Here's what you need from an App for Conferences in 2024 (+ 8 Choices) |

This year, several participants of our Mighty Team went to Craft and Commerce ConvertKit's annual event in Boise, Idaho. For us, the most memorable part was using the app for conference!

The demand for apps at events is growing, with over 72% of event organizers agreeing that an app was vital in the successful run of a recent conference. According to G2's study, the majority of conference organizers intend to use a conference app for things like check-ins, AI and QR codes and even virtual reality experiences.

In this piece this article, we'll draw on both our knowledge and experiences to discuss what makes a great conference app. We'll cover:

• What is the best conference application.        
  
• How do you choose the best mobile conference application.        
  
• 10.10 of the top conferences apps available.        
  

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What exactly is a conference application?

Conference apps provide an immersive experience similar to the live event or a hybrid. First versions of conference apps were basically calendars for conferences that were mobile. Since the development of technology, conference apps have evolved to include more features that serve the members - things like ticketing, member management, and better interactive scheduling.

However, a contemporary conference application extends beyond an easy schedule. We can use tech to make conferences better. More enjoyable. More profitable.

Conference apps can mean software that:

• Helps attendees find and make life-changing friends.        
  
• allows attendees to develop content and add to the event.        
  
• handles payment, registrations, and tickets.        
  
• You can deliver the conference using the own app with your logo.    
  

    What we learned by attending a conference through our application

Boise, Idaho was baking under the summer heat. And as the conference got started, we felt the energy. It was a great conference with amazing presenters such as Ali Abdaal and Cody Sanchez as well as a talk about establishing a million-dollar community from our own CEO-Gina Bianchini.

The magic of the event came from an amazing lineup of speakers, a stunning location, and of course 300incredible creators that came together to create the event. The list goes on. This is what every conference needs.

However, behind the scenes, there was something else going on:

• Chat in the conference app was blowing up with "strategic selfies" (speaker John Meese suggested that we use the pictures")        
  
• Participants were organizing, posting, and hosting their own amazing meetups for things like white-water rafting and running or the sunrise canyon hike (for those who are able to manage the early morning wake awake).        
  
• Creators were sharing what they'd been up to, or soliciting help, and the mobile conference app was blowing over with replies!        
  
• While walking around the Boise, you'll see young people enjoying lunch at some of Boise's great restaurants (and it's likely that this contained potatoes in some way).        
  

    The app made this possible!

The conference application wasn't just used to manage ticketing and scheduling. It was an exciting, virtual conference that happened alongside the real one. It was clear that the app was loaded with conference information and was extremely helpful!

However, it was those who attended that made the conference application come alive by sharing stories, photos asking for help and suggestions for all kinds of business-related ideas, from gluten-free eateries within Boise.

What made it work so well. This is what you need to seek out when using a conference application.

What should you look for in conference apps

• An agenda for conferences (obviously) however, you can also access RSVPs as well as session participation within the app.    
  
• Fantastic communication tool to use for messaging and the emailing of participants  as well as handling support or questions.      
  
• Instruments to connect participants with each other: eg, rich profiles, social links and chat as well as messages. The real people magic in a conference app comes when attendees are able to meet each other-virtual connections that spill into actual life.    
  
• Features for unleashing attendee creativity. Let attendees make content, upload images, write short or long-form content, share videos, or ask questions. If the interaction happens in the app-without you having to do anything, it can increase the value of your conference. The momentum will keep up until the next event.    
  
• Tickets, payment, and registration. If your application supports the backend of your event, ensure you can collect payments as well as track lists of members and then connect the members following.      
  
• Easy building hosting, hosting, and maintaining --it doesn't require a whole team to create an application for conferences off the ground and in good shape.      
  

One of our favorite things which worked with the app

When we consider how we made our mobile-based conference app work Here's our favorite part of the app:

• Participants organically posted their notes from sessions in the dedicated discussion feeds.        
  
• Live icebreakers that got participants using the app to meet people offline (ie. "Find someone who's the same height as you and snap a photo of them ).    
  
• Local Boiseans (is it true?) hosting meet-ups in conjunction with some of their best local grub spots and outings. (The Karaoke session was the highlight. )      
  
• A chat in the background prior to, during and after the conference that keeps on giving. For example, Natalie Parmenter (the creator of Primary Focus), gave the shoutout above following the help of fellow participants to in making her debut a hit!    
  
• ConvertKit has opened recording and studio spaces for people to drop by and create content. (If you're ever in Boise and want to make a reservation, you can set an appointment to visit and use them for free! )    
  

The best mobile conference application options

1. Mighty Pro

    the best app for conference participation. application

Mighty Pro builds conference apps deployed on G2's top-rated community management system. Mighty is an application that has more $1 million communities than the rest, including amazing conferences.

Mighty Pro has been building brand-name apps since the year 2017. It has a portfolio of 400+ brand-name apps for creators and brands such as Tony Robbins, TED, Mel Robbins, Marie Forleo, Jim Kwik, and Matthew Hussey.

Here's what you can accomplish using Mighty Pro.

Interactive scheduling

Mighty allows you to build an interactive schedule for attendees to interact with. You can build landing pages for each session and attendees can RSVP and communicate or chat during the conference. Participants can check out who will be attending the session and connect.

And of course it is possible to create livestreams that stream directly to the audience and/or upload the videos to relevant Spaces.

Member Engagement As Unique as Nothing Else

Mighty has been the #1 community management program on G2 for years, and not only because of "features."

You go to a conference to get acquainted with people, don't you? And Mighty provides the tools to make this possible! Every attendee is prompted to make a bio, and they can utilize AI to create one if they're not able to.

This is where the program creates interactive lists of members that are sorted according to hobbies, interests and even by geography. Fly out member profiles help to identify interesting individuals while the AI engine is able to tell you what you have in the same and help you start a conversation.

Community after the conference

Mighty offers more content alternatives than conference essentials, but. This is why it's the ideal way to maintain community over and above the conference.

Spaces can be built using 8 core features: activity feed, chat members, table of contents (for a course) and events. You can also create a page, a single event or hashtag. Below are a few ways that Mighty Hosts are currently using these tools after conferences:

•         Regional meet-ups organized by the supermembers.            
  
•         Re-cutting conference material into a course online or another learning experience.            
  
•         Continue to share content around things your members want to know about.            
  
•         The announcement of themes, tickets, locations, etc. in preparation for the next event and generating excitement.          
  
• A livestream or virtual event between conference calls.    
  

Mighty does a great job to keep the excitement and conversations going after the convention- if that's what you're looking for.

Running the conference

In terms of running the conference, Mighty can handle payments in 135 different currencies. The app can offer different tiers and bundles as well the ability to determine who has access access which part of the application.

And Mighty has data that you can't get anywhere else. They provide the data you need to know the things that worked and didn't, to see what areas of the conference attendees spent the greatest time and effort, and to analyze the conference's revenue.

Apps for conferences with brand names

If you'd like your conference application to be featured in the App Store as well as the Google Play Store under your company name, this is the way to proceed.

Here are a few of the best parts of Mighty Pro:

• Branding support and splash screens, notifications branding and app best practices        
  
• Proactive upgrades and app submissions        
  
• Integrates with ConvertKit's professional plans (up to 10,000 users).        
  
• Help from community strategists who will assist you in making your conference successful both in attendance and revenue, and how to grow an event community that operates itself.        
  

The most up-to-date information from 400+ companies with 6- and 7-figure revenues We'll teach you not only how you can meet your goals but to exceed those goals.

    You can find more details about Mighty Pro on this page.

If you're not ready for an app for your conference that is branded You can start by downloading it for free.

2. Accelerated events

    A conference management app with a brand name. app

Accelevents conference application provides the tools to register and check-in for the event, accessing the program, and building your own calendar. The app is equipped with smart features such as live streaming, as well as a virtual exhibit hall, it is able to manage hybrid or live conferences.

Accelevents also has members management tools such as bios and profiles to aid attendees to connect and discover each other. Also, on that day, you are able to do check-ins as well as print badges and even run challenges and polls in the app.

A drawback is that Accelevents users have noted challenges dealing with the management of breakout rooms. It's great to manage the conference. But it's not as strong in linking attendees.

Accelevents offers

• Branded apps for managing your conference registrations, badge printing, and timetable.        
  
• A few in-app networking and connection features like livestreaming and QR scanners, virtual sponsors tables and polls        
  

3. Swapcard

    Great Conference Management App

Swapcard is a cool concept for a conference app with some great features built-in. Similar to Accelevents, Swapcard is good at managing a conference schedule. Attendees can print badges, scan QR codes, and create a customized schedule with their RSVPs.

It's strong for sponsor content as well, creating spaces for sponsored content Chats, meetings, and chats managing.

But Swapcard's best features are for networking. With its attendee profile and a network-friendly UX to search for and message potential contacts or leads (plus the ability to integrate with social networks), Swapcard is great to make introductions.

Swapcard features

• conference app (with branding options) for managing badges, registrations, and access management        
  
• A feed for discussion Event guide, customized recommendations, session rating as well as livestreaming        
  
• Networking tools: AI matchmaking, profiles and messages        
  

4. Stova

Stova (formerly Aventri & Meetingplay) is an event scheduling and management system that can work well for conferences. However, it is important to be aware that Stove does not offer branded apps (you can run your conference on the Stova application).

Stova was built for online events and does give it some interesting features for a conference. Its most notable features include conferences delivery, including breakout rooms, livestreaming, as well as chat. Plus, it includes a 1:1 networking scheduler, which is a neat tool.

Stova additionally offers options that can be useful for making plans and organizing events, including the ability to send out emails and budgeting for conferences.

Stova Features

• Excellent virtual-first conference software including livestreaming, breakouts and networking rooms, as well as an online lobby        
  
• Planning conferences as well as marketing of events instruments including budgeting and emails      
  

5. Bevy

Bevy was initially an app to manage virtual and in-person events, and it has recently pivoted towards community-based events. It is a great tool for coordinating a conference, with the ability to check in, register, tickets, and list management. You can host a virtual conference too by allowing virtual meetings, chats as well as webinars and recordings. Additionally, it comes with an option for discussion. Bevy even includes a drag-and-drop tool for building webpages and landing pages for event websites.

Bevy is a great online platform, but its community features are pretty basic. In essence, Bevy hosts forums that provide chat and messaging capabilities. But these are really quite easy to use. It's not built to connect you with the kind of connections a real community platform gives the user.

Bevy features

• Combines events and community together with event management and event virtual production        
  
• Live engagement features like messaging and chat forum, webinars, and meetups        
  
• Drag-and-drop page builders for conference pages        
  

6. CVent

CVent is another conference app designed to facilitate virtual events as well as the management of events. Similar to other apps on the list, CVent can build conferences websites, sell tickets, as well as host content. There are tools for organizing events built-in for a live event (things like venue and hotel selections) along with a webinar feature for online event. It's actually most effective for organizing events.

However, CVent has no community or chat features It's not designed to connect attendees to each the other.

CVent has features

• App for running an event, with promotions, planning as well as "day-of" management features.        
  

7. ON24

ON24 is a simple web-based conference platform which can function as a virtual conference app. There are polls and chat features to go along with the webcast, and recently added features like breakout sessions and video chats.

With registration as well as a form builder with the option to modify the conference using colors, fonts, and images of heros This is a decent, basic virtual conference app.

ON24 offers features

• Webinar platform with engagement capabilities built-in        
  

8. VFairs

VFairs is a virtual and live event software that concentrates on features to manage conferences. It includes registration for forms, printing badges, the ability to check in via QR, maps of venues and agenda creation, it's a good participant-focused app for helping attendees navigate an event.

VFairs offers custom mobile conference applications and also onsite assistance to help with live events. The app can be connected to your CRM, too. VFairs comes with important event statistics to help you know what's happening for your conference.

VFairs features

• registration and printing badges, tickets, and other day-of management tools.        
  
• Platform to host virtual events that includes networking, gamification, and other presentation features.        
  

Conclusion

We know how amazing conferences can be helping attendees learn, grow and form connections that they'll keep for a lifetime. However, a conference could also help grow your brand too, increasing awareness while increasing your profits.

And a great conference software makes all the above take place!

If you'd like to find out more information about getting your own branded conference and community application, you can check out Mighty Pro. .