Kudos® vs Dealmakers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kudos®
This platform facilitates employee recognition and strengthens corporate culture through peer-to-peer acknowledgments and flexible rewards. It aims to boost morale, engagement, and teamwork with features for giving recognition, sending feedback, and sharing updates.
- Peer-to-peer recognition
- Private feedback
- Flexible rewards
- Company values alignment
- Point redemption for rewards
- Share announcements and photos
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Recognition matters! And now it’s easier than ever to say “thank you.” Kudos® is an employee recognition and culture platform that engages employees and aligns teams for a strong connection to your corporate culture. With peer-to-peer recognition, flexible rewards and tons of great features, Kudos is the fun and effective solution for boosting morale, employee engagement, teamwork and ROI! The iOS app allows you to: - Give meaningful recognition on the go - Send and receive private feedback - Communicate with your peers - View your KQ and company values - Redeem points for rewards - Share announcements, updates, photos and more! *A Kudos account is required to use this app. Thank Different®.
Dealmakers
This app connects legal, finance, and technology executives through high-quality events. It offers access to industry insights, expert speakers, one-to-one meetings, and networking opportunities with decision-makers. Discover upcoming events and engage with peers.
- Curated executive events
- Industry-specific content
- A-list speakers
- 1-to-1 meeting scheduling
- Networking with decision-makers
- Access to resources
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Dealmakers curates high-interaction events and resources for executives in the legal, finance and technology industries. Known for our relentless focus on quality, our events showcase the hottest industry topics, A-list speakers, 1-to-1 meetings, and a qualified audience of decision makers. Our annual events include IP Dealmakers focused on intellectual property transactions, and LF Dealmakers focused on advancing litigation finance. Download the app, find your event, and start learning, exchanging ideas, scheduling meetings, and connecting with your peers!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dealmakers at 5.0 against Kudos®'s 3.2. Kudos®'s advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (11 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.
Dealmakers holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kudos® has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Kudos® ships an update every 3 weeks, Dealmakers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kudos® | Dealmakers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kudos | Dealmakers Forums LLC |
Customer experience
Kudos®
Dealmakers
In-app purchases
Kudos®
No in-app purchases
Dealmakers
No in-app purchases
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