Comparison

CiviMobile vs SessionRun

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

Head to head
About

CiviMobile

Access and manage your CiviCRM data securely from your mobile device, even offline. Update contacts, activities, events, and more while in the field. Streamline your work with features like event registration, ticketing, and contribution tracking.

Highlights
  • Offline access to CiviCRM data
  • Add and update contacts, activities, and events
  • Event registration and ticketing
  • Membership management and renewal
  • Contribution tracking
  • Search and dial contacts
  • QR code scanning for check-in
Features
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CiviMobile allows CiviCRM users secure access to the system and has key features you need when working in the field. No more notes on contacts and cases or rewriting the plans! Now, you can add and update contacts, activities, events, memberships, relationships, and use many other functions on the go, even when you are offline.    CiviMobile gives CiviCRM users the freedom to act on the go, even when they are offline. With CiviMobile, you need just to reach out to your pocket to leave notes for yourself or your contacts, edit details on your contacts, events, cases, memberships and contributions, subscribe to an event or update yourself on latest news and changes.  What can I do with CiviMobile?    • Search and reach - easily find contacts you want to reach and dial or message them right away   • Profiles - add new contacts to the CiviCRM database on the go. Update your own and your contacts’ information; sync CiviMobile contacts to contact book on your device; make profile notes and share them with others. The app supports custom fields that are configured in CiviCRM.  • Groups - organize the contacts within groups to manage them easily   • Tags - import your contacts with tags to make database searching quick  • Calendar - have an immediate access to a graphical calendar with all of your cases, activities and events   • Membership - it takes just a moment to view and renew your membership status   • Activities - view, edit and assign activities right when you need it     • Cases - view and edit cases’ details and priority statuses when working in the field    • Relationships - create and update relationships using CiviMobile app    • Events - have access to past and future events by checking its details as description, place, date, and time.   • Event Agenda - give event attendees full info about multiple sessions, speakers, venues in an intuitive mobile-friendly format • Event Participants Management - register yourself and others for paid or free events. View registered participants and manage their statuses   • In-app Payment - register for events and pay your membership dues conveniently inside the app • Ticketing & Check-in - mark participants, who have attended an event, with Check-In feature by scanning their QR code or changing statuses manually  • Navigation - use navigation to get to a branch organisation or an event location     • Contributions - easily access the details on your payments including dates, types and totals  • Public Area - view and register for public events as an unauthenticated user or create an account in CiviCRM from CiviMobile app • Surveys - conduct surveys with all details, walk lists, respondent statuses at your fingerprints and insights for processing in real-time • Petitions - launch petition campaigns wider public can support directly from their mobile devices • Push-notifications - pop-up messages informing about user-related activities are displayed on users’ mobile devices • Settings - use a Settings screen to configure your app to your preferences   There is no need to be tied to your desktop to reap the benefits of CiviCRM - the CiviMobile app lets you easily manage your activity and connect with other constituents at the increased processing speed of a native application. You do not have to worry about internet access - all the features of the app are available offline, all data being synchronised when the device resumes connection.    IMPORTANT: To use CiviMobile, a mobile app for CiviCRM, CiviMobileAPI extension should be installed in your CiviCRM system. Without the access to your organization's CiviCRM, you will only be able to work with the demo database.

About

SessionRun

Features
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SessionRun helps you design timed sessions, then run them live with a calm, focused timer. Use it for workshops, trainings, coaching sessions, classes, meetings, events, stage programs, production rundowns and any format that needs a clear flow. With SessionRun Builder, you turn rough ideas into a structured agenda made of timed blocks. Add titles, purpose, descriptions, assignees, colors and durations, then reorder the flow until the timing feels realistic. When the room starts, switch into SessionRun Live Timer. The app shows the current block, what comes next, remaining time, total progress, buffer and overrun. You can add or remove minutes in the moment without losing the plan. PLAN THE SESSION Create clear agendas, meeting plans, training flows, lesson plans, event schedules and run sheets. Keep the total duration visible while you shape the work. RUN THE LIVE TIMER Guide the room from one block to the next with a large countdown, progress context and quick time adjustments. CAPTURE AND SHARE Write live notes during the session, then export a clean agenda or results PDF. You can also print or copy the rundown as text for emails, messages, slides and production notes. LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGN Your sessions stay on your device. No account is required for the core builder and live timer. SessionRun is built for facilitators, trainers, coaches, teachers, event hosts, stage managers, team leads, producers and anyone who designs and leads structured sessions.

Screenshots

CiviMobile4 screens
SessionRun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SessionRun at every 3 weeks against CiviMobile's every 2 months. CiviMobile's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CiviMobile ships an update every 2 months, SessionRun every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CiviMobile versus SessionRun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCiviMobileSessionRun
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCIVIMOBILE SOLUTIONS, LLCFLORIAN BAUERNFEIND

In-app purchases

None

CiviMobile

No in-app purchases

None

SessionRun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CiviMobile free?
CiviMobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SessionRun free?
SessionRun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CiviMobile or SessionRun have ads?
Neither CiviMobile nor SessionRun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CiviMobile or SessionRun?
CiviMobile ships an update every 2 months, and SessionRun every 3 weeks. Most recently, CiviMobile was updated on October 10, 2026 and SessionRun on October 3, 2026.

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