CSWE APM vs NSPE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CSWE APM
This app provides event attendees with access to presentations, speaker, and exhibitor details. You can view presentation slides, annotate them with drawings and highlights, and take notes that are saved online for later access.
- Browse presentations
- View presenter details
- Access exhibitor information
- Download presentation slides
- Annotate slides with drawings
- Take notes on slides
- Online note saving
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**** FOR ATTENDEES ONLY **** The CSWE APM mobile application allows you to browse through presentations, presenter, and exhibitor details, as well as other resources from select CSWE events. Presentation slides are also available for many of the sessions. You can draw and highlight directly on the slides using your finger, and you can take notes adjacent each slide. All your notes are saved online and can be accessed through your online personal summary.
NSPE
Access conference schedules, presentations, and speaker details. Take notes directly on slides, posters, and exhibitor information. Connect with attendees and colleagues through in-app messaging, tweeting, and emailing.
- View conference schedule
- Access presentations and speaker details
- Take notes on slides
- Draw directly on presentation slides
- In-app messaging
- Share information via tweeting and emailing
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The NSPE mobile application allows you to view the schedule, presentations, exhibitors and speaker details from the conference. Users can take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the posters and exhibitors modules. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in app messaging, tweeting and emailing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NSPE at 5.0 against CSWE APM's 4.4. NSPE also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). CSWE APM's advantage is ratings volume (123 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
NSPE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CSWE APM has 123 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CSWE APM ships an update every 12 months, NSPE every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CSWE APM | NSPE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (123 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION INC | National Society of Professional Engineers |
Customer experience
CSWE APM
NSPE
In-app purchases
CSWE APM
No in-app purchases
NSPE
No in-app purchases
