Cvent Events vs NAVREF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cvent Events
Plan your event experience, navigate to your next session, and connect with fellow attendees. Discover event schedules, speaker details, and information about sponsors and exhibitors all in one place.
- View multiple events
- Explore agenda and schedule
- Learn about speakers
- Discover sponsors and exhibitors
- Network with attendees
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Cvent Events is your place to easily plan out your event experience, find where you need to go next, network with other attendees, and learn more about sponsors and exhibitors. In the app: View Multiple Events – Access the different events you’re attending all from a single app Agenda – Explore the complete conference schedule, including keynotes, workshops, special sessions, and more Speakers – Learn more about who’s speaking and check out their presentations Sponsors and Exhibitors – See the event’s sponsors and exhibitors We hope you enjoy the app and the event!
NAVREF
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The National Association of Veterans' Research and Education Foundations (NAVREF) app connects you to the NAVREF community and is the official guide to annual conferences. During the NAVREF annual conference use the app to check out speakers and their presentations, manage your session schedule, view sponsors and exhibitors, connect with other attendees, and fill out evaluations as sessions end. You will also get session reminders and updates that occur all in real-time via push notifications. During the rest of the year, use the app to network with colleagues, interact with standing NAVREF committees, get important reminders, news, and much more! Other workshop and training event information will also be available on the app for members to get first dibs on registration.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cvent Events at every 8 days against NAVREF's every 3 months. Cvent Events also leads on chart position (#46 vs unranked). NAVREF's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Cvent Events ships an update every 8 days, NAVREF every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cvent Events | NAVREF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (39K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #46 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cvent | National Association of Veterans' Research and Education Foundations |
Bugs and requests
Cvent Events
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes and wipes event details
- Unable to view or download program
- Schedules not syncing across devices
- Attendee list constantly reloading to top
Requested features
4 requests- Allow adding personal events to schedule
- Improve schedule display to hide past events
- Provide in-app support and troubleshooting
- Optimize app for tablet devices
NAVREF
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cvent Events
No in-app purchases
NAVREF
No in-app purchases
