NPFDA vs Map D Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NPFDA
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Get the most out of your NPFDA meeting and event experience with the NPFDA mobile app.
Map D Events
This event companion app provides attendees and exhibitors with essential information for trade shows and conferences. Access schedules, exhibitor details, and navigate interactive floor plans. Event organizers can customize branding and content for a seamless experience.
- Browse and open events
- Build personal schedule
- Look up speakers and exhibitors
- Navigate interactive floor plan
- Manage profile and photo
- Offline content caching
- Customizable event branding
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Map D Events is the on-site companion app for trade shows, conferences, and association events powered by Map D. Attendees, exhibitors, and event staff sign in with their event credentials and get everything they need for the show floor in one place. FOR ATTENDEES AND EXHIBITORS • Browse your events and open the one you're attending • See the full agenda and build your personal schedule • Look up speakers, exhibitors, sponsors, and fellow attendees • Navigate the interactive floor plan to find booths and rooms • Manage your profile and photo • Content is cached on the device, so key event information stays available when the venue's connection drops BUILT FOR EVENT TEAMS Map D Events connects to your Map D workspace, so the app reflects the event your organizers have configured — home screen tiles, branding, schedule, and exhibitor data all come from the same platform that runs your floor plan and booth sales.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Map D Events at weekly against NPFDA's every 21 months. NPFDA's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). 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.
NPFDA ships an update every 21 months, Map D Events weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NPFDA | Map D Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 221 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mobile Town Guide | Nextech3D.AI Corporation. |
In-app purchases
NPFDA
No in-app purchases
Map D Events
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is NPFDA free?
Is Map D Events free?
Do NPFDA or Map D Events have ads?
Which is updated more often, NPFDA or Map D Events?
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