The Bench vs Skift Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Bench
Connect with industry leaders and discover investment opportunities in the hospitality sector. This platform facilitates networking and provides insights to drive growth across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
- B2B event platform
- Networking opportunities
- Industry insights
- Deal-making
- Community connection
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For over 25 years, The Bench has been a premier organiser of hospitality investment and aviation events, driving growth across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. Join our events and meet the community. Through our powerful B2B event platforms, we inspire transformation and drive growth through unmatched networking opportunities and high-level insights and deal-making. Stay connected with our community of hospitality investment decision makers and visionaries.
Skift Live
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Skift provides decision intelligence for the business of travel, detecting what’s changing through original journalism, building evidence through proprietary research, calibrating judgment through events that convene the industry’s most senior leaders, and supporting action through advisory and strategic consulting services. About Skift Live: Skift hosts the leading editorial events across the travel industry, convening top travel executives in the rooms where the most consequential decisions get made. Talks, panels, breakout sessions, and networking help travel leaders make these decisions amid shifting trends across sectors, geographies, and functional expertise. Connect with fellow travel leaders through this app and enhance your experience as an attendee. Join the conversation with our Q&A, poll, and chat features and stay up to date on what's going on throughout the event.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Bench at every 10 days against Skift Live's every 6 weeks. Skift Live's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
The Bench ships an update every 10 days, Skift Live every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Bench | Skift Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BENCH EVENTS LIMITED | Skift |
In-app purchases
The Bench
No in-app purchases
Skift Live
No in-app purchases









