GBTA vs MPI Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GBTA
This app provides resources and education for professionals in the business travel and meetings industry. It aims to equip members with knowledge to navigate industry changes, improve travel programs, and foster career growth.
- Industry education
- Event information
- Research access
- Advocacy updates
- Global network access
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The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) is the world’s premier business travel and meetings trade organization headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area with operations on six continents. GBTA’s members manage more than $345 billion of global business travel and meetings expenditures annually. GBTA delivers world-class education, events, research, advocacy, and media to a growing global network of more than 28,000 travel professionals and 125,000 active contacts. Our focus is to equip our members with the knowledge and resources necessary to navigate the rapidly changing business travel landscape resulting in improved managed travel programs, top line business growth, and exemplary careers.
MPI Academy
This app connects event professionals globally for learning, engagement, and collaboration. It offers live streaming, interactive chat, and networking features to enhance digital event experiences and foster professional development.
- Live stream digital experience broadcasts
- Access live chats and polls
- Utilize captioning and translation services
- Engage via messaging and shake to connect
- Access sponsor and partner information
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Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is excited to host Global Meetings Industry Day, designed to bring worldwide event professionals together to learn, engage and collaborate across borders to hone the skills necessary for the job of tomorrow, elevate and advocate for the meeting profession and celebrate the power of human-human connections. The MPI Academy app provides a platform for MPI Academy digital experience participants to connect and engage via mobile technology. Features of the mobile app include the following. - Live stream of digital experience broadcast - Access to live chats, polls and captioning/translation services - Attendee engagement and collaboration via messaging, shake and connect, and permission-based connections - Sponsorship and partner information and contacts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MPI Academy at 5.0 against GBTA's 4.4. MPI Academy also leads on iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). GBTA's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MPI Academy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively.
GBTA ships an update every 2 months, MPI Academy every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GBTA | MPI Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), Inc. | Meeting Professionals International |
Customer experience
GBTA
MPI Academy
In-app purchases
GBTA
No in-app purchases
MPI Academy
No in-app purchases
