, and unlock new opportunities. Beanstalk's Mobile App enables you to do pre-event tasks, get the most out of your time onsite and provide feedback after the event. You must be registered for Beanstalk to use the app.

Screenshots

Noodle Live4 screens
Beanstalk 20264 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Beanstalk 2026 at every 2 weeks against Noodle Live's every 2 months. Noodle Live's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Noodle Live ships an update every 2 months, Beanstalk 2026 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Noodle Live versus Beanstalk 2026: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoodle LiveBeanstalk 2026
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB119 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNoodle Technology LimitedBeanstalk Events

In-app purchases

None

Noodle Live

No in-app purchases

None

Beanstalk 2026

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Noodle Live free?
Noodle Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beanstalk 2026 free?
Beanstalk 2026 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Noodle Live or Beanstalk 2026 have ads?
Neither Noodle Live nor Beanstalk 2026 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Noodle Live or Beanstalk 2026?
Noodle Live ships an update every 2 months, and Beanstalk 2026 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Noodle Live was updated on October 24, 2026 and Beanstalk 2026 on October 30, 2026.

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