Key Features for your Event Mobile App

Which One?

An explosion of Mobile Apps for Events and Conferences in the last few years. The demand from the Event planners, from the Attendees and from the Exhibitors is there. But what to look for when selecting a Mobile App for your Event?

A ten minute overview of key features.

Native or Web?

Can you ensure solid wifi hotspots? If not, go with a native app solution, that allows people to “download” the event app before the event, and sync data when a hotspot is available.

Native apps work best when wifi is unreliable.

What form factors?

Participants have a multitude of devices to access the Event materials, and expect a consistent experience for all devices: iPad, iPhone, Android phones and Android tablets, and Kindle fire devices. The often forgotten device is the PC, or the Mac…many participants still use these devices during events, especially in Corporate events.

WRITE ONCE, PUBLISH ON ALL DEVICES.

Custom Categories?

Check the capability to add your own categories – Sponsors, Exhibitors or other Custom Sections. Can you do it, or are you being dependent on the app vendor to do that for you? Do you need to pay extra?

CONTENT CATEGORIES LIKE SPONSORS OR EXHIBITORS

Custom Tracks

At the surface all meeting apps look the same, and have the basics taken care of. taken care of. Meeting agenda, and speakers profile? All mobile apps for events have that. But … Can you create multiple tracks for your event?

BASICS #1: CAN YOU ADD TRACKS?

One topic, many speakers

At the surface all meeting apps look the same, and have the basics taken care of. taken care of. Meeting agenda, and speakers profile? All mobile apps for events have that. But … Can you add multiple speakers for one topic?

BASICS #2: CAN YOU ADD MULTIPLE SPEAKERS ?

Speakers connections

Meeting are all about making connections, and sharing experiences and expertise. At a minimum, the event mobile app should integrate with social media channels, and allow speakers to engage on the digital channels too.

BASICS #3: ADD SOCIAL MEDIA CONNECTIONS?

Participant connections

Events are all about making connections, and sharing experiences and expertise. Who else is attending the event? Can I connect with them?

BASICS #4: WHO ELSE IS ATTENDING?

Amplify connections

Having a standard, prepopulated hashtag amplifies your event in Social Media. It makes it easy for the participants to engage as well, with built in Twitter integration.

BASICS #5: EVENT HASHTAG IN SOCIAL MEDIA

Participants Alerts

Can you message participants? Can you send an alert when things change? Can you leverage the iOS and Android native alerts technology?

BASICS #6: BECAUSE THINGS HAPPEN

Personal Calendar

Event Participants create their own calendar by selecting from the list of topics. For organizers, an early heads up if some sessions will be overbooked.

BASICS #7: CAN I CREATE MY OWN CALENDAR?

Request more Info

Event Participants cannot cover all exhibitors. However, they might still want to engage, and request more info. For exhibitors, an easy way to engage with participants.

BASICS #8: ONE TOUCH “REQUEST MORE INFO” ?

Directions to Dinner?

Large events are spread across locations. Provide directions to them, in familiar formats. Google Maps integration is a good way to help attendees with directions.

BASICS #9: INTEGRATION WITH GOOGLE MAPS ?

One more little thing…TRUST

Can you secure the meeting, and have SSL encryption for a corporate event? How long has the app provider been in business? Our first event mobile app release was three years ago, one of the first in the industry. All event content is SSL encrypted.

BASICS #10: HOW LONG IN BUSINESS? HOW SECURE?

Pricing

Pricing can go up quickly for Event apps. At Zwoor Event, our pricing is straightforward. $500 for an event app, no add-ons, no surprise costs.

SOME EVENT MOBILE APPS COST $10,000+

Request a free sample app for your event at Zwoor.com. We will be happy to create a sample app for you. Nothing beats holding your event on your palms.

A ROAD AHEAD?