Nrby Events vs EventsZen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nrby Events
Discover local events with AI-powered recommendations tailored to your preferences. Find out what's happening nearby, invite friends, and never miss an event again with personalized alerts.
- AI-powered personalized recommendations
- Map-based event viewing
- Invite friends directly
- View best friends' events
- Detailed event cards
- Filter events by category
- Event start notifications
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Nrby Events brings you hundreds of thousands of events and uses AI to bring you realtime recommendations. Nrby Events is your guide to your social life so you’ll always know what to do. Never miss out on the perfect event by using our personalized recommendation system powered by machine learning. We have a curated list of thousands of updated daily events that are provided directly to your device. Currently showing events in: New York City San Francisco Bay Area Minneapolis/St. Paul …go to nrby.io/markets to see when you can find events in your city! Features of nrby.io Recommender System- Our artificial intelligence will show you what events are right for you based on your preferences and attended events. Map Based Viewing- See nearby events happening now or anytime in the next week. Invite friends- Message your friends directly to invite them out with you. Best Friends Events- Be able to see your top friend’s events so that you can join them or message them. Event Cards- Find out everything about an event in seconds with our detailed event cards. Filter Category- See events around you based on category or just see the top recommended choices across all categories. Event Notifications- Get an alert whenever an event you’re going to is about to start. …and more coming! Don’t ever miss out again! Contact us! Website: www.nrbyevents.com Twitter: twitter.com/nrby_io Instagram: www.instagram.com/nrby.io/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/nrby.io Blog: www.nrby.io/blog-1 Message: support@nrby.io
EventsZen
Discover and share local happenings in your area. Save events to ensure you don't miss out on your favorites. Get timely reminders for upcoming activities.
- Find local events
- Share events
- Save favorite events
- Event reminders
- Discover nearby activities
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Find and share local events happening near you. Save events to get reminders for your favorite events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EventsZen at 5.0 against Nrby Events's 4.4. EventsZen also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Nrby Events's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.6). 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.
EventsZen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nrby Events has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Nrby Events ships an update every 3 weeks, EventsZen every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nrby Events | EventsZen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NrBy.io, Inc. | Saurabh Harsh |
Customer experience
Nrby Events
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In-app purchases
Nrby Events
No in-app purchases
EventsZen
No in-app purchases
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