IBM Events vs Current 2026
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Current 2026
Enhance your event experience with a personalized agenda, event information, attendee networking, and navigation tools. Stay organized and connected throughout your event.
- Personalized agenda
- Event information access
- Attendee networking
- Event navigation maps
- Connect with other attendees
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The Confluent Current app is your must-have companion. Get the most out of your event experience with the app when you have your personalized agenda at your fingertips. You can view important event information, connect with other attendees and use maps to navigate your way around the event.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: IBM Events at 470 against Current 2026's 5. IBM Events also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2). Current 2026's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). 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.
IBM Events holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IBM Events has 470 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
IBM Events ships an update every 5 months, Current 2026 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IBM Events | Current 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (470 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 470 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IBM | Confluent, Inc. |
Customer experience
IBM Events
Current 2026
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
Current 2026
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IBM Events
No in-app purchases
Current 2026
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is IBM Events free?
Is Current 2026 free?
Which has better reviews, IBM Events or Current 2026?
Do IBM Events or Current 2026 have ads?
Which is updated more often, IBM Events or Current 2026?
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