CES 2026 vs Density Spaces
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CES 2026
Navigate the official event app for CES 2026. Discover exhibitors, sessions, and speakers, and plan your visit with maps and transportation details. Personalize your schedule, connect with attendees, and stay informed with important notifications and resources.
- Exhibitor, session, and speaker information
- Interactive maps and transportation planning
- Personalized agenda and session recommendations
- Attendee networking
- Event notifications
- On-site service resources
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The official app for CES 2026 has everything you need to make the most out of your CES experience: Find essential information about exhibitors, sessions and speakers. Explore maps and transportation information to plan how to get around the show. Personalize your experience with a customized agenda, and receive recommended sessions based on the topics and interests you like. Network with other attendees, and get notifications on important upcoming activities. Catch up on useful resources including security, registration, on-site services, and more.
Density Spaces
Gain real-time insights into space occupancy with this app, which works with a self-installable sensor. Optimize desks, meeting rooms, and open areas using detailed analytics and privacy-preserving radar technology. Setup is quick and easy, requiring no batteries or ladders.
- Real-time occupancy tracking
- Historical occupancy analytics
- Privacy-preserving radar technology
- Adjustable sensor range and field of view
- Easy sensor setup with in-app instructions
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Density Spaces is your control center for Waffle, the self-installable sensor for real-time people count. Start optimizing desks, phone booths, meeting rooms and open spaces today, no batteries or ladders needed. Key Features: * Set-up in minutes: Step-by-step installation instructions in the app. * Real-time and historical data: Detailed analytics of real-time space use and historical occupancy trends. * Preserve privacy: Waffle uses radar technology, not cameras, to count people with high accuracy. * Adjustable range and field of view: Cover the exact area you need, with a 120° field of view and up to 18-foot range. This version of the app covers setup and use of Density’s Waffle sensor. Future versions will also cover our Open Area and Entry sensors. Get the most out of every square foot of space today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Density Spaces at 100% against CES 2026's 21%. Density Spaces also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). CES 2026's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 5). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Density Spaces holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CES 2026 has 1.5K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of CES 2026's written reviews are positive against 100% of Density Spaces's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CES 2026 | Density Spaces |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.5K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Consumer Technology Association | Density Inc |
Customer experience
CES 2026
Density Spaces
Bugs and requests
CES 2026
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when browsing company info
- Incompatible with latest iOS version
- Exhibitor list and locations inaccurate
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to add notes to favorited companies
- Provide links to CES Daily and PDF venue maps
- Implement real-time location tracking and navigation
- Integrate purchased sessions/tours into agenda
- Allow direct messaging to speakers
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- Clarify meaning of '$' next to event fees
Density Spaces
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
CES 2026
No in-app purchases
Density Spaces
No in-app purchases
