MPI Academy vs ConferenceDirect Event
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
ConferenceDirect Event
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This app serves as a container for showcasing ConferenceDirect’s event information for ConferenceDirect Customers, Associates and Industry Partners. It’s meant to house multiple events within itself. The primary purpose of the app is to disseminate the event information to our event participants. Information such as event schedule, speakers, exhibitor and sponsor info, participant lists and any other networking activities is available within this container app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MPI Academy at every 5 months against ConferenceDirect Event's every 11 months. ConferenceDirect Event's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15). 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 ships an update every 5 months, ConferenceDirect Event every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MPI Academy | ConferenceDirect Event |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Meeting Professionals International | ConferenceDirect LLC |
In-app purchases
MPI Academy
No in-app purchases
ConferenceDirect Event
No in-app purchases
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