Comparison

Zoho Backstage for Attendees vs DialUp

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

DialUp

This app helps you be more intentional with your phone usage by creating a deliberate connection ritual before accessing distracting apps. You choose how long an app remains available, and a unique dial-up animation plays during the connection. It offers a free tier for one app and a Pro version with advanced features and unlimited app protection.

Highlights
  • Deliberate app access ritual
  • Customizable connection durations
  • Full dial-up sound and animation
  • Protect one app (free tier)
  • Unlimited app protection (Pro)
  • Scheduled app access
  • Private progress reports
Features
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DialUp turns opening distracting apps into a deliberate choice. Choose the apps you want to protect. When you open one, DialUp asks how long that specific app should stay available. Make your choice, complete the full 39-second dial-up connection ritual, and continue with intention. When time expires, the line closes again. FREE • Protect one app • Choose 5, 15, 30, or 60 minutes, or set a custom duration up to two hours • Full dial-up sound and connection animation • No ads DIALUP PRO • Protect unlimited apps • Create unlimited schedules for each app, so work and messaging apps can work normally at the times you choose • See private progress reports for your protected apps, with ranges from seven days to one year • Choose weekly, annual or lifetime Pro; lifetime is a one-time purchase • Seven-day free trial with annual LANGUAGES DialUp supports 31 language categories, with separate Brazilian and European Portuguese options. It follows your preferred app language and supports right-to-left layouts for Arabic and Hebrew. ACCOUNTLESS BY DESIGN No profile, password, or cloud account is required. Your app selections, schedules, and onboarding answers stay on your device. Progress reports use Apple’s Screen Time framework and remain inside its privacy-preserving system. DialUp does not read your messages, browsing history, or app content. It uses Apple’s Screen Time controls to keep selected apps behind the connection gate. A line is a temporary, user-timed connection you decide to open. DialUp does not impose a daily allowance; you choose whether to connect and for how long. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Zoho Backstage for Attendees4 screens
DialUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DialUp at 100% against Zoho Backstage for Attendees's 19%. DialUp also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2). Zoho Backstage for Attendees's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (42 vs 3). On price, update cadence and ads 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. DialUp sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Zoho Backstage for Attendees asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DialUp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zoho Backstage for Attendees has 42 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Zoho Backstage for Attendees's written reviews are positive against 100% of DialUp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zoho Backstage for Attendees ships an update every 5 weeks, DialUp every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Zoho Backstage for Attendees versus DialUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoho Backstage for AttendeesDialUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (42 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZoho CorporationARLEX AI LTD

Customer experience

Zoho Backstage for Attendees

All ratings40 ratings
Positive27.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative67.5%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive18.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative74.1%

DialUp

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Zoho Backstage for Attendees

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

DialUp

Subscriptions3
  • DialUp Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • DialUp Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • DialUp Pro Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • DialUp Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Zoho Backstage for Attendees free?
Zoho Backstage for Attendees is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DialUp free?
DialUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zoho Backstage for Attendees or DialUp?
DialUp is rated higher. Zoho Backstage for Attendees averages 2.2 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while DialUp averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Zoho Backstage for Attendees or DialUp have ads?
Neither Zoho Backstage for Attendees nor DialUp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zoho Backstage for Attendees or DialUp?
Zoho Backstage for Attendees ships an update every 5 weeks, and DialUp every 3 weeks. Most recently, Zoho Backstage for Attendees was updated on November 3, 2026 and DialUp on October 31, 2026.

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