MSA Forward vs Dassai Blue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MSA Forward
This event app connects museum store professionals. Members can access the event agenda, session details, speaker and exhibitor information, and attendee lists. Stay informed with the latest news and announcements during the event.
- Event agenda access
- Session and speaker details
- Exhibitor information
- Attendee networking
- Event news and announcements
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Where Museum Store Professionals Connect. MSA members can download this app to navigate the MSA FORWARD event. View the Agenda, Sessions, Speakers, Attendees and Exhibitors. Stay up-to-date on the latest news and special announcement during the event.
Dassai Blue
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Dassai Blue, located in Hyde Park, is the new state-of-the-art sake brewery from the prestigious Japanese sake brand Dassai. Come take a tour of the brewery and learn about sake making. You will get a behind-the-scenes look into the process from the Koji room to the fermentation tanks. Download the self guided waking tour of the Dassai Blue Sake Brewery. You will hear from the Chairman and CEO, Hiroshi and Kazuhiro Sakurai, as well as the our head brewer. You will learn about each step of the sake making process as you get a look into each room at the brewery. Come experience the first ever Dassai product made with New York water and Yamada Nishiki rice and brewed in the Hudson Valley. Kanpai!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MSA Forward at monthly against Dassai Blue's every 7 months. Dassai Blue's advantage is iOS requirement (11 vs 17.0). 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.
MSA Forward ships an update monthly, Dassai Blue every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MSA Forward | Dassai Blue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Museum Store Association | Dassai USA Inc. |
In-app purchases
MSA Forward
No in-app purchases
Dassai Blue
No in-app purchases
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