ASU Special Events vs OkWhen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASU Special Events
This app provides event details and interactive content for select Arizona State University events. Enhance your event experience by accessing schedules, speaker information, campus maps, and networking opportunities with other attendees.
- Event information access
- View event schedule and speakers
- Campus and venue directions
- Connect with attendees and speakers
- Join discussions
- Explore visual content
- Share on social media
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Used for select events at Arizona State University, the ASU Special Events app puts event information at your fingertips. By providing informative and interactive content, ASU Special Events app engages the audience and enhances the event experience. With the ASU Special Events app, you can: • Get more information for an event you are attending • View the event schedule and list of speakers • Find directions to the campus, venue or room • Connect and network with other attendees or speakers • Start or join thoughtful discussions • Explore, view and share visual content • Share the experience on social media • And more! * - Features vary per event
OkWhen
Enhance your live event experience, whether attending in person or virtually. Seamlessly check into physical events via QR code and engage with online peers through chat, polls, and Q&A. Access live video streams and manage all your continuing education units in one convenient location.
- Virtual and physical event participation
- QR code event check-in
- Live session chat and Q&A
- Interactive polls
- Live video streaming
- CEU tracking and storage
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Introducing the OkWhen app! A seamless experience for live events and CEUs. Users of the app can participate in conferences & events virtually and physically! If you are on-site, scan the QR code to check into an event, and then join the "virtual" room to connect with your online peers and chat, ask questions, answer polls and much more during the sessions. A fully immersive experience for live events! If you are virtual, you can access the same tools and additionally live video of the event. All your CEUs are stored in a single, convenient place!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OkWhen at 67% against ASU Special Events's 0%. OkWhen also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OkWhen holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ASU Special Events's written reviews are positive against 67% of OkWhen's.
ASU Special Events ships an update every 4 months, OkWhen fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ASU Special Events | OkWhen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arizona State University | BehaviorLive |
Customer experience
ASU Special Events
OkWhen
In-app purchases
ASU Special Events
No in-app purchases
OkWhen
No in-app purchases
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