Comparison

DBIA Conferences vs Virtu

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

Head to head
About

DBIA Conferences

Access information for Design Build Institute of America's meetings and conferences. Learn about best practices in design-build project delivery and connect with industry professionals.

Highlights
  • Official conference app
  • Information on design-build best practices
  • Details on industry events
  • Learn about DBIA Certification program
  • Connect with industry professionals
Features
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This is the official app for the Design Build Institute of America's Meetings and Conferences. The Design-Build Institute of America is the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build. Design-build is a collaborative approach to project delivery that integrates design and construction with a single-point of responsibility contract. Established in 1993, the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) is the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build project delivery. Design-build is an integrated approach that delivers design and construction services under one contract with a single point of responsibility. Owners select design-build to achieve best value while meeting schedule, cost and quality goals. DBIA hosts four conferences during the year including: Design-Build in Transportation Conference which brings together individuals specializing in all modes of transportation. Learn more about design-build, our events, and the DBIA Certification program by visiting www.dbia.org. Design-Build for Water/Wastewater Conference will bring together more than 800 individuals from across the country who specialize is water and wastewater treatment plants. For over two decades, design-build practitioners, specialty contractors, and public and private owners have gathered annually for the Design-Build Conference & Expo, the largest gathering of the year for the design-build market and the only event centered exclusively on design-build.

About

Virtu

Features
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Virtu-Meet is a premier virtual meeting platform created by event planner and production professionals. A turnkey, single vendor trade show and production solution that will streamline and simplify your next virtual event. Offering a comprehensive technology suite: Registration Capabilities, Interactive Sessions, Attendee Engagement, Speaker Management, Mobile Application, Virtual Trade show, Sponsor Showcase Opportunities, Report and Analytics, Full Production Support, Website Builder. Virtu-Meet allows integration with your existing registration system. It also offers the ability to add profile attachments, attendee photos, and custom questions. The fully customizable landing page/virtual lobby can be configured to meet your meeting needs. The interactive agenda will showcase speaker photos, bios, session descriptions and links to download content. The presentations can be live or pre-recorded with live Q&A. The live switching allows for a multitude of options for screen looks. From screen sharing, whiteboarding to questions to the presenter and text chat. Also offering live two-way chatting for smaller interactive sessions and open captioning and translation functions. With Virtu-Meet you will get a complete feel of a physical event. Beforehand, we coach and rehearse all presenters and clean up presentations. The audio is mixed and monitored, and each presenter feed is sent to a central location where everything is mixed. The presentation graphics are prepared in advance and given to central control to advance and coordinate playback. We can also verbally communicate with the speaker behind the scenes as the show unfolds to ensure a seamless experience. Our virtual tradeshow can be 2D or 3D, virtually creating the feel of the physical event. We offer endless options to create your booth drawings. Allowing exhibitors to customize their booth with various levels of booth design and branding elements. Add videos, graphics, logos, links and increase engagement with interactive materials. Sponsor showcase opportunities are available. Add a virtual networking kit, gift swag bag that is mailed to each attendee as an added touch point. Track, report and increase ROI by capturing attendee's information during event. Ability to track text and text conversations with staff. 24/7 instant access to data and analytics on CEU tracking, booth interaction and lead generation. Employ powerful entitlement options to target specific attendees with specific content. Enjoy on demand content and access to links to extend the impact of the event.

Screenshots

DBIA Conferences4 screens
Virtu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Virtu at 13.0 against DBIA Conferences'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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DBIA Conferences ships an update every 2 weeks, Virtu weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
DBIA Conferences versus Virtu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDBIA ConferencesVirtu
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDesign-Build Institute of AmericaVirtu-Meet

In-app purchases

None

DBIA Conferences

No in-app purchases

None

Virtu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DBIA Conferences free?
DBIA Conferences is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Virtu free?
Virtu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DBIA Conferences or Virtu have ads?
Neither DBIA Conferences nor Virtu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DBIA Conferences or Virtu?
DBIA Conferences ships an update every 2 weeks, and Virtu weekly. Most recently, DBIA Conferences was updated on November 1, 2026 and Virtu on November 7, 2026.

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