Smile Source Events vs NSPE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smile Source Events
Access conference schedules, presentations, and speaker information. Take notes, message colleagues, and share details directly from the app. Designed exclusively for event attendees.
- View schedule and presentations
- Access speaker details
- Take notes on sessions
- In-app messaging
- Share information via tweet/email
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***For Attendees Only The Smile Source Events mobile application allows you to view the schedule, presentations, exhibitors, and speaker details from the Smile Source conference. Users can take notes on presentations and exhibitors. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in-app messaging, tweeting, and emailing.
NSPE
Access conference schedules, presentations, and speaker details. Take notes directly on slides, posters, and exhibitor information. Connect with attendees and colleagues through in-app messaging, tweeting, and emailing.
- View conference schedule
- Access presentations and speaker details
- Take notes on slides
- Draw directly on presentation slides
- In-app messaging
- Share information via tweeting and emailing
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The NSPE mobile application allows you to view the schedule, presentations, exhibitors and speaker details from the conference. Users can take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the posters and exhibitors modules. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in app messaging, tweeting and emailing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NSPE at every 3 months against Smile Source Events's every 11 months. NSPE also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Smile Source Events's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
NSPE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smile Source Events has 28 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Smile Source Events ships an update every 11 months, NSPE every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smile Source Events | NSPE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Smile Source Marketing, Inc. | National Society of Professional Engineers |
Customer experience
Smile Source Events
NSPE
In-app purchases
Smile Source Events
No in-app purchases
NSPE
No in-app purchases
Questions
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