SBE Events vs Founders Network
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SBE Events
This app provides attendees of a major business trade show with essential tools to navigate the event. Access interactive maps, view the full schedule, and connect with other attendees. It also includes features for scanning leads and participating in games for prizes.
- Interactive show floor maps
- Full event schedule
- Lead scanner
- Social feed
- Games and prizes
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Welcome to the Official Small Business Expo Event App! Small Business Expo is America's Largest Business to Business Trade Show, Conference, Educational & Networking Event for Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs & Start-Ups hosted in major cities around the Country. Passionate Small Business Owners attend Small Business Expo to learn from Industry Experts, and meet with best-in-class vendors and suppliers to help them grow their businesses and network to build important new business relationships. This is the official Small Business Expo Event App with access to: interactive maps of the show floor, games to win points and prizes, the full schedule for the day, a lead scanner to scan people you network with at the Show, a social feed to stay connected, and many more tools. Register today for an event near you at TheSmallBusinessExpo.com.
Founders Network
Connect with a network of over 600 founders, 100+ investors, and partners on the go. Access exclusive deals, RSVP for events, and chat with members directly through the mobile app.
- Connect with 600+ members
- Access 100+ investors
- Chat with founders and partners
- RSVP for events
- Redeem exclusive deals
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Founders Network mobile app provides access to FN's 600+ members, 100+ investors, and partners. Take advantage of all that FN has to offer while you're on the go, including connecting and chatting with other members, investors, and partners, RSVPing for events, and redeeming founders-only deals. Interested in joining? Learn more and request an invite here https://foundersnetwork.com/request.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: SBE Events at 1.9K against Founders Network's 3. SBE Events also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). Founders Network's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 78%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Founders Network holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SBE Events has 1.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of SBE Events's written reviews are positive against 100% of Founders Network's.
SBE Events ships an update monthly, Founders Network fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SBE Events | Founders Network |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.9K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Small Business Expo LLC | Founders Network |
Customer experience
SBE Events
Founders Network
Bugs and requests
SBE Events
Reported bugs
2 issues- Freezing screen when trying to update profile
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
2 requests- Include more information about upcoming events
- Add a way to go back when updating profile
Founders Network
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SBE Events
No in-app purchases
Founders Network
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SBE Events free?
Is Founders Network free?
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