Comparison

The NORM vs Engage by Regfox

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

Head to head
About

The NORM

This app facilitates engagement for events and memberships, offering features like direct messaging, digital business cards, and event registration. It helps users network, stay informed about announcements, and manage their membership benefits.

Highlights
  • Direct messaging
  • Digital business cards
  • Personal CRM
  • Event registration & check-in
  • Membership directories
  • Virtual membership cards
Features
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NORM app gives you a new way to engage, network and receive important information about your events, memberships and more even when meeting in person is not possible. Get the most out of your events and maximize your membership benefits with an all-in-one engagement app. Key Community Enagement Features: - Direct messaging - Group chats & event rooms - Digital busineess cards - Personal CRM for all connections you make - Contact profile Key Event Features: - Fast event registration and payment processing - Easy check-in with QR codes - Quick access to all event information including agendas, venues, speaker bios, session presentations, and ticketing - Preview and register for upcoming events that match your interests - Social media integration for easy sharing Key Membership Features: - Direct access to organization newsletters, announcements, and upcoming events - Mobile membership directories so you can expand your network - Member profile and membership renewal management - Virtual membership cards to leverage all your membership benefits

About

Engage by Regfox

This event companion app allows attendees to view schedules, access event and vendor information, and manage their connections. Attendees and vendors can log in using confirmation emails or access codes. Vendors can scan attendee QR codes for lead generation, while attendees can save vendor details.

Highlights
  • View event schedule
  • Access event information
  • Vendor and exhibitor details
  • Login via confirmation email or access code
  • Scan attendee QR codes for leads
  • Scan vendor QR codes to save info
Features
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Event attendees can use this app onsite to access the event schedule, event information, as well as vendor, exhibitor and other basic attendee information. Both event attendees and vendors can login to the app either through their confirmation email or their access code. Vendors can use the app to scan attendee QR codes to gather leads. Attendees can scan vendor QR codes to save their information. Engage by Regfox is exclusively made for events using the Regfox registration platform and does not work with any other platform.

Screenshots

The NORM4 screens
Engage by Regfox3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The NORM at 5.0 against Engage by Regfox's 1.5. Engage by Regfox's advantage is ratings volume (19 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The NORM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Engage by Regfox has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The NORM ships an update every 3 weeks, Engage by Regfox monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The NORM versus Engage by Regfox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe NORMEngage by Regfox
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.5 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings119 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB18 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEventBankWebconnex LLC

Customer experience

The NORM

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Engage by Regfox

All ratings19 ratings
Positive10.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative84.2%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

The NORM

No in-app purchases

None

Engage by Regfox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The NORM free?
The NORM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Engage by Regfox free?
Engage by Regfox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The NORM or Engage by Regfox?
The NORM is rated higher. The NORM averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Engage by Regfox averages 1.5 from 19 ratings.
Do The NORM or Engage by Regfox have ads?
Neither The NORM nor Engage by Regfox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The NORM or Engage by Regfox?
The NORM ships an update every 3 weeks, and Engage by Regfox monthly. Most recently, The NORM was updated on November 3, 2026 and Engage by Regfox on November 4, 2026.

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