SmartEvents vs PGA80
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartEvents
Enhance your event experience with real-time agendas, speaker and exhibitor details, and interactive features like live Q&A and feedback. Personalize your event by creating favorite lists, downloading resources, and participating in QR code games.
- Event agenda with grid and list views
- Speaker and exhibitor profiles
- Live Q&A and session feedback
- Personalized agenda and favorite lists
- Downloadable resources
- QR code reader and hunting game
- Participant chat and meeting scheduling
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SmartEvents will maximise your experience at registered events and provide you with a vast array of information and features. Selecting the event you are attending gives you the opportunity to view the agenda, browse speakers and exhibitors. You can participate live Q&A, provide session and event feedback, personal messages from event organizer and download resources. Create your own 'Event' , which includes your own personal agenda, favourite speakers, exhibitors, downloads, and gifts for QR hunted codes. Features include: • Event Agenda including grid and list views • My Topics • Speaker profiles • Exhibitor directory • Downloadable resource documents • Live rating of the presentations • Live Q&A • Create favourite lists, a personalized agenda • Information pages • Personal messages from event organizer • QR code reader • QR code hunting game! • Request and schedule meetings • Chat is possible between participants within the application • It is possible to view the participants of public data.
PGA80
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NYS Society of Anesthesiologists (NYSSA) Navigate the NYS Society of Anesthesiologists' (NYSSA) 80th Annual PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology (PGA) with ease. Manage your itinerary, search for sessions, view exhibitor listings and details with an interactive Exhibit Hall map, receive real-time meeting announcements and effortlessly navigate the meeting. The PGA80 app puts all critical information at your fingertips and helps you connect with your colleagues from around the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SmartEvents at 15.0 against PGA80's 17.0. 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.
SmartEvents ships an update every 3 weeks, PGA80 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartEvents | PGA80 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UniOffice Systemhouse Ltd. | The New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. |
In-app purchases
SmartEvents
No in-app purchases
PGA80
No in-app purchases
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