Databricks Events vs Next 26
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Databricks Events
Access schedules, session details, and speaker information for upcoming events. Build a personalized agenda and receive real-time notifications to stay informed and organized.
- Event schedules
- Session details
- Speaker information
- Personalized agenda builder
- Real-time notifications
- Event updates
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Browse sessions, build your schedule, connect with other attendees and access key event information — all in one place. This app is exclusively available to registered attendees of Data + AI Summit 2026. Log in with your registration credentials. To register or learn more, visit databricks.com/dataaisummit.
Next 26
Your essential companion for Google Cloud Next. Access your personalized schedule, navigate the event venue, and connect with other attendees. Find session times, locations, and event updates easily.
- Personalized agenda access
- Venue navigation
- Attendee connection
- Session information
- Event updates
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Your Google Cloud Next guide. Find everything you need to make the most of your time at Google Cloud Next, including access to your personalized agenda, maps to find your way around the Expo, and networking opportunities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Databricks Events at 4.8 against Next 26's 3.3. Databricks Events also leads on ratings volume (348 vs 17) and review sentiment (29% vs 14%). Next 26's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Databricks Events holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Databricks Events has 348 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Databricks Events's written reviews are positive against 14% of Next 26's.
Databricks Events ships an update every 6 months, Next 26 weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Databricks Events | Next 26 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (348 ratings) — better | 3.3 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 348 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Databricks Inc. | Next Event Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Databricks Events
Next 26
In-app purchases
Databricks Events
No in-app purchases
Next 26
No in-app purchases
