Zoho Backstage for Attendees vs Substitute Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zoho Backstage for Attendees
Enhance your event experience with a personal assistant. Access event details, interact with speakers through Q&A and polls, and customize your schedule. Capture memories and navigate the venue with ease.
- View event website and updates
- Ask speakers questions and participate in polls
- Create custom event agenda
- Add sessions to phone calendar
- Capture and upload event photos
- Get venue directions
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Zoho's Backstage mobile app ensures that attending an event is no longer just an exercise, but an experience to be remembered. Get event information, respond to speakers in real time, customize agenda, and more, all in a single app. Impersonal events built around scripted touch points and non-interactive presentations don't allow attendees to get the complete event experience. With the Zoho Backstage app, attendees can interact, customize and give feedback right from their mobile devices. Here's why Zoho Backstage is a game changer: • View the entire event website and be informed of any updates and announcements. • Ask questions to the speaker directly from your mobile device and participate in polls. • Pick and choose sessions that interest you to create your own agenda for the event. Add sessions to your phone’s calendar to stay on top of your day. • Snap and upload photos to capture event memories. • Get directions and navigate to the event venue without any hassles. Also avail special discounts on hotels if your Event Organizer has made arrangements.
Substitute Now
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Make Book Appointments with ease using application. One place to maintain and follow up for every meetings.
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Verdict
Zoho Backstage for Attendees and Substitute Now are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Zoho Backstage for Attendees ships an update every 5 weeks, Substitute Now every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zoho Backstage for Attendees | Substitute Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (42 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 18.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zoho Corporation | KODENAUTS |
In-app purchases
Zoho Backstage for Attendees
No in-app purchases
Substitute Now
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Zoho Backstage for Attendees free?
Is Substitute Now free?
Do Zoho Backstage for Attendees or Substitute Now have ads?
Which is updated more often, Zoho Backstage for Attendees or Substitute Now?
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