Swellby Session Notes vs SIA Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swellby Session Notes
This app allows EI providers to digitally manage session notes and mandate details. It offers pre-populated fields for faster note-taking and offline functionality to prevent data loss.
- View and edit mandate details
- Access child information
- Write and manage session notes
- Pre-populated fields for quick notes
- Offline functionality
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Swellby's Session Notes app lets EI providers: * View and edit mandate details - Access child info directly in the app. * Write and manage session notes - Most fields are pre-populated so you can write a note fast. No wifi, no problem! You'll never lose your work.
SIA Events
This official conference app connects registered attendees to event schedules, sponsors, and fellow participants. Engage in sessions with live Q&A, polls, and surveys for a richer on-site experience.
- Connect with attendees
- Access conference agenda
- Learn about sponsors
- Live Q&A in sessions
- Participate in polls and surveys
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This is the official on-site app for all Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) conferences including Executive Forum, CWS Summit, Collaboration in the Gig Economy and Healthcare Staffing Summit. This app will allow registered attendees to connect with other attendees, access the conference agenda, learn about the sponsors, interact in sessions on-site through Q&A, polls, and surveys, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Swellby Session Notes at 5.0 against SIA Events's 4.0. Swellby Session Notes also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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.
Swellby Session Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
Swellby Session Notes ships an update every 3 weeks, SIA Events every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swellby Session Notes | SIA Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swellby, Inc. | Crain Communications, Inc. |
Customer experience
Swellby Session Notes
SIA Events
In-app purchases
Swellby Session Notes
No in-app purchases
SIA Events
No in-app purchases
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