Comparison

Texcare Navigator vs CMS Berlin

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

Head to head
About

Texcare Navigator

This official guide helps visitors navigate a trade fair with exhibitor and event information, a digital visitor ticket, and networking features. It allows offline access to fairground maps, exhibitor details, and event schedules. Connect with attendees, scan QR codes, and manage your favorites.

Highlights
  • Exhibitor search and filtering
  • Digital visitor ticket and business card
  • Attendee networking and contact
  • Interactive fairground floor plan
  • Event schedule and personal watchlist
  • QR code scanner for contacts
  • Offline access to information
Features
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The Navigator-App is the official guide for visitors of Messe Frankfurt’s Texcare. It contains all the official information of the organizer, even without an internet connection you will find information in the exhibitor search, events and fairground.

 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 analysing, find opening times and further information on travelling to Messe Frankfurt, as well as privacy policy and terms of use. The Navigator App is available as a free app. 

Please send your feedback to apps@messefrankfurt.com

About

CMS Berlin

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The CMS Berlin app is your smart companion for your visit to the trade show. In the free app, you will find exhibitor and product information, a detailed program overview, interactive hall plans & networking opportunities. You can create lists of favorites directly in the app or log in with your profile from the CMS PLUS platform and have your favorites, contacts and meeting schedule displayed in the app as well. A QR code for networking is generated from your personal profile in the CMS Berlin app. This can be scanned by other app users on site at the trade fair, automatically creating a link between the networking profiles in the app, which can be found under Contacts. Your ticket is also automatically saved in the app if you log in with the email address that you entered in the ticket shop. Both the QR code and your ticket can be found at the top right of the CMS Berlin app start page.

Screenshots

Texcare Navigator4 screens
CMS Berlin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CMS Berlin at none against Texcare Navigator's shown. CMS Berlin also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 15 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Texcare Navigator ships an update every 15 months, CMS Berlin monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 30, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Texcare Navigator versus CMS Berlin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTexcare NavigatorCMS Berlin
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMesse Frankfurt GmbHMesse Berlin GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Texcare Navigator

No in-app purchases

None

CMS Berlin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Texcare Navigator free?
Texcare Navigator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CMS Berlin free?
CMS Berlin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Texcare Navigator or CMS Berlin have ads?
Texcare Navigator shows ads; CMS Berlin does not.
Which is updated more often, Texcare Navigator or CMS Berlin?
Texcare Navigator ships an update every 15 months, and CMS Berlin monthly. Most recently, Texcare Navigator was updated on August 30, 2026 and CMS Berlin on September 9, 2026.

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