Bizzabo vs Cvent LeadCapture
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bizzabo
This app enhances event experiences by providing attendees with access to agendas, speaker information, and networking tools. Users can connect with other attendees, receive real-time updates, and participate in interactive polls. It aims to make event participation more impactful and rewarding.
- Event agenda and session locations
- Attendee profiles and networking
- Private one-on-one messaging
- Real-time event updates
- Live polls and surveys
- Social media sharing
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Bizzabo’s universal event app is trusted by leading brands across the world who believe in the power of events to bring people together. With Bizzabo, event experiences are more impactful and rewarding. Winner of the “People’s Choice Award for Best Event Technology Provider” for 3 years in a row. With the Bizzabo app you can: Review the event agenda, view session locations or find out anything that you need to know about your event See who else is attending your event and view their profiles Message other attendees with private one-on-one messages Stay in the know with real-time updates about sessions, speakers and special offers Participate in live polls and surveys administered by presenters Share event updates directly to social media "After demoing Bizzabo I can confidently say it’s one of the best conference apps I’ve seen, and I’ve seen a few." – TechCrunch MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS Review the event agenda, find session locations, read up on speaker bios, see who else is attending your event, participate in polls and more—all from the palm of your hand. MEET THE RIGHT PEOPLE Make the most of your event with private one-on-one messaging, robust attendee profiles, and social media integrations. NEVER BE LEFT OUT OF THE LOOP Stay in the know with real-time updates about sessions, speakers and special offers that get sent straight to your phone. Take that FOMO! ATTEND STRATEGICALLY Before the event event starts, see who else is attending, mark leads and set up meetings. BE A PART OF THE ACTION Take live polls and surveys. Share event updates directly to social media. Make your voice heard. It’s your event journey. Give yourself the right tools to boldly network, navigate and succeed like never before. For more information, visit Bizzabo.com.
Cvent LeadCapture
Capture attendee leads at events using your device. Scan badges, manually enter information, rate leads, and send documents or weblinks directly. Take notes to manage your contacts effectively.
- Scan attendee badges
- Manual lead entry
- Lead rating (1-5)
- Send documents/weblinks
- Take lead notes
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Cvent LeadCapture works with Cvent’s OnSite Solutions platform to scan attendee leads onsite using your own device. To get started, download Cvent LeadCapture on your lead-scanning device. Enter the access code you received earlier, and that's it! You're ready to scan. With Cvent LeadCapture, you can: - Scan attendee leads onsite - Enter leads in manually if they don’t have a badge - Rate leads on a scale of 1 to 5 - Send documents and weblinks directly to your leads - Take notes on your leads
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bizzabo at weekly against Cvent LeadCapture's every 3 months. Bizzabo also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Cvent LeadCapture's advantage is ratings volume (369 vs 14) and review sentiment (63% vs 47%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Bizzabo against 4.5 for Cvent LeadCapture. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cvent LeadCapture has 369 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Bizzabo's written reviews are positive against 63% of Cvent LeadCapture's.
Bizzabo ships an update weekly, Cvent LeadCapture every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Bizzabo | Cvent LeadCapture |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | 4.5 (369 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews | 63.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 369 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bizzabo Ltd. | Cvent |
Customer experience
Bizzabo
Cvent LeadCapture
User reviews
Bizzabo
From 14 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Intuitive interface
- 🚀 Helpful for event management
- 🚀 Seamless hybrid experience
- 🚀 Reliable and stable
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🐛 Poor user experience
- 🐛 Difficult to navigate
- 🐛 Syncing and login issues
Cvent LeadCapture
From 369 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast scanning of QR codes/badges
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
- ✅ Effective for lead capture and qualification
- ✨ Good for quick notes and prospect qualification
- ⚡ Very responsive and snappy
Room to improve
- ❌ No manual entry option
- 🖱️ Manual clicks required, slows down process
- 🗂️ Limited information uploaded, requires manual entry
- ✋ Clunky user experience with 'DONE' button
- 🐌 Slow to open and sluggish performance
Bugs and requests
Bizzabo
Reported bugs
5 issues- Agenda not updating correctly
- Messages not being delivered
- Profiles not syncing properly
- Compatibility issues with older devices
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Better calendar integration
- Improved offline capabilities
- More customization options
- Enhanced event discovery
Cvent LeadCapture
Reported bugs
19 issues- Does not allow for manual entry
- Requires manual clicks after scanning
- Clunky user experience with 'DONE' button
- Slow to open and sluggish performance
- Codes scan sometimes and not others
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- Cannot add a lead without the barcode scanner
- Scans do not come up with all information
- Only half the leads scan
- Not giving email information
- Cumbersome to grab more than one lead at a time
- App did not work during trade show, scanned zero attendees
- Contact information was not captured for leads
- No way to export leads to excel
- Not saving email addresses when scanning codes
- Will not send access code
- Customer service doesn't respond or help
- Fails to capture QR code half the time
- App is slow to load
- Will not confirm via email
Requested features
12 requests- Allow manual entry of leads
- Provide a faster way to scan without manual clicks
- Allow scanning multiple badges at a time and saving for later
- Ability to put notes in prior to matching
- Allow editing notes after lead creation
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- Option to 'save and scan new' for faster workflow
- Add categories for lead qualification
- Enable exporting leads to Excel
- Fix issue with not saving email addresses
- Improve scanning consistency
- Ensure all necessary information is captured in scans
- Streamline the process after scanning a badge
In-app purchases
Bizzabo
No in-app purchases
Cvent LeadCapture
No in-app purchases
