Emerald Experiences vs SOF Week
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Emerald Experiences
This app enhances your experience at business-to-business trade shows and conferences. It allows you to search exhibitors, explore sessions, build your itinerary, and discover event details like dining and schedules.
- Search exhibitors by name, category, or location
- Explore education sessions and on-floor experiences
- Personalized itinerary planner
- Event discovery (dining, schedules)
- Push notifications for updates
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Emerald is the leading operator of business-to-business trade shows and conferences in the United States. We designed this app to help you get the most out of each event that you attend with us. With this app you can: - Search exhibitors by name, category, or location - Explore education sessions and on-floor experiences - Stay connected with push notifications - Build your itinerary and plan your trip using your personalized app planner - Discover events, dining options, shuttle schedules and more to help you get the most out of your trip Download and start planning today! Upcoming Events: impressions expo Atlantic City | March 21 - 23 Atlantic City Convention Center | Atlantic City, NJ Modern Day Marine | April 30 - May 2 Walter E. Washington Convention Center | Washington D.C.
SOF Week
This app serves as a digital guide for an annual conference focused on the international special operations forces community. It provides information for attendees to learn, connect, and honor members of the community. The event is jointly sponsored by USSOCOM and the Global SOF Foundation.
- Conference information
- Networking opportunities
- Community recognition
- Event details
- Sponsor information
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SOF Week is an annual conference for the international SOF community to learn, connect, and honor its members. The event is jointly sponsored by USSOCOM and the Global SOF Foundation. It is held in Tampa, Florida and is expected to draw over 20,000 attendees.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SOF Week at 4.0 against Emerald Experiences's 2.5. SOF Week also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 14%). Emerald Experiences's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
SOF Week holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Emerald Experiences's written reviews are positive against 50% of SOF Week's.
Emerald Experiences ships an update every 6 weeks, SOF Week every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Emerald Experiences | SOF Week |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emerald Expositions, Inc | Global Special Operations Forces Foundation Corporation |
Customer experience
Emerald Experiences
SOF Week
In-app purchases
Emerald Experiences
No in-app purchases
SOF Week
No in-app purchases
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