SPIE Conferences vs AIAA Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SPIE Conferences
Access comprehensive program and exhibition guides for all SPIE conferences and events. Organize your schedule, take notes, and find exhibitors with interactive floor plans. Stay informed about upcoming sessions and connect with the optics and photonics community.
- Complete conference programs
- Sync schedule between devices
- Event reminders
- Add notes to events and exhibitors
- Search and filter options
- Venue floor plans
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Hold the program and exhibition guides for all current and upcoming SPIE conferences and exhibitions in the palm of your hand. • Complete programs of all SPIE symposia including events, exhibitors, and participants. • Sync My Schedule between your mobile device and desktop computer. • Be notified when events added to My Schedule are about to begin. • Add notes to any event, exhibitor, or person. • Use search filters and sorting options including relevance sort. • Find events and exhibitors on venue floor plans. At SPIE we strengthen the global optics and photonics community through conferences, publications, and professional development, bringing together engineers, scientists, students, and industry leaders to advance light-based science and technologies. Inspired by the transformative power of photonics to enhance life around the globe, over the past five years SPIE has contributed more than $24 million to the international optics community.
AIAA Events
This native app provides a comprehensive guide for managing conference attendance. Access the full program, schedule, and exhibitor information offline. Stay updated on event changes and organizer messages.
- Offline access to program and schedule
- Manage conference attendance
- View event program and session handouts
- Access exhibitor information
- Receive organizer messages
- Stay informed on program changes
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The EventPilot® conference app is your full featured guide to manage your conference attendance. App features include: • Native app: No wifi connection required to access the conference program or schedule. • Home: Stay informed about hot issues, event program changes, your upcoming sessions and organizer messages. • Program: Browse the entire event program, or access session handouts as available. • Exhibitors, related conference info and much more. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AIAA Events at 100% against SPIE Conferences's 25%. AIAA Events also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). SPIE Conferences's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 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.
AIAA Events holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of SPIE Conferences's written reviews are positive against 100% of AIAA Events's.
SPIE Conferences ships an update every 3 weeks, AIAA Events every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SPIE Conferences | AIAA Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SPIE | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. |
Customer experience
SPIE Conferences
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In-app purchases
SPIE Conferences
No in-app purchases
AIAA Events
No in-app purchases
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