Cvent Events vs Ideals Board
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!
Ideals Board
This app simplifies board meeting management for corporate secretaries and leadership teams. It offers a secure, centralized space for creating agendas, compiling board books, and managing documents. Enjoy easy voting and meeting reminders to ensure efficient and organized board events.
- Automated board book compilation
- Instant agenda creation
- Multi-factor authentication
- Role-based access
- Secure document storage
- Simple voting options
- Meeting reminders
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Ideals Board streamlines board meeting management, wherever you are. Corporate secretaries and leadership teams can manage meetings quickly and easily in a secure and centralized space. Simplify your board meetings and shareholder events with an easy-to-use interface and features you’ll love. Download the app for the easiest meetings you'll ever run: Automated compilation of the board book Instant agenda creation Multi-factor authentication Role-based access Secure document storage Simple voting options Meeting reminders to keep everyone on track
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Cvent Events at 39K against Ideals Board's 1. Cvent Events also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks) and chart position (#40 vs unranked). Ideals Board's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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.
Ideals Board holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cvent Events has 39K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cvent Events ships an update every 8 days, Ideals Board every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cvent Events | Ideals Board |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (39K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 39K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #40 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cvent | iDeals Solutions |
Customer experience
Cvent Events
Ideals Board
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
Ideals Board
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cvent Events
No in-app purchases
Ideals Board
No in-app purchases
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