Bridge Events vs ASTC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bridge Events
Enhance your event experience with this app. Take notes directly on presentation slides, annotate posters, and engage with other attendees through in-app messaging, tweeting, and emailing.
- Note-taking on presentation slides
- Drawing on slides
- Poster and exhibitor note-taking
- In-app messaging
- Sharing via tweet and email
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****FOR ATTENDEES ONLY**** Users can take notes adjacent to available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the posters and exhibitors modules. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in app messaging, tweeting and emailing.
ASTC
Enhance your conference experience by accessing schedules, speaker details, and exhibitor information. Take notes directly on presentation slides in real-time and share insights with attendees via in-app messaging, tweeting, or email.
- View conference schedule
- Access speaker and exhibitor details
- Take real-time notes on slides
- Draw directly on presentation slides
- In-app messaging with attendees
- Share information via tweet/email
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The ASTC Events mobile application allows you to view the schedule, presentations, exhibitors, and speaker details from the conference. Users can take notes adjacent to the presentation slides real time during presentations and draw and highly directly on the slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the posters and exhibitors pages as well. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with the in app messaging feature, tweeting, and emailing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bridge Events at 4.9 against ASTC's 4.7. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Bridge Events holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 30 respectively.
Bridge Events ships an update every 11 months, ASTC every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bridge Events | ASTC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (54 ratings) — better | 4.7 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bridge Conference | ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY CENTERS, INC. |
Customer experience
Bridge Events
ASTC
In-app purchases
Bridge Events
No in-app purchases
ASTC
No in-app purchases
