Financial Instruments vs Forum Live
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Financial Instruments
Access information on financial instruments offered by the World Bank Group, including loans, credits, and guarantees. View terms, rates, and reference information, with the ability to complete forms online. All data presented is publicly available.
- Information on IBRD loans
- Details on IDA credits
- Guarantees information
- Product terms and rates
- Reference information
- Online form completion
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The financial instruments App presents to clients information on financial instruments that are offered though the World Bank Group's various financiers and products. These include IBRD loans, IDA credits, Guarantees. The App describes the terms of these financial products and displays their rates, offers reference information and the ability for clients to complete required forms online. All information in the App is public.
Forum Live
This event app helps attendees plan their participation, connect with others, and navigate venues. Explore sessions, manage your schedule, and exchange contact information seamlessly.
- Event exploration and registration
- Session scheduling and bookmarking
- Participant networking and contact exchange
- Meeting scheduling
- Indoor venue navigation
- Calendar synchronization
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Forum Live is the official app for World Economic Forum events. Built from the ground up as a modern events app, it is designed to help you plan, connect, and make the most of your event participation. It includes the quality programme and network you expect from the Forum, wrapped with an even more beautiful design and exciting new features. Here’s what you’ll find: EVENTS • Easily search and explore events matching your interests. • Your registered events are organized for quicker access. SESSIONS • Bookmark what you want to attend in the new calendar. • Your sessions, meetings, and invitations are neatly presented in one convenient place. NETWORK • Browse the list of participants, and filter by industry, expertise, country, and more. • Exchange digital business cards by simply scanning an event badge. You can even save the business card details to your device contacts. PLAN • Set up a meeting with other participants directly in the app. • Sync your personal calendar with the app so that you can see it all in one place. NAVIGATE • Easily navigate the event venue using turn-by-turn indoor navigation. • Find points of interest and explore activities near you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Forum Live at 4.8 against Financial Instruments's 3.0. Forum Live also leads on ratings volume (121 vs 2) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Financial Instruments's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.6). 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.
Forum Live holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forum Live has 121 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Financial Instruments's written reviews are positive against 75% of Forum Live's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Financial Instruments ships an update monthly, Forum Live fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Financial Instruments | Forum Live |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (121 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 121 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The World Bank Group | World Economic Forum |
Customer experience
Financial Instruments
Forum Live
In-app purchases
Financial Instruments
No in-app purchases
Forum Live
No in-app purchases






