Guidebook vs Northeastern Special Events
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.
Northeastern Special Events
Enhance your experience at university-hosted events with this app. Access session schedules, speaker details, and campus maps to navigate and make the most of your participation.
- View session times
- See speaker details
- Access campus maps
- Enhance event experience
- Global event information
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Northeastern University is a place of learning and research with a global reach, making a difference in the world while providing our signature experiential learning through co-op to our students. Founded in 1898, today’s Northeastern offers undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges. The university holds events around the world to support and advance our vital educational mission. Use this app to view session times, speakers, maps, and more to enhance your event experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Guidebook at 3.7K against Northeastern Special Events's 1. Guidebook also leads on chart position (#124 vs unranked). Northeastern Special Events's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Northeastern Special Events holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guidebook has 3.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Guidebook | Northeastern Special Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #124 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guidebook Inc | Northeastern University Information Services |
Customer experience
Guidebook
Northeastern Special Events
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
Northeastern Special Events
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guidebook
No in-app purchases
Northeastern Special Events
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Guidebook free?
Is Northeastern Special Events free?
Which has better reviews, Guidebook or Northeastern Special Events?
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