Comparison

EU vs DES2026

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

Head to head
About

EU

Features
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Welcome to the official app of the EU-Startups Summit. Connect with Europe's hottest startups and come together to learn from some of the most successful European entrepreneurs and investors of our time! The EU-Startups Summit will be welcoming around 2500 founders, investors, and startup enthusiasts, so finding the right person at the right time could be a challenge. That’s why we’ve created this app - an AI-powered state-of-the-art networking solution based on matchmaking technology. It will empower you to connect and meet with the people that will make a difference to your business plan. Through it, you can interact, chat and meet with important contacts seamlessly. Simply sign in using the email that you used when purchasing your EU-Startups Summit ticket, set up your profile, and you’re ready to go! Swipe interested or skip on fellow users. If the other person is also interested in meeting you, you have a ‘handshake’ and can use the in-app chat to quickly set up a meeting! Aside from awesome networking opportunities, inside the app, you will also see the event program and detailed information about all the sessions and speakers. You can add your favourite sessions into your calendar and even set up notifications - so you won’t miss out on a single thing!

About

DES2026

Features
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DES – Digital Enterprise (9-11 June in Málaga, FYCMA) is the leading international B2B event dedicated to AI and Exponential Technologies. All the information of DES 2026 at your fingertips: Partners and exhibitors, agenda of the Digital Business World Congress and DES Universe Congresses, speakers, Networking Activities and much more!

Screenshots

EU4 screens
DES20264 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: EU at every 3 weeks against DES2026's every 12 months. DES2026's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

EU ships an update every 3 weeks, DES2026 every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
EU versus DES2026: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEUDES2026
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMenlo Media S.L.Xeria

In-app purchases

None

EU

No in-app purchases

None

DES2026

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EU free?
EU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DES2026 free?
DES2026 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EU or DES2026 have ads?
Neither EU nor DES2026 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EU or DES2026?
EU ships an update every 3 weeks, and DES2026 every 12 months. Most recently, EU was updated on September 8, 2026 and DES2026 on September 17, 2026.

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