Help Lightning vs 3M Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Help Lightning
This app merges real-time video streams from two locations, allowing for interactive remote assistance. Experts can collaborate visually to help solve problems as if they were physically present. It offers a practical application of augmented reality for instant, anywhere support.
- Merged reality video streams
- Real-time interactive help
- Remote expert collaboration
- Visual problem solving
- Instant anywhere support
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Merged Reality and Virtual Interaction — digitally merge two real-time views, blending local and remote collaborative video streams to give or receive interactive help anywhere. Instantly. Help Lightning offers the most practical and useful application of Augmented Reality available in the App Store. Help Lightning delivers patented, merged reality, and virtual interactive presence technologies for users needing help solving problems currently across 50 countries. Mobile merged reality and virtual interaction allows digital merging of two real-time views blending local and remote collaborative video streams. Experts can visually collaborate, assist with issues, and resolve problems as though they were working side-by-side with a colleague or customer. Use Help Lightning to give or receive interactive help anywhere, instantly.
3M Events
Access interactive guides for select 3M events to stay updated on schedules, speakers, and venue maps. Connect with other attendees, personalize your experience with notes, and navigate events easily, even offline.
- Interactive event guides
- Event agenda and speaker information
- Interactive venue maps
- Personalized notes and profiles
- Attendee networking
- Offline functionality
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3M Events allows you to download interactive guides for select 3M events so that you can stay updated on the latest information and get connected to other event participants. In the app: Agenda – Explore the complete event schedule, including dates, times, descriptions and more Speakers – Learn more about who’s speaking and check out their presentations Easy Navigation – Find your way around with interactive maps and floor plans of event venues Personalization – Document your own notes, select personal favorites, and create a custom profile Networking – Connect to other event attendees Works Offline – The app works when you need it most, even if you lose internet connection or are in airplane mode We hope you enjoy the app and the event! Additional Information While 3M may offer public guides for some events, most 3M events will be private, restricted to confirmed event attendees and requiring unique credentials. If you are a confirmed event attendee and have not received instructions for accessing your event in the app, please contact your 3M event planner or host for details. To learn more about 3M, visit us at 3M.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 3M Events at 5.0 against Help Lightning's 4.1. Help Lightning's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 2). 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.
3M Events holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Help Lightning has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Help Lightning ships an update fortnightly, 3M Events every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Help Lightning | 3M Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Help Lightning, Inc | 3M Company |
Customer experience
Help Lightning
3M Events
In-app purchases
Help Lightning
No in-app purchases
3M Events
No in-app purchases
Questions
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