PARMA Conferences vs NERD Summit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PARMA Conferences
This app connects public agency personnel responsible for risk management with educational opportunities and resources. It facilitates networking and provides information on the latest trends and best practices in risk management.
- Professional community networking
- Career-long educational opportunities
- Information on risk management trends
- Resources for public entities
- Annual conference details
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PARMA is a professional community of California public agency personnel with responsibility for risk management, and a network of risk management service providers. PARMA is dedicated to providing relevant, career-long educational opportunities, information on the latest risk management trends and best practices, and the resources public entities need to manage a broad spectrum of risk in an ever-changing environment. The PARMA Annual Conference provides a unique opportunity to fulfill the association’s education mission as well as provide valuable networking opportunities for the Risk Management professional community.
NERD Summit
Access all the essential information for a specific conference. Find registration details, links to virtual sessions, venue directions, and a list of sponsors. Navigate the event easily and discover the talks you want to attend.
- Registration information
- Virtual session links
- Sponsor list
- Venue directions
- Talk discovery
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This is the conference information app for Nerd Summit 2024. It has the following features: * Registration information * Links to join virtual sessions * A list of sponsors * Directions to the venue Use the app during the conference to find the talks you want to attend.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NERD Summit at 100% against PARMA Conferences's 0%. NERD Summit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). PARMA Conferences's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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.
NERD Summit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of PARMA Conferences's written reviews are positive against 100% of NERD Summit's.
PARMA Conferences ships an update every 7 months, NERD Summit every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PARMA Conferences | NERD Summit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Public Agency Risk Management Association | Louis Franco |
Customer experience
PARMA Conferences
NERD Summit
In-app purchases
PARMA Conferences
No in-app purchases
NERD Summit
No in-app purchases
