Bizzabo vs Captello
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.
Captello
Capture leads efficiently at events and for outside sales. Syncs with CRMs for automated nurturing. Features include business card scanning, live form capture, and offline functionality.
- Mobile lead capture
- CRM and Marketing Automation integration
- Automatic lead nurturing
- Live form capture
- Business card transcription
- Kiosk Mode
- Badge scanning
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Captello™ is the industry's first fully-integrated mobile lead capture tool. Captello™ syncs directly to all leading CRM and Marketing Automation Platforms so you can begin nurturing your new prospects before you even leave the trade show floor. This app is perfect to use for outside sales prospecting, trade shows, seminars, conferences, and more. Best of all, Captello™ can work offline, no internet at your event, no problem! Automatic Nurture When you capture a new lead in Captello™, leads can be sent to your CRM or Marketing Automation Platform. From there, you can automatically begin nurturing your leads. Distribute the lead, segment them into a marketing list, and then begin sending them relevant content without having to do anything manually. Live Form Capture Using a form built to your marketer's specifications, sales teams can capture lead details on the go while your marketing team gets valuable qualified leads instantly. Business Card Transcription Don't want to slow down manually entering forms on a busy floor? Simply take a picture of the prospect's business card and we’ll transcribe it for you. Kiosk Mode If you want to give prospects who don't have time to stop and converse, set up a form in Kiosk Mode. While in Kiosk Mode, GoCapture™ will lock itself down with a password and reload the form after every submission. List Import: Import trade show attendees ahead of time. At the show, simply search for their name and you're done! Badge Scanning: Scan the attendee's badge to capture data fast.
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Verdict
Bizzabo and Captello both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Captello's written reviews are positive against 47% of Bizzabo's. Captello also leads on ratings volume (437 vs 14). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 4.6 for Captello. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Captello has 437 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 90% of Captello's.
Bizzabo ships an update weekly, Captello every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bizzabo | Captello |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) | 4.6 (437 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 437 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 89 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bizzabo Ltd. | Lead Liaison |
Customer experience
Bizzabo
Captello
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
Captello
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bizzabo
No in-app purchases
Captello
No in-app purchases








