Comparison

BoardEffect vs MEP GO

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Paperless boardroom
  • Download meeting packets
  • Offline annotation
  • Contact directory
  • Resource library access (iPad)
  • Board handbook management
Features
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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.

About

MEP GO

This app helps construction professionals discover, track, and stay updated on market expansion projects and companies. It offers features like project mapping, custom search filters, and personalized notifications to increase market share.

Highlights
  • Discover nearby construction projects
  • Filter project and company data
  • Create custom tracking lists
  • Receive project update alerts
  • Map job sites and companies
  • Share project data with associates
Features
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National LECET’s Market Expansion Program (MEP) is a North American construction project and company tracking program. The MEP Mobile app, now called MEP Go, is an exclusive app for LIUNA, LECET and affiliates. There is no other progressive, intuitive and powerful program like MEP available in the marketplace. MEP Go provides Laborers with a tool to effectively and easily find and track projects, and to increase market share. This app complements the new MEP web-based application and requires the use of a valid login and password. DISCOVER Access construction projects near you Filter project and company data easily Engage custom saved searches Share project and company data with associates TRACK Add projects and companies to custom tracking lists Review updates to targeted projects and companies MAP Access projects near you Find directions to nearby jobsites or construction companies ALERT Receive updates on construction activities Customize notifications for updates to projects and companies
 The new MEP Go…The power of construction project tracking in your hands.

Screenshots

BoardEffect4 screens
MEP GO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MEP GO at 5.0 against BoardEffect's 3.5. MEP GO also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). BoardEffect's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 3). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MEP GO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BoardEffect has 48 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BoardEffect ships an update every 6 weeks, MEP GO monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BoardEffect versus MEP GO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoardEffectMEP GO
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (48 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size276 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDiligent CorporationLaborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust

Customer experience

BoardEffect

All ratings48 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative35.4%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%

MEP GO

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BoardEffect

No in-app purchases

None

MEP GO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BoardEffect free?
BoardEffect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MEP GO free?
MEP GO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BoardEffect or MEP GO?
MEP GO is rated higher. BoardEffect averages 3.5 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while MEP GO averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do BoardEffect or MEP GO have ads?
Neither BoardEffect nor MEP GO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BoardEffect or MEP GO?
BoardEffect ships an update every 6 weeks, and MEP GO monthly. Most recently, BoardEffect was updated on August 30, 2026 and MEP GO on September 21, 2026.

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