Comparison

Forum Live vs Global Conversations Connect

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Forum Live

This event management app helps users plan their participation in World Economic Forum events. It allows for easy event exploration, session scheduling, networking with other attendees, and in-app meeting arrangements. Navigate venues with turn-by-turn directions and discover nearby activities.

Highlights
  • Event discovery and registration
  • Session bookmarking and calendar integration
  • Participant browsing and filtering
  • Digital business card exchange
  • In-app meeting scheduling
  • Indoor venue navigation
Features
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Forum Live is the official app for World Economic Forum events. Built from the ground up as a modern events app, it is designed to help you plan, connect, and make the most of your event participation. It includes the quality programme and network you expect from the Forum, wrapped with an even more beautiful design and exciting new features. Here’s what you’ll find: EVENTS • Easily search and explore events matching your interests. • Your registered events are organized for quicker access. SESSIONS • Bookmark what you want to attend in the new calendar. • Your sessions, meetings, and invitations are neatly presented in one convenient place. NETWORK • Browse the list of participants, and filter by industry, expertise, country, and more. • Exchange digital business cards by simply scanning an event badge. You can even save the business card details to your device contacts. PLAN • Set up a meeting with other participants directly in the app. • Sync your personal calendar with the app so that you can see it all in one place. NAVIGATE • Easily navigate the event venue using turn-by-turn indoor navigation. • Find points of interest and explore activities near you.

About

Global Conversations Connect

This app consolidates event information, including schedules, access details, and updates, to streamline your experience. Manage registrations, view session information, and receive real-time notifications for clarity and ease throughout your participation.

Highlights
  • Personalized event schedules
  • Session and lounge details
  • Real-time notifications
  • Access level and partner benefits
  • Registration management
  • Waitlist tracking
Features
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Global Conversations Connect is your unified companion for our experiences throughout the year. The app brings together schedules, access information, and important updates so you can move through each event with clarity and ease. View your personal schedule, explore session and lounge details, and stay informed through real-time notifications. Your access level is clearly presented, along with the benefits and partner offerings associated with it. For guests attending multiple events, everything is organized in one place. You can review your registrations, track waitlisted items, confirm guaranteed access points, and stay aligned with the flow of each gathering. The app is designed to help you stay prepared, informed, and supported from planning to onsite experience. Whether you are joining a single event or several across the year, Global Conversations Connect keeps the information you need at your fingertips.

Screenshots

Forum Live4 screens
Global Conversations Connect3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Global Conversations Connect at every 2 days against Forum Live's fortnightly. Forum Live's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 1). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Global Conversations Connect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forum Live has 121 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Forum Live ships an update fortnightly, Global Conversations Connect every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Forum Live versus Global Conversations Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForum LiveGlobal Conversations Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (121 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings121 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB62 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWorld Economic ForumGlobal Conversations AB

Customer experience

Forum Live

All ratings121 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Global Conversations Connect

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Forum Live

No in-app purchases

None

Global Conversations Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Forum Live free?
Forum Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Global Conversations Connect free?
Global Conversations Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Forum Live or Global Conversations Connect?
Global Conversations Connect is rated higher. Forum Live averages 4.8 out of 5 from 121 ratings, while Global Conversations Connect averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Forum Live or Global Conversations Connect have ads?
Neither Forum Live nor Global Conversations Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Forum Live or Global Conversations Connect?
Forum Live ships an update fortnightly, and Global Conversations Connect every 2 days. Most recently, Forum Live was updated on October 24, 2026 and Global Conversations Connect on October 29, 2026.

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