JavaZone vs OGC Agora
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Conference schedule access
- Information for software developers
- Details on 150+ sessions
- Event companion for attendees
- Knowledge exchange forum
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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.
OGC Agora
This official companion app serves as a digital meeting place for a professional community. It allows users to join meetings, share updates, ask questions, and stay informed about ongoing activities and research. Mobile access ensures continuous connection and participation from anywhere.
- Join meetings
- Post updates
- Ask questions
- View community activity
- Access research and events
- Mobile access
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Agora: OGC’s Digital Meeting Place This is the official companion app for Agora, OGC’s platform for staying connected and getting work done across the community. Join meetings, post updates, ask questions, and see what’s happening across OGC—from SWGs and DWGs to events, research, and committee activity. Agora brings the daily work of OGC into one place—so you can spend less time searching and more time contributing. And with mobile access, you can stay connected, join live sessions, and take part in the conversation wherever you are. OGC isn’t just about standards—it’s about people working together to solve real-world challenges. Agora is where that happens.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OGC Agora at 5.0 against JavaZone's 2.7. OGC Agora also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). 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.
OGC Agora holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
JavaZone ships an update every 11 months, OGC Agora every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JavaZone | OGC Agora |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | JAVA BRUKERFORENING I NORGE | Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc |
Customer experience
JavaZone
OGC Agora
In-app purchases
JavaZone
No in-app purchases
OGC Agora
No in-app purchases
