Comparison

IBM Events vs MxAsk

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

Head to head
About

IBM Events

This app serves as a comprehensive guide for IBM global conferences and events. It allows users to personalize their schedules, discover sessions, connect with others, and access event materials offline.

Highlights
  • Build personal agenda
  • Search sessions by topic
  • Sign up for labs
  • Download session presentations
  • Follow speakers and exhibitors
  • Build conference social network
  • Offline access to event data
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IBM Events is the official app for IBM global conferences and events. Hosted on IBM Cloud, the IBM Events app is your guide at the event, allowing you to: • Build your personal agenda • Search for sessions by topic, subtopic, role and/or industry • Sign up for labs • Download and view session presentations • Follow speakers, exhibitors, and attendees • Build your conference social network • View transportation schedules, news and info • Take sessions and speaker surveys • View conference session streams live and on demand The IBM Events app is available offline and stores session, speaker, and exhibitor data on the device, allowing you to view your schedule even without service or on airplane mode.

About

MxAsk

Features
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MxAsk by A3J Group, LLC is a mobile application designed to fulfill self-service requests in IBM Maximo Asset Management. Users can create new self-service requests in a wizard-style format and view the details of their open service requests. Users can attach a picture of the problem to the request for clarity. MxAsk makes interacting with Maximo service requests easy. All on the go, and all using the authorized IBM Maximo API's. Visit https://a3jgroup.com/services/a3j-mobile-apps/ for more information.

Screenshots

IBM Events4 screens
MxAsk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MxAsk at 11.0 against IBM Events's 17.0. On price, update cadence, 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

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

IBM Events ships an update every 5 months, MxAsk every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
IBM Events versus MxAsk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIBM EventsMxAsk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (470 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings470 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB48 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperIBMA3J Group, LLC

Bugs and requests

IBM Events

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Takes back to start instead of previous location when closing contact
  • Notes on first session disappeared
  • Cannot reopen window to reply to exhibitor text
  • Application freezes when reviewing update alert
  • Application freezes when closing notes tab
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  • App makes users log back on constantly and doesn't save email ID
  • App crashes when trying to access native calendar
  • Notes vanished after saving and closing
  • Agenda disappeared
  • Community day sessions no longer visible in schedule
  • App hangs on iOS randomly
  • Inaccurate and hard to understand sessions/locations
  • Event sharing does not include location or time

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow adding to schedule even if it overlaps
  • Allow texting person live and showing phone number
  • Add feature to request to schedule a meeting
  • Add ability to add one-off meetings and events to schedule
  • Add session to iPhone calendar
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  • Add location and time to shared events

MxAsk

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IBM Events

No in-app purchases

None

MxAsk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IBM Events free?
IBM Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MxAsk free?
MxAsk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IBM Events or MxAsk have ads?
Neither IBM Events nor MxAsk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IBM Events or MxAsk?
IBM Events ships an update every 5 months, and MxAsk every 7 months. Most recently, IBM Events was updated on August 27, 2026 and MxAsk on September 11, 2026.

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