HFA Symposium vs FTA Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HFA Symposium
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The HFA Symposium 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.
FTA Events
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The FTA Events mobile application allows you to browse through presentations, speaker details and other resources from select FTA 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.
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Verdict
HFA Symposium and FTA Events are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
HFA Symposium ships an update every 4 months, FTA Events every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HFA Symposium | FTA Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hemophilia Federation of America | Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association Inc |
In-app purchases
HFA Symposium
No in-app purchases
FTA Events
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is HFA Symposium free?
Is FTA Events free?
Do HFA Symposium or FTA Events have ads?
Which is updated more often, HFA Symposium or FTA Events?
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