ORGATEC vs Canton Fair (CIEF)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ORGATEC
This interactive event guide helps you prepare for and navigate a major trade fair focused on modern working environments. Discover exhibitors, products, and event programs, plan your visit with personalized schedules, and connect with other attendees.
- Exhibitor and product directory
- Interactive floor plan
- Personalized visit planning
- Program information and scheduling
- Networking suggestions
- Meeting scheduler
- Real-time notifications
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The Mobile Guide is Koelnmesse GmbH's interactive event guide to ORGATEC from 27 to 30 October 2026. As a global industry meeting point for modern working environments and professionally used spaces, ORGATEC brings together top brands, renowned experts and a world-class audience of professionals in Cologne every two years. The leading international trade fair unites workspace and contract solutions under one roof, creating a central platform for business and innovation. This functional and user-friendly app makes it easier for you to prepare for your visit and supports you on site at the trade fair in Cologne. EXHIBITOR | PRODUCTS | INFORMATIONS The app offers a detailed exhibitor and product directory as well as a floor plan with all exhibitors' stands. Find information about the program or for arrival and departure, as well as accommodation in Cologne. PLAN YOU VISIT Find exhibitors by name, country and product groups and plan your visits with favourites, contacts, appointments and notes. Get information about the program. Keep track of interesting program dates with favourites to program dates. NOTIFICATIONS Get notification for short-term program changes and other short-term organizational changes directly to your device. NETWORKING Get relevant networking suggestions based on your interests maintained in your profile and easily explore, expand and interact with your business network. To complete your profile you can upload an image as your profile picture. If you don’t want to be a participant anymore you can delete your profile via the deletion function in your profile editing page. MEETING-SCHEDULE Schedule meetings with other networking participants to get together on site. DATA PROTECTION The Mobile Guide requires appropriate permissions for "Add to address book" and "Add to Calendar" and will ask for that first time you use these functions. Contact data and appointments are stored at any time only local on your device. HELP & SUPPORT Send email for support to orgatec@visitor.koelnmesse.de IMPORTANT NOTICE BEFORE INSTALLATION After installation the app will once download compressed data for exhibitors, extract and import them. Please make sure you have an adequate Internet connection and have some patience during this first import. This procedure can take up to one minute for the first time and should not be interrupted.
Canton Fair (CIEF)
Discover exhibitors and products across numerous categories with AI-powered search. Navigate the exhibition with booth-level precision, plan your itinerary, and connect with potential buyers and suppliers. Facilitate cross-border communication with instant messaging and AI translation.
- Exhibitor and product search
- Booth-level navigation
- Itinerary planning
- Trade matching services
- Instant messaging with AI translation
- Omnimedia exhibition content
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Canton Fair App 【 Exhibitor & Products】 Covers 13 categories and 54 exhibition sections with millions of product listings at your fingertips. Supports text and image-based multi-mode search and AI-powered intelligent retrieval to accurately locate exhibition information, qualified exhibitors and popular products, making product and supplier sourcing more efficient. 【Booth Navigation】 Enables booth-level precise navigation. Quickly search for target booths, plan the optimal exhibition route, and locate your current position in real time, allowing you to find target exhibitors and booths with ease and improve your exhibition efficiency. 【Itinerary Planning】 Add exhibitors to your itinerary with one click and view booth lists to enhance participation efficiency. Scan badge codes to exchange digital business cards, and use AI to intelligently summarize meeting notes for efficient post-exhibition review of key information. 【Trade Matching】 Focuses on global foreign trade supply-demand connection and provides efficient and accurate trade matching services. Buyers can post detailed procurement demands online, and intelligent algorithms will accurately match qualified high-quality exhibitors. Access the Supply & Demand Hall to view massive procurement demands, proactively connect with potential buyers and send quotations to precisely capture cross-border business opportunities. 【Instant Messaging】 Send and receive messages anytime and anywhere, supporting text, voice and video communication. The newly added AI multi-language translation feature removes barriers in cross-border negotiations. 【Omnimedia Exhibition】 Browse exhibitors’ short videos to stay updated on their latest developments, gain a comprehensive understanding of product details and directly perceive exhibitors’ strengths. Access exhibitors’ e-cataloges, which are viewable on both devices for a smooth exhibition experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Canton Fair (CIEF) at 83% against ORGATEC's 14%. Canton Fair (CIEF) also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.7). ORGATEC's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, 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.
ORGATEC ships an update every 6 weeks, Canton Fair (CIEF) every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ORGATEC | Canton Fair (CIEF) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.7 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Koelnmesse GmbH | CHINA FOREIGN TRADE CENTRE GROUP, Ltd. |
Customer experience
ORGATEC
Canton Fair (CIEF)
In-app purchases
ORGATEC
No in-app purchases
Canton Fair (CIEF)
No in-app purchases









