Comparison

Canopy vs Events

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

Head to head
About

Canopy

Manage your accounting practice and clients from anywhere with this mobile app. Access client information, files, and manage projects, tasks, and billing on the go. Securely handle sensitive data with advanced mobile security features.

Highlights
  • Client communication and information access
  • Mobile file management and annotation
  • Workflow automation and task management
  • Time tracking and client requests
  • Invoice review and payment processing
  • Mobile security with multi-factor authentication
Features
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Canopy is the firm-wide operating system that helps you build the accounting firm you've always wanted. And with the Canopy mobile app, you stay connected and productive from anywhere, giving you everything you need to manage your firm and clients from the palm of your hand. Stay in touch with clients Stay connected to your clients and their work. With ready access to your clients' information, you can keep things moving and answer the important questions on the go. Take files anywhere Be prepared for any client, IRS call, or firm conversation with mobile access to your files. Easily review, annotate, scan, and store them. Even upload photos from messages or file storage apps on the go. Manage your work Keep track of your client projects. Leverage workflow automation, create new tasks, update existing ones, or send client requests. Track time worked and reply to your clients—all from your fingertips. Get paid faster Review your clients' outstanding and past invoices, resend payment requests, and receive or record payments lickety-split. Security built for mobile Protect your information with multi-factor authentication, encryption, and touch or face identification. Manage devices and revoke access on the fly. About Canopy Canopy is a cloud-based practice management suite for accounting professionals. The suite includes the Client Engagement Platform—the foundation of everything—Document Management, Workflow, Time & Billing, Insights, and Tax Resolution.

About

Events

Access all your Thomson Reuters event information in one place. Engage with personalized agendas, session materials, speaker details, and connect with other attendees through messaging, polling, and Q&A.

Highlights
  • Personalized agenda access
  • Session materials
  • Speaker bios and photos
  • Attendee messaging
  • Live polling
  • Q&A functionality
Features
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Join the world of Thomson Reuters events! Access all your Thomson Reuters event mobile apps from one location, allowing you to engage in your personalized agenda, session materials, speaker bios and photos, messaging with attendees, polling, Q&A, and more! Note: Content is personalized. Attendees need to be registered for the event to login the their event specific app.

Screenshots

Canopy4 screens
Events3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Canopy at 4.8 against Events's 3.0. Canopy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1K vs 2). Events's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Canopy holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canopy has 1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Canopy ships an update weekly, Events every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Canopy versus Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCanopyEvents
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB54 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperCanopy TaxThomson Reuters

Customer experience

Canopy

All ratings1,044 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Events

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Canopy

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Active Work bug
  • Blank screen issue when using default filter

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to send questionnaires and signature requests to clients through the app
  • Creating invoices and sending through the app
  • Ability to see task comments on the mobile app
  • Ability to run reports, submit time, access billing, etc. from the app
  • Sortable tasks by date, client, or status, and a notification center for client updates

Events

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Canopy

No in-app purchases

None

Events

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Canopy free?
Canopy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Events free?
Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Canopy or Events?
Canopy is rated higher. Canopy averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Events averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Canopy or Events have ads?
Neither Canopy nor Events shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Canopy or Events?
Canopy ships an update weekly, and Events every 2 months. Most recently, Canopy was updated on September 22, 2026 and Events on September 16, 2026.

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