IBTM vs Spot 2.0 Bluetooth Finder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IBTM
This event app provides attendees with essential tools to navigate and maximize their experience at global industry gatherings. Features include appointment scheduling, exhibitor information, networking opportunities, and live event updates.
- Appointment scheduling with notes
- Real-time meeting ratings
- Exhibitor listings
- Event and networking information
- Messaging and networking
- Floorplan and wayfinding
- Live event updates via push notifications
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The IBTM portfolio provide leading global events for the meetings, incentives, conferences, events and business travel industry. The events gather industry professionals for a period of focused business opportunities, thought provoking professional education and networking to drive your business into the future. The IBTM Event app is designed to enhance the experience of all event attendees by putting useful features and information in a readily available and easy to access package including: - Full appointment schedules with per meeting note taking functionality - Real time meeting rating and no-show functionality - Exhibitor listings from all participating companies - Full event and networking information - Connect, message and networking opportunities - Floorplan and wayfinding - FAQs - Push notifications with live event updates
Spot 2.0 Bluetooth Finder
Attach small Bluetooth trackers to your belongings to easily locate them. The app helps you find misplaced items by ringing the tracker, showing proximity, and mapping its last known location. It can also alert you if you leave an item behind and leverage a community network for lost items.
- Ring to find devices
- Proximity meter for signal strength
- Last known location history
- Out of range separation alerts
- Community finding network
- Wireless selfie remote
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Misplaced items have met their match! Spot and the Spot family of products are small Bluetooth finders that help you locate and remember your most important items. Attach a Spot finder to an important item, like your keys, then pair the Spot to the supporting app on your phone. Use the app's many features to make finding easy. RING TO FIND: Use this app feature to sound an alert from your Spot device. Follow the sound to help you locate a nearby Spot. PROXIMITY METER: Use the yellow rings as an indicator of the connected signal strength. The more yellow rings, the closer you are to a Spot. You can use this feature like a game of “hot & cold” to help locate a nearby Spot. LOCATION HISTORY: Use this feature to help locate a lost Spot. The app will map the last location your Spot and your phone were in close range of each other. This is likely the location you left your Spot. OUT OF RANGE ALERTS: If this feature is enabled, your phone can notify you each time your phone and Spot get separated. This feature can alert you before you accidentally leave an item behind. SPOT COMMUNITY: Use the growing Spot community as a resource to help find a lost Spot. If the community comes into range of your lost Spot, you'll receive an anonymous email with the approx location. MORE: • The app features a guided tutorial to get you setup and using the Spot. • Use the Spot as a wireless remote to take selfies from your phone. • Convenient replaceable battery. • It's a free app. No need for in-app purchases. • Product is fully supported. Contact support@powerstick.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IBTM at 50% against Spot 2.0 Bluetooth Finder's 6%. IBTM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.3). Spot 2.0 Bluetooth Finder's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 1). 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.
IBTM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spot 2.0 Bluetooth Finder has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of IBTM's written reviews are positive against 6% of Spot 2.0 Bluetooth Finder's.
IBTM ships an update every 11 months, Spot 2.0 Bluetooth Finder every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | IBTM | Spot 2.0 Bluetooth Finder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.3 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 6.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reed Exhibitions Ltd | Powerstick.com |
Customer experience
IBTM
Spot 2.0 Bluetooth Finder
In-app purchases
IBTM
No in-app purchases
Spot 2.0 Bluetooth Finder
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is IBTM free?
Is Spot 2.0 Bluetooth Finder free?
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