OnArrival vs Hyatt Meetings
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.
Hyatt Meetings
Access detailed information for Hyatt meetings and events, including agendas, speaker biographies, venue maps, and exhibitor details. This application is exclusively available for select events.
- Event agendas
- Speaker biographies
- Event maps
- Exhibitor information
- Hotel details
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The Hyatt Meetings app provides agendas, speaker bios, event maps, exhibitor info, hotel information and more for Hyatt meetings and events. This app is only available for some events.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OnArrival at every 3 weeks against Hyatt Meetings's every 2 months. OnArrival also leads on ratings volume (38 vs 9). Hyatt Meetings's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for OnArrival against 4.4 for Hyatt Meetings. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 9 respectively.
OnArrival ships an update every 3 weeks, Hyatt Meetings every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | OnArrival | Hyatt Meetings |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (38 ratings) — better | 4.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cvent | Hyatt |
Customer experience
OnArrival
Hyatt Meetings
In-app purchases
OnArrival
No in-app purchases
Hyatt Meetings
No in-app purchases
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