xMatters vs WGU Event
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xMatters
This platform helps operations teams automate workflows and ensure service reliability. The mobile app provides actionable alerts with full context, enabling quick incident assessment and response initiation. It acts as a pocket command center for managing alerts and on-call schedules.
- Actionable alerts with full context
- Launch response workflows
- Track message delivery and escalation
- Manage on-call schedules
- Initiate conference calls
- Access personnel contact info
- Custom alert tones
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xMatters is a service reliability platform that helps DevOps, SREs, and operations teams automate workflows, ensure infrastructure and applications are always working, and rapidly deliver products at scale. With the xMatters iOS app, you get actionable alerts with full context for every situation that let you quickly assess incidents and launch response workflows at the touch of a button. The xMatters app is a “pocket command center” that allows you to: * Send and receive alerts with full incident context * Launch actionable responses and workflows * Track message delivery, escalation, and response * Set, update, and view your on-call schedule * Initiate conference calls or join at the tap of a button * Access contact info for your personnel * Set custom alert tones * Attach images for more context or instructions * Extend your enterprise authentication to your mobile devices * Protect sensitive data by enabling passcode lock For those that want to be truly agile, fast-moving companies with happy customers AND happy engineers, xMatters is the only platform for the job. To learn more about xMatters and get your free account visit xmatters.com
WGU Event
This app serves as a digital companion for all university events, whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person. Users can access event information, view attendee lists, agendas, and sponsor details. Stay updated on all event changes and announcements.
- Virtual event viewing
- Digital event guide
- Attendee lists
- Agenda access
- Sponsor information
- Real-time updates
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A one-stop shop companion for all WGU Events (Virtual, Hybrid, In-Person). View entire virtual events on the app. The WGU Events App serves as a digital event guide, you can access all of the information surrounding the events you attend, like attendee lists, agenda, and sponsors. With just a few clicks, you will stay in the loop with every update and change.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WGU Event at 4.9 against xMatters's 2.4. WGU Event also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (380 vs 49). xMatters's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
WGU Event holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WGU Event has 380 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two.
xMatters ships an update every 3 weeks, WGU Event every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | xMatters | WGU Event |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (49 ratings) | 4.9 (380 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 380 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | xMatters Inc. | Western Governors University |
Customer experience
xMatters
WGU Event
In-app purchases
xMatters
No in-app purchases
WGU Event
No in-app purchases









