CruiseWorld 2025 vs Phocuswright Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CruiseWorld 2025
Access the complete event agenda, detailed session information, and speaker profiles. Connect with other attendees and find all crucial event details conveniently within this application.
- Full event agenda
- Session details
- Speaker lineup
- Attendee networking
- Essential event information
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Download the official CruiseWorld app! Explore the full event agenda, view session details, browse the speaker lineup, connect with fellow attendees, and access all essential event information in one place.
Phocuswright Events
This event app facilitates networking for travel industry leaders. Attendees can discover and connect with peers, access event schedules and sponsor details, and pre-register for activities.
- Networking opportunities
- Discover and connect with attendees
- Access program information
- View sponsor details
- Pre-register for activities
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Phocuswright events featured unparalleled expertise, cutting-edge insights and diverse perspectives for the most influential leaders and brightest innovators in travel. To support best-in-class networking opportunities, this event app and platform lets attendees discover, connect and meet with other like-minded attendees, access program and sponsor information, pre-register for activities and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CruiseWorld 2025 at 5.0 against Phocuswright Events's 4.3. CruiseWorld 2025 also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Phocuswright Events's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CruiseWorld 2025 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phocuswright Events has 12 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CruiseWorld 2025 ships an update every 12 months, Phocuswright Events weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CruiseWorld 2025 | Phocuswright Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Northstar Travel Media, LLC | Phocuswright Inc. |
Customer experience
CruiseWorld 2025
Phocuswright Events
In-app purchases
CruiseWorld 2025
No in-app purchases
Phocuswright Events
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is CruiseWorld 2025 free?
Is Phocuswright Events free?
Which has better reviews, CruiseWorld 2025 or Phocuswright Events?
Do CruiseWorld 2025 or Phocuswright Events have ads?
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