Comparison

Yapp vs Whova

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

Head to head
About

Yapp

Create custom mobile experiences for events, groups, or organizations. Share schedules, connect with people, and access important documents. Stay updated with social feeds and photo sharing, even offline.

Highlights
  • Customizable event apps
  • Event schedules
  • Attendee and sponsor bios
  • Social feed with push notifications
  • Document sharing
  • Photo sharing and gallery
  • Real-time polls
  • Offline content access
Features
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With Yapp, you can view the mobile experience for your conference, social event, group, sports team, school, local business, and more. Haven’t been invited to a Yapp? To see a sample, enter CONFERENCE as your Yapp ID. Yapp features include: • Schedule – See up-to-the-minute information so you know where to be when, and create your personal schedule • People – Get bios on people, sponsors, and key contacts • Social Feed – Connect with others and receive breaking news via push notifications • Documents – View important documents right in the app • Photo sharing – Take and share photos. See official photos in the Gallery • Polls – Vote and see the results in real-time • Video - Playback video the Yapp creator has posted • Tickets – Buy tickets through Eventbrite • Offline browsing – See your content even if you are out of network range Have feedback? Email feedback@yapp.us Made with love by Yapp, Inc. and You

About

Whova

This app enhances professional networking at events by providing attendee profiles and in-app messaging. It helps you plan meetings, manage contacts, and stay updated on event activities.

Highlights
  • Attendee profile browsing
  • In-app messaging
  • Business card scanning
  • Event agenda and maps
  • Community board for meetups
  • Event updates and notifications
Features
Currently charting
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Whova is an award-winning event and conference app. It helps you gain insights about people you meet at events. Whova is one of the most widely used mobile apps by professionals for networking at conferences, trade shows, expos, summits, conventions, business meetings, corporate events, association events, and community gatherings. Whova, the Mobile Event App, has received the Event Technology Awards for five years in a row (2016-2021). Watch this PREVIEW VIDEO to see how Whova can help you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IKTYK8ZS9g What makes Whova special? Whova's technology builds comprehensive profiles of attendees so you can view all attendee profiles before you even arrive at the event or conference. Plan in advance whom to meet at an event, what to talk about with each attendee and reach out to others via in-app messages before, during and after the event. You can also create casual meetups and arrange social activities with other groups of attendees. Whova revolutionizes event networking and significantly improves the ROI of attending events. You can also use the Whova conference app to digitize and manage business cards you receive at events. Whova exceeds other business card reader apps like CamCard, CardMunch, ScanBizCards or Scannable etc. by automatically building full profiles using Whova's SmartProfile technology. This allows you to gain deep insights into your contacts' professional backgrounds, work experience, passions, and interests. You can also seamlessly connect with contacts online via LinkedIn and other platforms. Whova's business card scanning feature now supports cards in English, Chinese, and Korean. Whova is SOC2 Type II and PCI compliant. These security and privacy certificates recognize Whova’s practice of reliable, safe, secure, and trustworthy management of user data protection and privacy. Get more out of events: - Never miss important updates: Get instant notifications from event organizers - Browse comprehensive professional profiles of all event attendees - Use the Community Board to self-organize social activities and gatherings, coordinate rideshares, break the ice, explore job opportunities, post questions and lost & found items, etc. - Scan and save business cards and gain deep insights into your contacts - Send in-app messages and schedule private meetings before and after events - Access the agenda, GPS guidance, interactive floor maps, parking directions, slides, and photos - Get involved in event activities through live polling, event gamification, Tweeting, photo sharing, group chatting, and mobile surveys - Conveniently explore exhibitors' information and get coupons/giveaways with one tap Testimonials: - “It makes networking much more effective at this event with 500+ attendees. We no longer have to wander around wondering if we will bump into the person we really would like to meet. “ - “I could see who attended and easily follow up with the people after this entrepreneur/investor event” - “I have seen other event apps but neither of them provided such valuable information of the attendees. “ - “This app has been fantastic for networking, announcements, agenda, etc., at this one-week conference!” - “Another great feature of the Whova app is the ability to share slides and documents electronically.” - "Whova is an amazing app for keeping track of your connections and storing them in one easy-to-access place. I love the ability to connect with contacts via LinkedIn and the simplicity of emailing potential members." Get in touch: To partner with Whova or simply to stay up-to-date with the latest news, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/whovasupport We would love to hear your feedback! Contact us at: support@whova.com Acknowledgements: Icons by Icons8

Screenshots

Yapp4 screens
Whova4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Whova at 4.8 against Yapp's 3.6. Whova also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 56%) and ratings volume (248K vs 100). 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

Whova holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Whova has 248K ratings behind it against 100, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Yapp's written reviews are positive against 92% of Whova's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Yapp versus Whova: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYappWhova
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (100 ratings)4.8 (248K ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings100248K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#56 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB145 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperYapp, Inc.Whova Inc.

Customer experience

Yapp

All ratings100 ratings
Positive62.0%
Neutral9.0%
Negative29.0%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral7.0%
Negative36.6%

Whova

All ratings248,176 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews1,566 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.4%
Negative5.2%

User reviews

Yapp

From 100 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use for organizers
  • 👍 User-friendly for attendees
  • 👍 Great for conferences
  • 👍 Streamlined event organization
  • 👍 Helpful for sharing updates

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Difficult to start/intuitive
  • 🐛 Lacking group/user tools
  • 🐛 Freezes and crashes
  • 🐛 Requires Facebook app pairing
  • 🐛 Inconvenient login

Whova

From 248K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 📚 Helpful for conferences
  • 🔍 Useful for networking
  • 💬 Good for community engagement
  • 🗓️ Convenient agenda and schedule management

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 📧 Excessive notifications and spam
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with automatic social media integration
  • 🤖 Unintuitive user interface
  • ⏱️ Frustrating navigation and workflow

Bugs and requests

Yapp

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App crashes when watching videos
  • App freezes frequently
  • Last cell in daily schedule cut off
  • App deletes events
  • App locks up, requires reboot
Show 11 more
  • Cannot refresh news feed (iOS 9)
  • Cannot create a username
  • Blank white screen after update
  • App stops working, shows blank screen
  • Doesn't work properly on iPhone 5
  • Asks for Yapp ID without providing one
  • Cannot create a password
  • App asks for Yapp ID with unclear instructions
  • App never loads, crashes
  • Website not compatible with iPhone
  • Requires Facebook to create an event

Requested features

20 requests
  • Grey out past events
  • "You might like" suggestions
  • Tag events
  • Create groups and group chats
  • Group notifications
Show 15 more
  • Schedule tagging
  • Respond to comments/tag users
  • Option to "like" posts
  • Swipe left for agenda items
  • Edit Yapps in the app
  • View other apps people made
  • Upload videos to news feeds
  • Bookmark schedule events
  • Change date format (UK)
  • Longer cover page display
  • Smaller photo loading
  • Edit Yapps on mobile
  • Add more social features
  • Better design and typography
  • More flexibility in app creation

Whova

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unreliable video and audio quality
  • Inconsistent app performance across devices
  • Issues with syncing user data and settings
  • Unexpected crashes and freezes during use

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved session scheduling and agenda management
  • Better integration with virtual conferencing tools
  • More customization options for user profiles and notifications
  • Enhanced networking and community features
  • Streamlined process for accessing recorded sessions

In-app purchases

None

Yapp

No in-app purchases

None

Whova

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Yapp free?
Yapp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whova free?
Whova is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Yapp or Whova?
Whova is rated higher. Yapp averages 3.6 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while Whova averages 4.8 from 248K ratings.
Do Yapp or Whova have ads?
Neither Yapp nor Whova shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yapp or Whova?
Yapp ships an update fortnightly, and Whova fortnightly. Most recently, Yapp was updated on September 19, 2026 and Whova on September 24, 2026.

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