Comparison

Elsevier Conferences App vs TRB 2025

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

Head to head
About

Elsevier Conferences App

Access detailed information for over 50 annual scientific and industry conferences. Explore programs, speaker bios, abstracts, and exhibitor details to enhance your delegate experience and networking.

Highlights
  • Conference programs
  • Speaker information
  • Abstract access
  • Floor plans
  • Sponsor and exhibitor details
  • Networking opportunities
Features
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With over 50 conferences a year the Elsevier portfolio of events provides a direct route to global researchers and industry representatives in a number of communities. Our conferences App provides a rich delegate experience with access to conference programmes, speaker information, abstracts, floor plans and sponsor & exhibitor information. We organize a variety of international conferences covering Life Sciences, Physical Science & Engineering, Social Sciences and Health Sciences. We partner with the best minds in science and health to serve over 30 million scientists, students and health and information professionals. Our conferences offer world class content, great delegate experience and exceptional networking opportunities.

About

TRB 2025

Access the full program for a major transportation conference, including sessions, presentations, and exhibitor information. Plan your schedule, find practical meeting details, and stay updated on news and events. Most features are available offline after initial data download.

Highlights
  • Access all sessions and presentations
  • Browse by day, subject, and speaker
  • Create personalized meeting calendar
  • Find exhibitor information
  • Offline access to conference data
  • View abstracts and posters
Features
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The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 104th Annual Meeting will be held January 5 – 9, 2025, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The information-packed program is expected to attract transportation professionals from around the world. The meeting program will cover all transportation modes, with more than 3,000 presentations in over 600 sessions and workshops, addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. The mobile app will provide registered attendees with access to all sessions, presentations, posters, abstracts, exhibitors & maps. Browse sessions by day, subject area, types, & speaker. Create your personalized ‘My Meeting’ calendar of events (synchronized with your online Interactive Program Planner). Find practical Annual Meeting information and stay informed on breaking news and special events. Before first use, you'll need to download the latest conference data. Afterwards, you can use most of the app offline – although updates will be available regularly before and during the Annual Meeting. This app is provided by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and is only accessible to registrants for the TRB Annual Meeting.

Screenshots

Elsevier Conferences App4 screens
TRB 20253 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TRB 2025 at 100% against Elsevier Conferences App's 0%. TRB 2025 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TRB 2025 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Elsevier Conferences App's written reviews are positive against 100% of TRB 2025's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elsevier Conferences App ships an update monthly, TRB 2025 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Elsevier Conferences App versus TRB 2025: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElsevier Conferences AppTRB 2025
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.5
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElsevier Inc.National Academy of Sciences (Apps)

Customer experience

Elsevier Conferences App

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

TRB 2025

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Elsevier Conferences App

No in-app purchases

None

TRB 2025

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elsevier Conferences App free?
Elsevier Conferences App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TRB 2025 free?
TRB 2025 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Elsevier Conferences App or TRB 2025?
TRB 2025 is rated higher. Elsevier Conferences App averages 2.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while TRB 2025 averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Elsevier Conferences App or TRB 2025 have ads?
Neither Elsevier Conferences App nor TRB 2025 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elsevier Conferences App or TRB 2025?
Elsevier Conferences App ships an update monthly, and TRB 2025 weekly. Most recently, Elsevier Conferences App was updated on October 24, 2026 and TRB 2025 on October 10, 2026.

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