AENC vs IMEX Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AENC
Connect with educational and networking opportunities within the association industry. This app provides searchable content and facilitates peer-to-peer engagement, linking members to essential goods and services.
- Educational content access
- Networking opportunities
- Peer-to-peer engagement
- Searchable content format
- Access to goods and services
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The Association Executives of North Carolina (AENC) is pleased to offer this new mobile app to further our mission of connecting our members to the educational and networking opportunities they desire. As the “association for associations” in North Carolina, AENC plays a critical role as an incubator of new ideas for the association industry. The AENC mobile app is an innovative approach to sharing educational content in a searchable and storable format, connecting members to one another to foster peer to peer engagement and connecting members directly to the goods and services their associations need every day.
IMEX Events
This app connects professionals in the global meetings, events, and incentive travel industry. It offers an interactive floor plan, event program, exhibitor directory, and lead scanning to facilitate networking and business relationships.
- Interactive floor plan
- Event program with 150+ sessions
- Exhibitor directory
- Lead scanning for data capture
- Personalized schedule and meeting details
- Show news and updates
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IMEX America is where the global meetings, events and incentive travel industry comes together annually for the largest trade show of its kind. Where 6,100-plus global meeting planners connect with 3,700-plus suppliers from across the world, building powerful working relationships—to create better events, meetings and experiences. Join them, October 13-15, 2026. In the app you’ll find: - An interactive floor plan to guide you round the show - Our event program with 300-plus education sessions and networking events to choose from - Essential show information - IMEXscoop for all the news from IMEX throughout the show - Your schedule and meeting details - Free (for buyers and exhibitors) lead scanning for easy data capture - Our Exhibitor Directory featuring all 3,700–plus exhibiting companies
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AENC at 5.0 against IMEX Events's 2.7. AENC also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). IMEX Events's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 32 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). 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.
AENC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IMEX Events has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AENC ships an update every 32 months, IMEX Events every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AENC | IMEX Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 2.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 386 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Association Executives of North Carolina | ExpoPlatform LTD |
Customer experience
AENC
IMEX Events
In-app purchases
AENC
No in-app purchases
IMEX Events
No in-app purchases
