Comparison

Eventsential vs Shower Thoughts Notetaker

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

Head to head
About

Eventsential

Enhance your event experience with this comprehensive mobile application. Access schedules, connect with attendees, and manage event details before, during, and after the event. Features include interactive maps, note-taking, and personalized agendas.

Highlights
  • Personalized dashboard with schedule and reminders
  • Interactive maps and floor plans
  • Attendee directory and messaging
  • Session and exhibitor note-taking
  • Event timeline for idea sharing
  • Push notifications for updates
Features
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Eventsential is the official mobile app for your events. Before, during, and after the event, you’ll have exclusive access to everything you need to amplify your event experience. Eventsential supports syncing across multiple devices, so you can view your selections across your smartphone and tablet. The best way to experience Eventsential is to jump in and explore: • Dashboard — See your schedule/agenda, reminders and event updates • Timeline — View and swap ideas, photos and lessons learned • Schedule/Agenda — Search sessions and speakers, create your own itinerary, download handouts, take notes, and make appointments • Directory — Create your profile and search for and message other attendees/delegates • Exhibitors/Sponsors — Search, filter, mark companies to visit, contact and take notes • Maps — View floorplans, exhibit hall maps and city maps • Notebook — Take session and exhibitor/sponsor notes and export to share or reference later • Notifications — Receive important event announcements and updates • Twitter — Engage with others by viewing and posting to the event stream • Custom Menu Items — Access destination information, complete surveys, and more Custom Menu Items — Access destination information, complete surveys, and more For app administrators, Eventsential provides: • Branding — Manage your app logos/icons, colors, features, and menu text to meet your specific needs • Backoffice Portal — Manage all app branding and content through a responsive web portal complete with “how to” tutorials and marketing resources • Revenue Generation — Leverage paid ad banners, push notifications, and beacon opportunities to pay for your app and generate revenue

About

Shower Thoughts Notetaker

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Shower Thoughts is a push-to-talk voice notes app for the thoughts that arrive in the cracks between tasks — walking, driving, the moment before you forget. Hold a button, speak, release. The recording is transcribed entirely on your device and saved as a searchable note. The audio is deleted the instant the transcript lands. No account. No cloud. No network requests. Works in airplane mode. — On-device speech recognition. Powered by whisper.cpp, a tiny open-source speech model that runs on your iPhone's own silicon. Nothing about what you say is sent to a server. There is no server. — Audio deleted on success. The recording is treated as transient working data. The moment the transcript is committed to the local database, the audio file is removed from disk. If transcription fails, the audio is kept so you can retry — then deleted as soon as the retry succeeds. — Search every word. Full-text search across every transcript you've ever saved. Find the thought you had on Tuesday by typing two words from it. — Export when you need it. One tap produces a JSON file of every note and hands it to the iOS share sheet. Save it to Files, send it to yourself, drop it into another app — it's your data. — Built for thinking, not curation. No tags, no folders, no categories. Search is the only way back to a note, because curating is the work this app was designed to avoid. Privacy specifics: • No data ever leaves your device — there is no server to send it to • No analytics, no telemetry, no third-party SDKs collecting anything • Microphone access is used only while you are actively holding the record button • Open source: github.com/kilsekddd/shower-thoughts

Screenshots

Eventsential3 screens
Shower Thoughts Notetaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Eventsential and Shower Thoughts Notetaker are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Eventsential versus Shower Thoughts Notetaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEventsentialShower Thoughts Notetaker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperResults DirectBobbi Jordan

In-app purchases

None

Eventsential

No in-app purchases

None

Shower Thoughts Notetaker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eventsential free?
Eventsential is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shower Thoughts Notetaker free?
Shower Thoughts Notetaker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Eventsential or Shower Thoughts Notetaker have ads?
Neither Eventsential nor Shower Thoughts Notetaker shows ads.

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