HexLabs vs SWE Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HexLabs
This app helps students discover and manage events for collegiate and high school competitions. It provides a centralized platform to view event schedules, access important information, and plan participation. The goal is to foster an inspiring environment for students to bring their ideas to life.
- Event discovery
- Personalized schedule
- Access important information
- View current and upcoming events
- Resource-rich environment
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HexLabs throws events for collegiate and high school students with the goal of allowing our participants to bring any of their ideas to life. From the most serious to the most hilarious, we empower our participants by cultivating a resource-rich and inspiring environment. View our events, personalize your schedule, and quickly access important information all in one place. With all the events HexLabs has to offer, take advantage of them all with a clear view of what's happening now, up next, and additional information.
SWE Events
Access conference schedules, speaker details, and exhibitor information. Enhance your learning by taking notes and drawing directly on presentation slides. Connect with attendees and colleagues through in-app messaging.
- View conference schedules
- Access speaker and exhibitor details
- Take notes on presentations
- Draw directly on slides
- In-app messaging with attendees
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This mobile application allows you to view the schedule, presentations, exhibitors, and speaker details from select conferences and/or meetings. Users can take notes on adjacent presentations when they are available for each presentation as well as draw directly onto the slides themselves, all from within the app. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with the in-app messaging features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HexLabs at 100% against SWE Events's 25%. HexLabs also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). SWE Events's advantage is ratings volume (113 vs 8). 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.
HexLabs holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SWE Events has 113 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of HexLabs's written reviews are positive against 25% of SWE Events's.
HexLabs ships an update weekly, SWE Events every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HexLabs | SWE Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better | 4.5 (113 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 113 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | HackGT, Inc. | Society of Women Engineers |
Customer experience
HexLabs
SWE Events
In-app purchases
HexLabs
No in-app purchases
SWE Events
No in-app purchases
