CALA Events vs Speak2 Dining
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CALA Events
Access comprehensive information for conferences and trade shows, including session schedules, speaker details, and event maps. Personalize your experience by saving sessions, downloading handouts, and taking notes. Engage with other attendees and exhibitors directly through the app.
- View session and event schedules
- Sort sessions by CEUs
- Save personal schedule
- Download session handouts
- Take session notes
- Learn about speakers and exhibitors
- Navigate event maps
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The app will provide you with important session and speaker information, maps, notifications, and much more that are related to the CALA Conference & Trade Show and other educational events. This app allows you to: view the schedule of sessions and events; sort sessions by CEUs offered; select and save your personal schedule; download session handouts; take notes during sessions; learn more about speakers and exhibitors; navigate maps of the event location; engage with other attendees through social media; access the attendee list and more!
Speak2 Dining
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With the Speak2 Dining app, your residents and staff can have a restaurant-style dining experience, built for senior living. From placing orders in the dining area, to care staff ordering remotely, a nuanced and traceable dining experience is available. Track all dining orders within your existing Speak2 portal and reports.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Speak2 Dining at none against CALA Events's shown. Speak2 Dining also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). CALA Events's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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.
CALA Events ships an update every 6 months, Speak2 Dining every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CALA Events | Speak2 Dining |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | California Assisted Living Association | Speak2 Software LLC |
In-app purchases
CALA Events
No in-app purchases
Speak2 Dining
No in-app purchases
Questions
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