OnArrival vs HWPOnsite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnArrival
This app streamlines onsite event management for organizers. It facilitates attendee check-ins, walk-in registrations, and on-demand badge printing. Real-time updates provide critical data for event success and attendee satisfaction.
- Attendee check-in
- Walk-in registration
- On-demand name badge printing
- Session attendance tracking
- Real-time attendee updates
- Event data capture
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OnArrival is a comprehensive onsite attendee management solution that allows event organizers to check attendees in, register walk-ins, print name badges on-demand, track session attendance, and more, all with ease and efficiency. This app enables event organizers to deliver a smooth, world-class experience that keeps attendees returning for more. OnArrival provides near-real-time updates of attendee check-ins, so you can capture and act on critical data about your events and attendees. OnArrival 360, our full-service onsite attendee management solution, includes everything you need to make your event successful, from software to hardware, devices, badges, supplies, and onsite support.
HWPOnsite
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This app provides logistical materials for medical communication meetings and events and will keep you up to date with information pertaining to the meeting. This application is available to users who have been given express access.
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Verdict
OnArrival and HWPOnsite 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.
OnArrival ships an update every 3 weeks, HWPOnsite monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnArrival | HWPOnsite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (38 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cvent | HWP |
In-app purchases
OnArrival
No in-app purchases
HWPOnsite
No in-app purchases
