PCMA+ vs MPI Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PCMA+
Navigate global industry events with personalized agendas, networking tools, and on-demand session access. Stay organized and maximize your event experience by connecting with peers and exploring new ideas.
- Personalized event agendas
- Networking tools
- On-demand session access
- Event resource hub
- Event navigation
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The PCMA+ event app is your go-to resource for navigating PCMA’s premier global events, including Convening Leaders, PCMA edUcon, Business Events Industry Week (BEIW), Convening EMEA, and Partnership Summit. From personalized agendas to networking tools and on-demand session access, PCMA+ helps you stay organized and make the most of your event experience. Whether you’re connecting with peers at edUcon, exploring new ideas at Convening Leaders, building partnerships at Business Events Industry Week, collaborating globally at Convening EMEA, or networking in a relaxed setting at Partnership Summit, PCMA+ puts all the essential event details and resources in one convenient place.
MPI Academy
This app connects event professionals globally for learning, engagement, and collaboration. It offers live streaming, interactive chat, and networking features to enhance digital event experiences and foster professional development.
- Live stream digital experience broadcasts
- Access live chats and polls
- Utilize captioning and translation services
- Engage via messaging and shake to connect
- Access sponsor and partner information
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Meeting Professionals International (MPI) is excited to host Global Meetings Industry Day, designed to bring worldwide event professionals together to learn, engage and collaborate across borders to hone the skills necessary for the job of tomorrow, elevate and advocate for the meeting profession and celebrate the power of human-human connections. The MPI Academy app provides a platform for MPI Academy digital experience participants to connect and engage via mobile technology. Features of the mobile app include the following. - Live stream of digital experience broadcast - Access to live chats, polls and captioning/translation services - Attendee engagement and collaboration via messaging, shake and connect, and permission-based connections - Sponsorship and partner information and contacts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PCMA+ at every 5 days against MPI Academy's every 5 months. PCMA+ also leads on ratings volume (225 vs 3). MPI Academy's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
MPI Academy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PCMA+ has 225 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
PCMA+ ships an update every 5 days, MPI Academy every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PCMA+ | MPI Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (225 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 225 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Professional Convention Management Association | Meeting Professionals International |
Customer experience
PCMA+
MPI Academy
In-app purchases
PCMA+
No in-app purchases
MPI Academy
No in-app purchases
