Cvent Events vs SSLA JWLS
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 venues, and connect with other attendees. Access schedules, speaker details, and sponsor information all in one place. Enhance your conference participation with this comprehensive event management tool.
- View multiple events
- Interactive agenda
- Speaker profiles
- Sponsor and exhibitor listings
- Event navigation
- Networking opportunities
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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!
SSLA JWLS
This event app allows attendees to manage their schedule, connect with other participants, and access event details for the Joint Women's Leadership Symposium. Login information is provided via email to registered attendees.
- Session sign-up
- Attendee messaging
- Agenda and speaker information
- Event updates
- Login via email registration
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The Joint Women's Leadership Symposium app is intended for attendees of the Sea Services Leadership Association's (SSLA) annual Joint Women's Leadership Symposium (JWLS) to sign up for sessions, message other attendees, and share information about the agenda, speakers, and event updates. Login instructions, including a link to download the app, are sent to attendees via the email address they used to register for JWLS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cvent Events at 4.8 against SSLA JWLS's 2.0. Cvent Events also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (42K vs 3). SSLA JWLS's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.0). 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.
Cvent Events holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cvent Events has 42K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cvent Events ships an update every 10 days, SSLA JWLS every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cvent Events | SSLA JWLS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (42K ratings) — better | 2.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #43 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cvent | THE MARKHAM GROUP LLC |
Customer experience
Cvent Events
SSLA JWLS
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
SSLA JWLS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cvent Events
No in-app purchases
SSLA JWLS
No in-app purchases
