MPI Academy vs Social27 Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Social27 Connect
Enhance in-person events by bringing them to the virtual world with expanded reach and accessibility. This platform uses AI to personalize attendee experiences, recommending content, connections, and sponsors based on interests. It focuses on content, networking, and sponsor visibility, offering robust interaction and security features.
- AI-powered recommendations
- Personalized attendee agendas
- Content and connection surfacing
- Sponsor lead generation
- Interactive networking tools
- Accessibility compliance
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Social27 App helps you to be part of the best part of in-person events to the virtual world with greater reach, accessibility, flexibility, and insights than ever before. Social27's AI-powered Recommendation and Prediction Engine provides a personalized experience to every attendee. From populating a recommended agenda based on their areas of interest to surfacing the content, connections, and sponsors most relevant to them. Content, networking, and sponsor showcasing are the three pillars of any successful event and these are the areas where Social27 Virtual Event Platform stands out among the rest. Social27 VEP gives attendees tons of ways to interact and connect with others, provides a seamless speaker experience, and drives leads for sponsors. Plus, with WGAC AA and AAA accessibility and best-in-class security, you can rest assured all of your attendees can get the most out of your event.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: MPI Academy at 2 against Social27 Connect's —. MPI Academy also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Social27 Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MPI Academy against 5.0 for Social27 Connect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | MPI Academy | Social27 Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Meeting Professionals International | Social27 Inc. |
Customer experience
MPI Academy
Social27 Connect
In-app purchases
MPI Academy
No in-app purchases
Social27 Connect
No in-app purchases








