Esri Events vs SAME Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Esri Events
Access comprehensive information for all Esri conferences, including agendas, session details, and event schedules. Manage your personal schedule, connect with fellow attendees, and navigate event venues with ease.
- Conference agendas
- Session descriptions
- Activity dates and times
- Schedule management
- Peer connection
- Venue navigation
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Information on all Esri conferences is available to you at the touch of your finger. Access important information including agendas, session descriptions, and activity dates and times. The app helps you manage your schedule, connect with peers, and navigate venues while attending Esri events.
SAME Mobile
Stay informed about the Society of American Military Engineers with the official app. Access news, articles, event updates, member-exclusive content, and connect with other professionals in the A/E/C industry for networking and professional development.
- Latest news and features
- Articles from The Military Engineer
- Updates on programs, events, and training
- Access member-only content
- Direct chat with members and communities
- Professional development opportunities
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The SAME App is your resource to stay up to date on everything the Society of American Military Engineers offers. Through it, you can get the latest news and features on events happening across the Society; read articles on military engineering and related topics published in The Military Engineer; easily receive updates on SAME programs, events, webinars, and training; access member-only content and resources; chat directly with other members, Posts, and Communities of Interest, and discover other opportunities to get connected, become involved, grow professionally, and stay informed about SAME and the A/E/C profession. Founded in 1920, in the aftermath of World War I, SAME serves to build leaders and lead collaboration among government and industry to develop multidisciplined solutions to national security infrastructure challenges. The Society unites public and private sector individuals and organizations from across the architecture, engineering, construction, environmental, facility management, cybersecurity, project planning, contracting and acquisition, and related disciplines in support of national security. With a National Office in Alexandria, Va., and 100 Posts (chapters) located around the world, SAME provides members with extensive opportunities for training, education, and professional development through a robust offering of conferences, workshops, forums, networking events, publications, webinars, and other member-driven programs. With a membership that includes recent service academy graduates and retired military officers, enlisted personnel and NCOs, project managers, corporate executives, academic leaders, uniformed and public sector professionals, and private sector experts, SAME bridges the gaps between critical stakeholders to help secure our nation and produce impactful results through leader development and industry-government engagement. In 2016, the SAME Foundation was established as a separate arm of the Society with a compelling purpose of “fostering engineering leadership for the nation.” Today, the SAME Foundation serves an invaluable philanthropic role by investing in programs that provide Society members, America’s youth, veterans, and others within the engineering community unmatched opportunities to develop and grow both personally and professionally.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Esri Events at none against SAME Mobile's shown. Esri Events also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). SAME Mobile's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SAME Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Esri Events has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Esri Events ships an update every 3 months, SAME Mobile every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Esri Events | SAME Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESRI | The Society of American Military Engineers |
Customer experience
Esri Events
SAME Mobile
Bugs and requests
Esri Events
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not displaying any events or content
- Frequent logout issues requiring re-login
- Crashes after short usage periods
Requested features
6 requests- Calendar view for schedule planning
- Ability to add multiple sessions per time block
- Keyword search for sessions and content
- Automatic conflict detection and session recommendations
- Integration with device calendar for scheduling
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- Option to take and attach photos in session notes
SAME Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Esri Events
No in-app purchases
SAME Mobile
No in-app purchases









