Comparison

3E vs Dealmakers Network

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

Head to head
About

3E

Access your firm's time entry and productivity workflows from your mobile device. This app provides unified access to business management information and functionality through state-of-the-art security standards, eliminating the need to log into multiple applications.

Highlights
  • Unified access to 3E Workspace
  • Mobile time entry
  • Productivity workflows
  • Business management information
  • State-of-the-art security
Features
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Elite Mobile lets you easily access 3E Workspace time entry and productivity workflows from your mobile device providing unified access to your firm’s 3E tools. No more logging in and out of multiple apps, with Elite Mobile, all your business management information and functionality is in one location, accessed via state-of-the-art security standards.

About

Dealmakers Network

Connect with entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors in the middle-market dealmaking space. Access conference details, speaker profiles, and attendee lists for exclusive networking opportunities. Join a community of over 10,000 professionals from past events.

Highlights
  • Connect with entrepreneurs, investors, and advisors
  • Middle-market dealmaking focus
  • Conference agendas and speaker profiles
  • Attendee lists for networking
  • Access to a community of 10,000+ professionals
Features
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The Smart Business Dealmakers App connects thousands of entrepreneurs, investors and advisers involved in middle-market dealmaking across the United States. The app includes information specific to each Smart Business Dealmakers Conference in 2025, including agenda, speaker and honoree profiles, and attendee lists. Attendees at each conference will be admitted to the Dealmakers Network, which consists of more than 10,000 attendees from past Dealmakers Conferences.

Screenshots

3E2 screens
Dealmakers Network4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dealmakers Network at 4.3 against 3E's 2.0. Dealmakers Network also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). 3E's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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

Dealmakers Network holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

3E ships an update every 6 weeks, Dealmakers Network weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
3E versus Dealmakers Network: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter3EDealmakers Network
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (4 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB146 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEagan US HoldCo, LLCSmart Business Network, Inc.

Customer experience

3E

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Dealmakers Network

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

3E

No in-app purchases

None

Dealmakers Network

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 3E free?
3E is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dealmakers Network free?
Dealmakers Network is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 3E or Dealmakers Network?
Dealmakers Network is rated higher. 3E averages 2.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Dealmakers Network averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do 3E or Dealmakers Network have ads?
Neither 3E nor Dealmakers Network shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 3E or Dealmakers Network?
3E ships an update every 6 weeks, and Dealmakers Network weekly. Most recently, 3E was updated on September 25, 2026 and Dealmakers Network on October 6, 2026.

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