Messe Stuttgart vs IFFA Navigator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Messe Stuttgart
Organize your visit to trade fairs and congresses with detailed event information, exhibitor lists, and dynamic maps. Save your favorites and receive important reminders to stay updated on current events.
- Multi-event support
- Travel information
- Exhibitor lists with filtering
- Dynamic hall and site maps
- Watchlist and appointment reminders
- Event updates with messages, images, and videos
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Plan and organise your visit to Messe Stuttgart with the Messe Stuttgart app. Our multi-event app gives you access to all Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH events. Details about the respective trade fair, exhibitor lists and congress programmes are available in advance. Add your favourites to the watchlist and be reminded of important appointments. Dynamic hall and site maps will additionally facilitate your orientation. Messages, images and videos on the current event will keep you up to date. Overview of features: - Multi-event support - Travel information - Exhibitor lists with filtering functions - Hall maps for the trade fair centre
IFFA Navigator
This official guide helps visitors navigate a major trade exhibition. Find exhibitors, products, and contact persons, manage your digital ticket, and network with attendees. Explore the fairground map, event schedules, and news updates.
- Exhibitor and product search
- Digital visitor ticket
- Networking with attendees
- Interactive fairground map
- Event schedule and calendar
- News and press releases
- QR code scanner
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The Navigator-App is the official guide for visitors of Messe Frankfurt’s IFFA exhibition. It contains all the official information of the organizer. The app offers the following features (Please note that some features might be deactivated temporarily): Exhibitors: search for companies and products, filter and sort functions available, also find contact persons ad exhibitor events. Add Photos and Notes to an exhibitor and share them. My visitor ticket: As a visitor, you can load your online ticket into the app and use it for admission and as a digital business card. A printed ticket is still required to use public transport. Connect!: Get in contact with further fair attendees. Filter for relevant new business partners and contact them directly. Fairground: floor plan with booth details. Find your favorites within the hall plan with the quick finder. Events: everything that’s happening during the show like special exhibits, conventions etc. Add them to your personal calendar or add them to your personal watchlist. Add Photos and Notes to an event and share them. News: with press releases and social-media-channels Favorites: your favorite companies and events at a glance, synchronize your favorite exhibitors from our online customer center (requires Messe-Login) Scanner: scan functionality for QR-codes, scan QR-Codes on the visitor badges and import this data in your contacts The app menu allows you to customise your settings regarding the app tracking, find opening times and further information on travelling to Messe Frankfurt, as well as privacy policy and terms of use. Please note that some features might be deactivated temporarily. The Navigator App is available for Apple-Products (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad) at the App Store as a free App. Please send your feedback to apps@messefrankfurt.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: IFFA Navigator at 5.0 against Messe Stuttgart's 1.0. IFFA Navigator also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Messe Stuttgart's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, 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.
IFFA Navigator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Messe Stuttgart's written reviews are positive against 33% of IFFA Navigator's.
Messe Stuttgart ships an update every 4 months, IFFA Navigator every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Messe Stuttgart | IFFA Navigator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH | Messe Frankfurt GmbH |
Customer experience
Messe Stuttgart
IFFA Navigator
In-app purchases
Messe Stuttgart
No in-app purchases
IFFA Navigator
No in-app purchases
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