republica vs re
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
republica
This app serves as a comprehensive guide for a major conference on internet and society. It allows users to easily find speakers, sessions, and schedules, with features like offline access and reminders to enhance the event experience.
- Speaker and session finder
- Calendar overview
- Offline data access
- Session reminders
- Live stream viewing
- Favorites and sharing
- Multi-language support
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Your guide to the re:publica from May 28th to May 28th 2025 in Berlin. Celebrate Europe’s most exciting conference on internet and society. Find all the speakers and sessions quickly with this handy little app. Features: - In German and English - For iPad and iPhone - See what's next on your Apple Watch - Calendar style overview of all sessions - Filter sessions by language, room, track or skill level - Offline data: Find what you are looking for even if the WiFi is down - Favorites, optionally sync with iCloud, share them via mail - Reminders: Never miss a session - Search for sessions and speakers - Watch video recordings and live streams right from the app - See next up sessions in Widgets Try the macOS and Apple TV apps as well More info about the conference at https://re-publica.com
re
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The official app for re:publica Vienna, 2–3 October 2026. The first re:publica Vienna brings Europe's most important festival for digital society, politics, technology and culture to Austria. For two days, Kulturhaus Brotfabrik becomes a place for debates and keynotes with international speakers, co-organised and curated by Momentum Institut as local host, in cooperation with Kulturhaus Brotfabrik. The app puts everything for the festival in one place: the full programme, all speakers, your personal schedule and updates from the organisers, always up to date and available offline. PROGRAMME • All talks, workshops and keynotes by day and start time • Filter by track, format and language • Timeline across all stages or list view, with breaks at a glance • Detailed session pages with descriptions and speakers SPEAKERS • All speakers with photo, bio and their sessions • Save speakers as favourites MY SCHEDULE • Mark sessions as favourites and build your own festival plan • Your favourites stay on your device, no account needed MESSAGES & NEWS • Push notifications from the organisers, for example schedule changes • All messages are kept in the app • Latest news from vienna.re-publica.com ON SITE • Tickets, directions, partners and FAQ straight from the app WORKS OFFLINE • Programme, speakers and images are stored on your device • Updates load automatically when you're online MADE FOR YOU • German and English • Light and dark mode, adjustable text size • Fast, lightweight and privacy-friendly: no account, no tracking, no personal data collected
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: republica at 5 against re's 2. re's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
republica ships an update every 5 days, re every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | republica | re |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Kollbach | republica GmbH |
In-app purchases
republica
No in-app purchases
re
No in-app purchases
