Brella.io vs MIT Orbit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Brella.io
This application simplifies business event networking by helping users discover valuable contacts and schedule one-on-one meetings. It allows for pre-event planning of agendas and meetings to maximize time and achieve networking goals, whether seeking new partners or expanding a professional network.
- Discover valuable contacts
- Book 1-to-1 meetings
- Plan event agenda
- Create business relationships
- Real-time event information
- 1-to-1 video calls
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Brella | Smarter networking Brella is the simplest networking application for business events and conferences. Discover valuable contacts at any event and book 1-to-1 meetings with the best connections. Plan your event agenda and networking meetings before the event begins and save valuable time. Brella helps you achieve your event goals, no matter if you’re looking for new business partners or you want to grow your business network. Instead of stressing about networking, let Brella do the networking for you. You’ll leave the event with more leads, more contacts, more clients - more whatever you’re looking for. When you use the Brella app at an event, you’ll: - Discover valuable contacts - Book 1-to-1 meetings with them - Create meaningful business relationships But don't take our word for it. Here are what some of our users have to say: “Networking without Brella is a waste of time.” “If I were doing this manually, I'd be lucky if I had one-tenth the meetings. It's just a very efficient way to organize a day.” “Brella is the best networking tool I’ve ever used and that’s why we use it at all of our events.” Get in touch at hello@brella.io or on Instagram and X @Brellanetwork We ask permission for: - Notifications to give real-time information about meetings and other event-related info - Camera and pictures to set up a profile picture, and for 1-to-1 video calls - Microphone for 1-to-1 video calls
MIT Orbit
This app serves as a centralized online portal for MIT student entrepreneurs. It offers a comprehensive and personalized guide to campus entrepreneurial resources, saving students time by connecting them to relevant opportunities.
- Centralized resource portal
- Personalized entrepreneurship guide
- Cross-departmental resource aggregation
- Curated student experience
- Connects to relevant opportunities
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Orbit is the one-stop-shop for MIT student entrepreneurs. For MIT students who need help finding entrepreneurial resources on campus, Orbit is a One-stop-shop online self-service portal that provides them with a comprehensive and personalized lay of the land of entrepreneurship at MIT. Unlike isolated and overwhelming resources on campus hosted by other groups, Orbit is comprehensive, cross-departmental, and provides a customized and curated experience to meet the needs of each individual student entrepreneur, saving them time and connecting them to the most relevant resource that they need at the time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MIT Orbit at 5.0 against Brella.io's 4.1. MIT Orbit also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.6). Brella.io's advantage is ratings volume (46 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
MIT Orbit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Brella.io has 46 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Brella.io ships an update monthly, MIT Orbit fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Brella.io | MIT Orbit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (46 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brella | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Customer experience
Brella.io
MIT Orbit
Bugs and requests
Brella.io
Reported bugs
23 issues- Loses data
- Event not available for app
- Schedule screen constantly resets
- Sessions take long to load
- App doesn't open
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- App automatically closes immediately after opening
- App crashes on opening
- App freezes on update
- Chat perpetually loads
- Calendar doesn't sync
- Frozen screen trying to force update
- PIN entry screen times out
- Scrolling gets stuck in infinite loop
- Searches frequently 'rewet'
- App is very slow
- Can't add or remove users
- Late schedules, wrong names and people
- Heavily disconnected from conference app and calendars
- LinkedIn sign-in doesn't work
- App shows free time slots for past days
- App becomes unresponsive
- No data is shown sometimes
- App crashes
Requested features
9 requests- iPad version
- Ability to 'link' with people to track colleagues' networking
- Ability to take notes in the app
- Dark mode option
- More intuitive way to sync meetings with calendar
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- Ability to counter with an alternative meeting time
- Fix LinkedIn login issue
- Improve search functionality
- Allow replies to messages from cancelled meetings
MIT Orbit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Brella.io
No in-app purchases
MIT Orbit
No in-app purchases
