Comparison

JavaZone vs NDC Conf

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

Head to head
About

JavaZone

This app serves as a digital companion for attendees of JavaZone, Scandinavia's largest meeting place for software developers. It provides access to information about the conference, which features over 150 sessions and attracts more than 3000 developers annually.

Highlights
  • Conference schedule access
  • Information for software developers
  • Details on 150+ sessions
  • Event companion for attendees
  • Knowledge exchange forum
Features
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This app will help you with your schedule at JavaZone. JavaZone is the biggest meeting place for software developers in Scandinavia, and one of Europe's most important conferences. JavaZone has been described as a high quality, independent conference – a leading forum for knowledge exchange for IT-professionals. Each year around 3100 developers enjoy our nearly 150 talks.

About

NDC Conf

Access information about global developer conferences, including past talks and upcoming event details. Explore topics relevant to software developers across various locations.

Highlights
  • Conference details
  • Past talk access
  • Developer topics
  • Global locations
  • Event information
Features
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The first NDC conference was held at the Radisson Scandinavia hotel in Oslo back in 2008. The conference had more than 800 attendees and included 1 day of Agile and 1 day of .NET. Since then the conference has come a long way. There are now NDC conferences in locations around the world, including Oslo, London, Sydney, Porto, and Copenhagen. NDC will cover all topics interesting to developers. You can see most of our previous talks on our YouTube channel → NDC Conference

Screenshots

JavaZone4 screens
NDC Conf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: NDC Conf at every 3 weeks against JavaZone's every 11 months. NDC Conf also leads on iOS requirement (15.2 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JavaZone ships an update every 11 months, NDC Conf every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
JavaZone versus NDC Conf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJavaZoneNDC Conf
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJAVA BRUKERFORENING I NORGEWei-Meng Lee

Customer experience

JavaZone

All ratings3 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral66.7%
Negative33.3%

NDC Conf

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

JavaZone

No in-app purchases

None

NDC Conf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JavaZone free?
JavaZone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NDC Conf free?
NDC Conf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JavaZone or NDC Conf have ads?
Neither JavaZone nor NDC Conf shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JavaZone or NDC Conf?
JavaZone ships an update every 11 months, and NDC Conf every 3 weeks. Most recently, JavaZone was updated on November 1, 2026 and NDC Conf on November 3, 2026.

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