Comparison

HEPCon vs SDD 2026

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

Head to head
About

HEPCon

This app provides a structured mobile agenda for scientific and professional conferences, connecting to existing systems. Attendees can access program details offline, build personalized schedules, and receive live updates. Organizers can offer a mobile companion without workflow changes.

Highlights
  • Browse full conference program with filtering
  • Offline access to abstracts and session details
  • Personalized schedule with reminders
  • Bookmark talks and export to calendar
  • Follow announcements and live updates
  • Access venue information and contacts
  • Participate in presentation discussions
Features
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HEPCon is a structured mobile agenda platform for scientific and professional conferences. Designed for complex, multi-track events, it connects directly to existing conference systems such as Indico and delivers a reliable, offline-ready program experience for participants. With HEPCon, attendees can: • Browse the full conference program with advanced filtering • Access abstracts and session details offline • Build a personalized schedule with reminders • Bookmark talks and export them to their calendar • Follow announcements and live updates from organizers • Access venue information, sponsors, and key contacts • Participate in discussions around presentations • Discover featured conferences and explore upcoming events Built for large academic and technical conferences, HEPCon scales to events with hundreds or thousands of participants while keeping the experience simple and fast. For organizers, HEPCon provides a ready-to-use mobile agenda companion without requiring changes to existing workflows. Carry your conference with you — online or offline.

About

SDD 2026

Features
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Tagungsapp des Symposion Deutschdidaktik M3HR AL5 SPR4CHE SDD 2026 in Halle (Saale) vom 20.09. bis 23.09.2026. Die App enthält eine Programmübersicht mit Möglichkeit zur individuellen Programmzusammenstellung, Orientierung und vielen weiteren Informationen kompakt auf Ihrem Endgerät. This application provides following features: * Access to up to date agenda (sessions, speeches, speakers) * Easy access to conference's key information (venue, accommodation, sponsors etc.) * Conference's venue maps * Offline functionality. Application does not required active Internet connection * Conference news (delivered via Twitter)

Screenshots

HEPCon4 screens
SDD 20262 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HEPCon at every 4 days against SDD 2026's monthly. SDD 2026's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

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

HEPCon ships an update every 4 days, SDD 2026 monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
HEPCon versus SDD 2026: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHEPConSDD 2026
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin VassilevPoznan Supercomputing and Networking Center

In-app purchases

None

HEPCon

No in-app purchases

None

SDD 2026

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HEPCon free?
HEPCon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SDD 2026 free?
SDD 2026 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HEPCon or SDD 2026 have ads?
Neither HEPCon nor SDD 2026 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HEPCon or SDD 2026?
HEPCon ships an update every 4 days, and SDD 2026 monthly. Most recently, HEPCon was updated on October 8, 2026 and SDD 2026 on October 14, 2026.

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