BoardEffect vs ADA Lobby Day
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BoardEffect
This app provides a secure, paperless boardroom experience for volunteer leaders. Access meeting packets, annotate documents offline, and view contact information. It syncs with a web-based portal for comprehensive board management.
- Paperless boardroom
- Download meeting packets
- Offline annotation
- Contact directory
- Resource library access (iPad)
- Board handbook management
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The Leading Board Portal for Volunteer Leadership Worldwide. Make your boardroom truly paperless. BoardEffect’s iOS App connects to your BoardEffect board portal. The App allows your board members to: - Download meeting packets - Fully annotate meeting materials including “sticky notes,” drawing, highlighting, underlining, and strike-through - Read and annotate meeting packets both online and offline - Print or email their meeting packets from the App (optional) - View the full contact directory including members’ head shots, biographies, and contact details - View files from your BoardEffect portal’s Resource Library (iPad only) - Download and annotate your Board Handbook, including bylaws, policies, and other documents The BoardEffect iOS App is free and works in conjunction with your secure BoardEffect web-based portal. For more information about BoardEffect, contact us at (866) 672-2666.
ADA Lobby Day
This conference app provides attendees with all necessary resources, schedules, and materials for the American Dental Association's Lobby Day. Users can personalize their schedules, download preparation guides, and network with other participants.
- View sessions and events
- Personalized schedule creation
- Download meeting materials
- Interactive social media feed
- Network with attendees
- Access exclusive updates
- Local information and maps
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The official mobile app of the American Dental Association’s Dentist and Student Lobby Day is your guide to the conference! Use this app as a one-stop shop to access all resources, schedules and materials provided during the meeting as well as network with other attendees. By downloading this app, you will be able to: - View sessions and events. - Create your personalized schedule for meetings, events and receptions. - Download materials, location information and guides to prepare for your Hill meetings. - Stay in the loop with an interactive feed of social media posts, check-ins and photos from other attendees and ADA staff. - Connect and network with other dentists and dental students at Lobby Day. - Access exclusive information and updates from ADA staff. - Find maps, local information and helpful guides to get the most out of your Lobby Day experience!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ADA Lobby Day at 4.5 against BoardEffect's 3.5. BoardEffect's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (48 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
ADA Lobby Day holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BoardEffect has 48 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BoardEffect ships an update every 2 months, ADA Lobby Day every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BoardEffect | ADA Lobby Day |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (48 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 276 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diligent Corporation | American Dental Association |
Customer experience
BoardEffect
ADA Lobby Day
In-app purchases
BoardEffect
No in-app purchases
ADA Lobby Day
No in-app purchases
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