Gartner C vs IBM Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gartner C
Connect with a network of C-level executives to share insights, validate strategies, and solve leadership challenges. Access upcoming and past programs, manage your profile, and engage with peers in exclusive, trusted communities.
- Manage executive profiles
- View and register for programs
- Access past program content
- Connect with community members
- Join virtual sessions
- Manage personal agenda
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Facilitated by Gartner. Driven by Peers. Gartner C-Level Communities are role‑based, regional C-Level communities for executives from the world’s leading organizations. Built "by and for" C-Level executives, these networks bring leaders together to share insights and learn from each other through peer-driven topics and discussions. Gartner’s trusted communities serve CIOs, CISOs, CHROs, CDAOs, CFOs and CSCOs around the world. As a community member, the Gartner C-Level Communities app gives you access to: • Manage your profile • Access in-person and virtual events from one place • View and register for upcoming events in your community • Manage your event participation: - View program and session information - Select sessions, manage your agenda, and provide session feedback - Exchange business cards, view profiles, and message other participants • Contact your Community Program Manager • Access past programs you have participated in, including shared presentations from speakers
IBM Events
This app serves as a comprehensive guide for IBM global conferences and events. It allows users to personalize their schedules, discover sessions, connect with others, and access event materials offline.
- Build personal agenda
- Search sessions by topic
- Sign up for labs
- Download session presentations
- Follow speakers and exhibitors
- Build conference social network
- Offline access to event data
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IBM Events is the official app for IBM global conferences and events. Hosted on IBM Cloud, the IBM Events app is your guide at the event, allowing you to: • Build your personal agenda • Search for sessions by topic, subtopic, role and/or industry • Sign up for labs • Download and view session presentations • Follow speakers, exhibitors, and attendees • Build your conference social network • View transportation schedules, news and info • Take sessions and speaker surveys • View conference session streams live and on demand The IBM Events app is available offline and stores session, speaker, and exhibitor data on the device, allowing you to view your schedule even without service or on airplane mode.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gartner C at 100% against IBM Events's 24%. Gartner C also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). IBM Events's advantage is ratings volume (477 vs 9). 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.
Gartner C holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IBM Events has 477 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Gartner C's written reviews are positive against 24% of IBM Events's.
Gartner C ships an update monthly, IBM Events every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gartner C | IBM Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better | 4.4 (477 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 23.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 477 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | +17 | 17+ |
| Developer | Gartner, Inc. | IBM |
Customer experience
Gartner C
IBM Events
Bugs and requests
Gartner C
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
IBM Events
Reported bugs
13 issues- Takes back to start instead of previous location when closing contact
- Notes on first session disappeared
- Cannot reopen window to reply to exhibitor text
- Application freezes when reviewing update alert
- Application freezes when closing notes tab
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- App makes users log back on constantly and doesn't save email ID
- App crashes when trying to access native calendar
- Notes vanished after saving and closing
- Agenda disappeared
- Community day sessions no longer visible in schedule
- App hangs on iOS randomly
- Inaccurate and hard to understand sessions/locations
- Event sharing does not include location or time
Requested features
6 requests- Allow adding to schedule even if it overlaps
- Allow texting person live and showing phone number
- Add feature to request to schedule a meeting
- Add ability to add one-off meetings and events to schedule
- Add session to iPhone calendar
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- Add location and time to shared events
In-app purchases
Gartner C
No in-app purchases
IBM Events
No in-app purchases
Questions
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