Guidebook vs Webex Events App (Socio)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guidebook
This application serves as a comprehensive guide for events, conferences, and campuses. Users can build personalized schedules, access detailed information about speakers and sponsors, and navigate venues with interactive maps. It also facilitates attendee engagement through messaging and a social feed.
- Personalized schedule and to-do lists
- Speaker and sponsor information
- Venue and local area maps
- In-app search functionality
- Attendee messaging and engagement
- Interactive social feed
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Guidebook is your guide to events, conferences, campuses, and more. Download the app to: [+] Build your personal schedule and to-do lists. [+] Easily access speaker, sponsor, exhibitor information, and more. [+] View maps of the venue and local area. [+] Simply search for information within the app. [+] Connect and engage with other attendees through private messages. [+] Share photos, likes, and comments on the interactive social feed.
Webex Events App (Socio)
Enhance your event experience with a digital portal for networking, event guides, and content. Connect with attendees, manage your schedule, and access live streams and interactive features.
- Digital networking portal
- Event guide and content hub
- Attendee list and connection chat
- Personal agenda management
- Live stream access
- Interactive polls and games
- Shake to Connect technology
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Webex Events, formerly Socio, takes your event experience to the next level. The Webex Events App (formerly Socio) serves as your digital networking portal, event guide, and content hub, giving you easy access to all of the information surrounding the events you attend! Browse the attendee list and add connections to chat and network, add sessions to your personal agenda, and watch live streams from your preferred device. Based on how the organizer has set up the event, you may even be able to take polls, play games, and participate in many other ways. You’ll be networking in two shakes of a smartphone with our Shake to Connect technology. Simply link your email, phone number and social media accounts to a single profile, and connect with others by shaking your phone. Magic! Want to learn more? Visit us at www.socio.events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Webex Events App (Socio) at 74% against Guidebook's 53%. Webex Events App (Socio) also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Guidebook's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Webex Events App (Socio) holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3.7K and 8.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Guidebook's written reviews are positive against 74% of Webex Events App (Socio)'s.
Guidebook ships an update every 2 weeks, Webex Events App (Socio) every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guidebook | Webex Events App (Socio) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) | 4.9 (8.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K | 8.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guidebook Inc | Socio Labs Inc. |
Customer experience
Guidebook
Webex Events App (Socio)
User reviews
Guidebook
From 3.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Stable and easy to navigate
- 📚 Helpful for planning schedules and events
- 🗺️ Provides maps and venue information
Room to improve
- 🔆 Lack of dark mode option
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔍 Confusing search functionality
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🗓️ Difficulty managing old event data
Webex Events App (Socio)
From 8.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app
- 👍 User friendly
- 👍 Accessible information
- 👍 Helpful for events
- 👍 Intuitive to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Buggy and unresponsive
- 🔋 Drains battery
- 🔒 Privacy concerns
- 🔧 Needs more features and customization
Bugs and requests
Guidebook
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when trying to view event details
- Inability to add custom events to schedule
- Incorrect location pinpointing on maps
- Notification issues and unwanted alerts
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to sync schedule across devices
- More customization options for user profile
- Better event filtering and search capabilities
- Integration with calendar apps
Webex Events App (Socio)
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes during virtual conferences
- Issues with registering accounts due to name formatting
- Displays duplicate events
- Becomes unresponsive when scrolling through agenda
Requested features
6 requests- Add search function within events
- Allow hiding of past events
- Improve picture/video viewing capabilities
- Add option to disable disruptive shake-to-connect feature
- Provide iPad support
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- Allow more customization of user profiles
In-app purchases
Guidebook
No in-app purchases
Webex Events App (Socio)
No in-app purchases
Questions
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