SEMICON West vs SWE Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SEMICON West
This event app provides attendees with access to presentations, exhibitor information, and networking opportunities. Users can take notes and draw directly on presentation slides within the app.
- Access presentations
- View exhibitor information
- Connect with attendees
- Take notes on slides
- Draw on presentation slides
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**FOR ATTENDEES ONLY** The SEMICON West mobile application allows you to access the various events for SEMICON. Within the underlying event apps, users can access presentations, exhibitors, and connect with other attendees. Users can also take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the event apps.
SWE Events
Access conference schedules, speaker details, and exhibitor information. Enhance your learning by taking notes and drawing directly on presentation slides. Connect with attendees and colleagues through in-app messaging.
- View conference schedules
- Access speaker and exhibitor details
- Take notes on presentations
- Draw directly on slides
- In-app messaging with attendees
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This mobile application allows you to view the schedule, presentations, exhibitors, and speaker details from select conferences and/or meetings. Users can take notes on adjacent presentations when they are available for each presentation as well as draw directly onto the slides themselves, all from within the app. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with the in-app messaging features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SWE Events at 4.5 against SEMICON West's 3.6. SWE Events also leads on review sentiment (25% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
SWE Events holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 118 and 114 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SEMICON West's written reviews are positive against 25% of SWE Events's.
SEMICON West ships an update every 6 months, SWE Events every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SEMICON West | SWE Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (118 ratings) | 4.5 (114 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 118 — better | 114 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #118 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | SEMI | Society of Women Engineers |
Customer experience
SEMICON West
SWE Events
In-app purchases
SEMICON West
No in-app purchases
SWE Events
No in-app purchases
