HBS Exec Ed vs ExecAtlas
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HBS Exec Ed
This app provides participants of Harvard Business School Executive Education programs with access to essential program materials, schedules, speaker and participant information, and campus maps. It serves as a convenient digital companion to enhance the learning experience.
- Program materials access
- Schedules and timelines
- Speaker and participant bios
- Campus maps
- Notifications
- Supplementary resource
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The Harvard Business School Executive Education Mobile App is a supplementary resource designed to enhance the overall experience of participants attending our Executive Education programs. Features include: program materials, schedules, speaker and participant biographies, maps, notifications, and more.
ExecAtlas
Connect with over 2.7 million executives and board members, many not found on other social platforms. Gain insights into boardroom connections and discover new business opportunities through a comprehensive executive network and company profiles.
- Connect with 2.7M+ executives and board members
- Identify 'who knows who' for boardroom navigation
- Discover new business opportunities
- Access 600K+ company profiles
- Stay updated with executive newsfeed
- Network at events with agenda access
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The Equilar ExecAtlas app connects you with 4M+ executives and board members and maps the relationships between them. Discover new opportunities on ExecAtlas Search, follow, and connect with more than 4M+ executives and board members. Identify past clients in your network who can serve as trusted referrals. Research prospects using 600K+ company profiles to have more targeted, informed conversations. Stay updated with the newsfeed Follow top executives and board members and receive automatic updates on board appointments, resignations, and profile changes. Network at events Attending an Equilar event or partner conference? The app gives you seamless access to the attendee list, agenda, and conference materials in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: HBS Exec Ed at none against ExecAtlas's shown. HBS Exec Ed also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). ExecAtlas's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HBS Exec Ed against 5.0 for ExecAtlas. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
HBS Exec Ed ships an update every 2 months, ExecAtlas every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HBS Exec Ed | ExecAtlas |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harvard Business School | EQUILAR, INC. |
Customer experience
HBS Exec Ed
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In-app purchases
HBS Exec Ed
No in-app purchases
ExecAtlas
No in-app purchases
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