Arival Event vs Phocuswright Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arival Event
This event app provides access to conference schedules, speaker information, and networking opportunities for Arival.travel events. Attendees can engage with content and connect with others in a digital space.
- Event schedules
- Speaker information
- Networking features
- Online event access
- Conference engagement
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Event app for Arival.travel conferences and online events
Phocuswright Events
This event app facilitates networking for travel industry leaders. Attendees can discover and connect with peers, access event schedules and sponsor details, and pre-register for activities.
- Networking opportunities
- Discover and connect with attendees
- Access program information
- View sponsor details
- Pre-register for activities
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Phocuswright events featured unparalleled expertise, cutting-edge insights and diverse perspectives for the most influential leaders and brightest innovators in travel. To support best-in-class networking opportunities, this event app and platform lets attendees discover, connect and meet with other like-minded attendees, access program and sponsor information, pre-register for activities and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phocuswright Events at 4.3 against Arival Event's 3.8. Arival Event's advantage is review sentiment (60% vs 33%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Phocuswright Events holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Arival Event's written reviews are positive against 33% of Phocuswright Events's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Arival Event ships an update fortnightly, Phocuswright Events every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arival Event | Phocuswright Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (12 ratings) | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 12 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SWAPCARD CORPORATION | PhoCusWright Inc. |
Customer experience
Arival Event
Phocuswright Events
In-app purchases
Arival Event
No in-app purchases
Phocuswright Events
No in-app purchases
