Comparison

Zipevent vs Central X

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Zipevent

Discover expos and events across Thailand and Asia tailored to your interests. Get real-time event information, booth details, promotions, and seminar agendas. Streamline registration, navigate with interactive maps, and connect with speakers and attendees.

Highlights
  • Event discovery by interest
  • Real-time event information
  • Interactive indoor maps
  • Easy registration
  • Seminar and speaker scheduling
  • Booth promotions
  • Attendee Q&A
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Zipevent provides you the ultimate mobile application to help you discover expo/events that suit your interest across Thailand and Asia. Through our application, you will have the best event experiences, special for you. We “zip” a real-time and completed event info, booth info, promotions, and interesting seminars/agenda into your pocket. For Attendees, this application will help you on; * Discovering domestic expo/event that you are interested as well as discovering nearby expo/event * Notify when expo/event that suit your interest are about to happen, so that you won’t ever miss it. * Choose your own interest. Adjust Zipevent to best serve your unique lifestyle. * Making your registration easy and quick, within just a click. * Discovering booths and promotions in expo/event through Interactive Indoor Map system * Efficient Q&A that clarifies your question to speaker. All together with your fellow event attendees. * Get offers and promotion quickly and easily. * View brochure that you want, without having to carry them around the event like before. * Not missing seminars and speakers that you are interested, by adding them into your own personal calendar * Helping you achieve your objective at expo/event, regardless of that it is you to buy things, to join seminars or to collect information For Organizers, this application will help you on; * Efficient, easy, time-effective: Create content and update information in a real-time manner. Reduce the burden in preparing brochure and paper, as well as reduce the paper usage. Build your event into a green one. * Increase engagement with attendees through social network, activities and games. * Targeted promotion to the right audience who are interested in your event and let them be an advocator to help promote your event to their network. * Report & Analytics: Gather a precise feedback from attendees and view it real-time or use it for further analysis. * Increase your booth sales to exhibitors, by helping the exhibitors reaching out to the right potential buyers. For Exhibitors, this application will help you on; * Reduce time and cost to prepare brochure and other documents * Flexible and real-time adjustment of your information, promotion or content within the application * Engaging with your attendees through activities, games, and prizes. * Report & Analytics: Gather a precise feedback from attendees and view it real-time or use it for further analysis. * Reaching out to the right potential buyers. * Getting feedback from organizers, as well as data of attendees that will be beneficial to you in terms of sales and help you make decision on the next event’s purchase/promotion. * Automate and reduce barrier through the contact exchange function and attendee information management in the expo. So that you will remember each single potential buyers, and contact them after the event. Zipevent aims to be ASEAN’s leader in developing an innovative application so as to enable personal connection via smart devices and we believe that Zipevent will make it easier for attendees to achieve their objectives at expo/event. Our mission is to be one of the driving force to push Thailand and Asia’s MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention, and Exhibition) industry forward. Supported devices For best results, we recommend you to use Zipevent with iOS 15.6 or above Need your expo/event to be more innovative and mobilize? Want to efficiently promote your event to the right audience and raise awareness? You can start today by logging onto www.zipeventapp.com We’d love to hear from you! Email us at support@zipeventapp.com

About

Central X

Discover nearby shopping centers, events, and deals. This app helps you find stores, pre-register for exclusive events, and stay updated on the latest promotions and news. Navigate to your favorite shops with smart directions.

Highlights
  • Discover nearby locations
  • Global search for stores and events
  • Pre-register for events
  • Stay updated on deals and news
  • Navigate to favorite shops
Features
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New! Central X elevates every moment of your life with exclusive experiences from Central Department Stores. • Discover Nearby Locations Find nearby shopping centers and stay updated on what's happening around you, so you never miss out! • Global Search tool help you finding everything Discover stores, exciting events, and great deals at your fingertips. • Pre-register for Exciting Events Stay ahead of the crowd by securing your spot at exclusive events before anyone else. • Stay Updated with the Latest Deals Be the first to know upcoming promotions and trending news, ensuring you never miss a great deal. • Navigate to Your Favorite Shops Quickly find the stores you love with smart, easy-to-follow directions, making your shopping trips smoother. -------------------- "Extended Happiness" make your moments of joy even more special

Screenshots

Zipevent4 screens
Central X4 screens

Verdict

The call

Zipevent and Central X both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of Zipevent's written reviews are positive against 57% of Central X's. Central X's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 2) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Zipevent against 4.9 for Central X. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Central X has 48 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Zipevent's written reviews are positive against 57% of Central X's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zipevent ships an update every 6 weeks, Central X every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zipevent versus Central X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZipeventCentral X
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (48 ratings)
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better56.9% of reviews
Number of ratings248 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB129 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperZIPEVENT COMPANY LIMITEDCentral Pattana Public Company

Customer experience

Zipevent

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative20.4%

Central X

All ratings48 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative43.1%

Bugs and requests

Zipevent

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Central X

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • Unable to scan receipt after lasted update
  • Does not pull customer data
  • App is very slow
  • App freezes
  • Always logs out
Show 21 more
  • Cannot log in, OTP not working
  • Black screen, cannot do anything
  • Registration system not complete
  • Cannot scan parking ticket
  • Cannot scan receipts
  • Update is worse than before
  • Not ready, should not launch
  • UI not friendly, cluttered
  • App is bad
  • No automatic parking
  • No stamp system
  • Cluttered, inconvenient, cannot scan parking ticket
  • Features reduced
  • Old app was good
  • Scan parking ticket feature removed
  • App not ready, rushed to switch
  • Not user-friendly, cannot find anything
  • App is useless
  • Cannot register, OTP redirects
  • App logs out automatically, requires constant re-login with OTP
  • System changes frequently, annoying

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add payment with 1 card points
  • Bring back the automatic parking ticket stamping function

In-app purchases

None

Zipevent

No in-app purchases

None

Central X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zipevent free?
Zipevent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Central X free?
Central X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zipevent or Central X?
Zipevent is rated higher. Zipevent averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Central X averages 4.9 from 48 ratings.
Do Zipevent or Central X have ads?
Neither Zipevent nor Central X shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zipevent or Central X?
Zipevent ships an update every 6 weeks, and Central X every 2 weeks. Most recently, Zipevent was updated on September 5, 2026 and Central X on September 26, 2026.

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