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# Page 17 - Reviews of Whova

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Jakob B.  
Account Executive  
Industrial Automation  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Whova deserves a WOW!"

March 21, 2023

5.0

My overall experience with the Whova app is that everything you need to know about an event can be found in just the app alone. Instead of reaching out to tons of people the Whova app creates an user friendly way of communicating with other attendees and event staff. Definitely would recommend this app to be used for UID in the future and other trade shows too.

Pros

I loved that everything on the app is easy to find, like a simple tab at the bottom to lead you to where you need to go. I loved the that the app gave access to service support, resources available, and what's next on your agenda. This was very useful as I knew when and what room I needed to be in on the floor map. I enjoyed having the UID organization to be able to send out notes about the surveys and when lunches are ready.

Cons

Something to consider for further events is to maybe have a section for stuff to do where the event is being held under additional resources like hotels, restaurants, activities, parking, etc. for attendees to see. Other than just restaurants and people mentioning it in the community area.

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KM

Kate M.  
Assistant Director  
Libraries  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Whova for conferences - paperless programs"

October 11, 2023

5.0

Easy to keep track of the sessions I wanted to attend.

Pros

I like the agenda feature. I like the ability to attach documents to the various sessions for attendees to refer to later. Fairly easy to use.

Cons

I would prefer to turn off some notifications- it was all or nothing. It would be really great if the daily notices from the conference admins were more notified in a different way - a bigger splash or something. I also think the "personal interests" needs some more customization opportunities for participants. Pre-covid travel was the only travel option - makes it sound like I don't like traveling now. Also "day trips with the hubby" is rather limiting - I'm a widow and I love day trips by myself or with a friend. Why not just "day trips" (or it might have been weekend trips) - write-in options could be nice, too.

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TL

Tyler L.  
Business Performance Advisor  
Human Resources  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "The app you need for Trade Show Success"

May 7, 2024

5.0

I have used it in many different functions and capacities, and it always impresses. The ease of use allows anyone to use it, the nature of the app allows for more connection and information. The ability to make something that usually is dreadful or time consuming is now a piece of cake and worth looking at.

Pros

\-Ease of use - Access to attendees - Scheduling tool - Mapping and directing

Cons

\- Wish there was a searchable function to see who attended what, or total attendees per session.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Director of Sales Engineering  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Highly-interactive and networking-enabling app"

October 2, 2023

5.0

Whova is my preferred event app. It has the basics down (floor maps, agendas, etc.) but excels in networking capabilities. Granted, the other visitors have to contribute to make it successful, but the app provides plenty of tools. Direct messaging, polls, and questions to visitors or organizers are all there and are mostly easy to use. I can also view the visitors a few weeks before and four weeks after the show, which is super helpful for preparation and collecting leads.

Pros

I do multiple trade shows per year. There are a few event apps, but I am delighted to see the event using Whova. This app has the networking part figured out. A few days before each show, I can start networking by messaging other visitors and creating discussion topics (e.g., ask the locals for restaurant recommendations or start discussions around the subject of the event/industry). The gamification to get high on the leaderboard is another way of getting attention. During the event, the app provides real-time updates.

Cons

The UI could use a bit of an overhaul. It's not necessarily intuitive, and I still find myself in situations where I'm lost ("Where was this poll again?"). By the end of an event, I have it figured out, but I only use the app a few times a year. So, that familiarity degrades before the next event.

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RN

Rebecca N.  
Partnerships, Fundraising and Resource Mobilization  
Broadcast Media  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Efficient and Easy to use"

June 12, 2024

5.0

Easy to navigate and use. Quick to learn.

Pros

It is efficient and easy to use. Sent emails too for notifications.

Cons

Everything was at par. I did not have any disliking for whova app

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PS

Patrick S.  
AV Coordinator  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Easy to use"

July 2, 2024

5.0

Pros

I like the notes area and the option to download the presentations.

Cons

Without network, notes was unable to save. If there is a way for them to save while offline, that would be ideal. We were in a poor network area in San Jose.

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VH

Vivian H.  
Nurse Practitioner  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Networking fun"

November 27, 2023

5.0

I have used WHOVA for the last 2 years at the Elevate Derm conference. It is always one of my most favorite things to do is get on the WHOVA app and see where all the attendees are from. I have met some really great people via WHOVA app. Conferences are usually very large and sometimes it is hard to connect. WHOVA makes it so easy.

Pros

Keeps everyone up to date on what is going on through out the conference. Allows us to be engaged with one another. Great to have important information all at our finger tips.

Cons

Sometimes when we are in WHOVA point wars, it can get a little over whelming with notifications, however the point wars sure was fun throughout the conference.

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MM

Miquel M.  
Partner  
Legal Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "I don´t understand the question"

May 23, 2024

4.0

Pros

It´s practical and useful for work conventions

Cons

communication with other members of the convention

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CR

Charles R.  
Director, Research and Development  
Oil & Energy  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Conference Attendee"

May 7, 2024

5.0

Pros

The mobile app functionality was fast, thorough, and user friendly. I was able to take session notes within the app, contact other attendees, reach out to the session speakers, see event photos, and collect the presentation slides as PDFs. Really great experience with the app.

Cons

The filter settings in the 'Agenda' section are lost when you navigate away from the 'Agenda' panel. Really minor detail and was the only 'con' that I could come up with.

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DD

Debora D.  
Resource/Counselor Associate  
Education Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Great Event, Webinar and Video Chat Meeting Platform"

June 30, 2020

4.0

Overall, enjoyed using and being able to participate in a conference that would otherwise be physical and being able to interact with other attendees. I believe there's more potential for increased interaction and exchange of info with others vs. a physical conference. I like being able to go back and reference past posts and be able to continue engaging with attendees after the event, but I wish there were no expiration for the event info and chat posts.

Pros

I used this platform for our database vendor's annual conference which had to be entirely virtual this year due to Covid-19. They offered webinars, individual drop in meeting hours with various reps, special interest topics/chat rooms, a document download section and even photo contests. There was so much available, I'm sure I didn't explore every feature. Pros: -Easy to register and log into via App or Browser, especially helpful when on a Chromebook -Clean intuitive interface -Able to see Agenda and main areas from Home page -Good one on one video chat capability for meeting with reps (didn't get to test waiting in line capability) -Video and audio was clear for webinars (our vendor used Go-To-Meeting, which allowed the complete running Transcript for both days' webinars to be viewed), convenient links to recorded webinars for past events -Variety of engaging areas, including multiple Virtual Activity and Topic Chat Rooms, and Contests that allowed users to comment and post photos - good creative fun and lurkers can also benefit from others' posts -Document download area -Able to reference info and continue interacting with attendees after the event (but limited to 6 months)

Cons

Because I am on an older Chromebook, I was unable to do some of the following: Cons: -Limited functionality on older devices kept me from viewing a Comment I added to my posted Photo in the Contest chat area (did not take the Comment), which I added via older mobile Phone - I was unable to view Comment on either my Phone or my older Chromebook (could have been user error) -Comment to my Photo by others did not show up under my Photo but much further down and under the other person's posts - layout for comments and replies was confusing and didn't follow sub-menu properly or consistently - My Reply to a Comment added via older Chrome device did show up under her Comment, but not under my Photo (maybe it was the other User's error or perhaps she submitted it via her Phone and also had a problem) - mobile interface may be a little buggy. -Was unable to see the number of likes per Photo or Posts on everyone's submitted Photos on my older Chromebook device, but was able to see these on my Phone -6 month time limit access to content (would love to access indefinitely)

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JH

Jeffery H.  
Case Manager/ Facilitator  
Individual & Family Services  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Excellent"

June 21, 2023

5.0

The wellbeing and the engagement with different communities for children and their families.

Pros

I love the net working and the presentation of other programs and class room activities.

Cons

The least was not getting enough answers to complete seeking the proper resources needed to assist fathers being released from incarceration's after being held for 5 or more years.

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SD

Steven D.  
CEO  
Fishery  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Good App for this event"

June 6, 2024

5.0

Very good for that event.

Pros

Easy access and participants' networking

Cons

An extra app to look after. I liked it

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EJ

Evan J.  
Assistant Blog Editor  
Fishery  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "New Employee Made Veteran Connections Thanks to Whova"

April 28, 2022

5.0

I'm a brand new employee with Orvis who ended up having to attend my first annual gathering solo, meaning Whova was a HUGE help for me. I made connections, found out what certain people looked like, and kept myself on schedule all thanks to Whova. Have never used anything like this before, and really glad I got over my initial skepticism and gave it a try. Was thoroughly impressed, and so were other attendees that I talked to about it.

Pros

This was my first-ever corporate conference, so I was a bit nervous about not knowing anyone or anything about it. The Whova app allowed me to connect to attendees beforehand, arranging rides and auxiliary meetings to maximize my time. I also enjoyed the Agenda feature, which clearly outlined the events of each day, and also allowed me to reach out to ask questions of the organizers prior to arriving.

Cons

Honestly, no major cons come to mind about this software. I did notice that many of the attendees chose photos of themselves that did not clearly show their faces in the thumbnail. It might be worthwhile to add instructions to the upload screen that encourage people to choose clear photos of their faces and zoom in so that we can recognize them during the event. Another feature that I wish existed (but that I can imagine was omitted due to security concerns) is a map tracking feature that would show the current location of a specific person. I spent two days trying to track down a couple of people that I never did find, would've been nice to know which conference room they were in at any given time.

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JD

Jessica D.  
ROSS Service Coordinator  
Individual & Family Services  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Great App for Events"

June 4, 2024

5.0

This tool helped me to navigate my event with confidence.

Pros

I like how I can look and learn about attendees and events. It has a fun style.

Cons

The agenda was hard to notice at first.

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DW

Dawn W.  
Founder  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Don't plan a conference without Whova!"

February 13, 2024

5.0

A very positive experience. In the two weeks before the conference, I was able to create my 'booth' for others to find out more about my business. At the conference, everyone I spoke to was happy to share their QR code (when I showed them what to do!) therefore, I had all of their details (including email addresses) for contacting them on my return home.

Pros

As an exhibitor looking for business, I have found that conferences offering the Whova app are way better than those without. Prior to the conference, you can make links, see if there are particular people you would like to factor into your time and you can arrange meet ups with groups. Being competitive, I can't help myself but like to be on the leaderboard and message those around me!! Using the 'scan a contact' feature was brilliant! Unfortunately, the organisers didn't know about this feature to tell us until the second last day but we definitely made good use of it!

Cons

When arranging a meet up, your numbers are limited to 50 at a time and you are only allowed to offer two meet ups until you have four people having replied to say they will be there. At a conference with 1500 attendees, being able to message just 100 of them isn't enough...particularly when some people clearly weren't looking at their app so that invite was wasted!

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RM

Ryan M.  
CSO, and Co-Owner  
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Good product from an event attendee perspective"

May 31, 2022

5.0

very goood. There were people I didn't want to give my number to, in order to text, and I could just tell them to message me on the app. Made it easy for compartmentalizing conversations.

Pros

Being able to message the other attendees for linking up and answering/asking questions. The Agenda was also CRITICAL. It made deciding what to attend so much easier when there were multiple options listed for the same time block.

Cons

a little glitchy. messages couldn't be copied once you sent them. The attendees search icon was not intuitively placed. the search icon was in the header field in the outer margins and gave me pause while looking for it several times. I recommend a search bar, similar to imessaging design to be more intuitive. Also I wish you made it mandatory for all attendees to fill out their State/Store location in a field that was universally "searchable" as I sometimes search ed for attendees to follow up with them or find them by where they/thier-store were located.

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SB

Sylvia B.  
Child Support Officer II  
Government Administration  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Whova is great!"

April 30, 2024

5.0

My overall experience was excellent. I really liked the eas of the app.

Pros

Pros of Whova were that it was easy to use, docs downloaded quickly, and updates were done quickly.

Cons

I had no cons. Everything ran smooth and I had no issues.

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RA

Rebecca A.  
Event Marketer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "A great event app that has the potential to be the best "

May 20, 2023

4.0

Whova is straight forward and a great choice for general networking events. For more complicated events that have on-site interviews, career fairs, breakout sessions, etc I think there's work to be done in the app to be able to properly accommodate the additional complexity.

Pros

Whova is easy to use and very intuitive. Everything is laid out in a clear and easy way. From an attendee/user perspective it's easy to see who else is attenging, interact with fellow attendees, and contact the organizers.

Cons

There are other event apps that have features I have not yet seen with Whova such as: - Integrations: Youtube, Vimeo, Ical, LinkedIn- Event maps - Conversation Mapping (threads, subthreads, group messaging)

Alternatives considered

[RingCentral Events](https://www.capterra.com/p/10010919/Hopin-Events/)[Bizzabo](https://www.capterra.com/p/135385/Bizzabo/)

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Programs Coordinator  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Competitive Event Platform"

August 5, 2021

4.0

Overall I think that our attendees navigated the platform easily and were able to view our content, which is most important. It was much easier for our speakers to do their presentations as everyone is now accustomed to Zoom. Having Zoom as the background for live presentations was beneficial. Chat was available for help with questions, but they didn't always know the answers. I would either end up figuring it out or not using it. I think it will become more beneficial when we are hybrid and can use some of the in-person functions with their app.

Pros

It was an easy software to navigate. We previously used ON24 which was not as intuitive to navigate as Whova is. There are easy shortcuts when building the conference pages that made building the virtual platform easy and fast. They offer you a pre-made speaker and agenda page with different templates which were great as we embedded it into our existing website.

Cons

We did not know if we did not want the audience to see the speakers we would need to purchase the webinar function in zoom. We did not know this before we purchased the platform and were disappointed as we thought we were saving money from our last platform but we ended up spending extra anyway. Also not all the analytics were as detailed unlike our last platform. We did not like that we were unable to move tabs and icons such as the "community" which was not necessary for our event.

Reason for choosing Whova

We did not like ON24's price and customer service. It was a lot of work to customize the page and it didn't have break-out rooms (at the time).

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TF

Tawny F.  
Case Manager  
Judiciary  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Whova Likes and Dislikes"

September 5, 2023

5.0

I do love the app. I find it very easy to navigate all aspects of the event and love that we can choose our agenda for the events as well as receive reminders. I also enjoy that we can create meet ups outsid eof the event itself.

Pros

I love the ease of navigating our event. We have access to our itinerary and how we can choose and set reminders for specific presentations. I also enjoy being able to create events or meet ups outside of the events as well.

Cons

I find that messaging others attending the event is better off on our phones text messages.

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KP

Keith P.  
Medical Science Liaison  
Pharmaceuticals  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Whova User at a Statewide Society Meeting"

November 15, 2022

5.0

I have attended several regional or statewide society meetings this year. I found the meeting that utilized the Whova app and platform to keep attendees UpToDate on the event, to create a personalized agenda, monitor the presenters, view presentations virtually in real-time or via a recording and track exhibitor information was the best run event this year. While I am sure it was in due to the diligent work of the society leadership, Whova definitely aided in delivering a smoothly run, 4-day society meeting.

Pros

It was easy to create a personalized agenda and then quite easy within each session to see if it was live streaming. Also, the recorded sessions were easy to locate as well. During the presentation, the ability to live chat and ask questions was also very useful. I think it helped make the Q&A portion of the presentations more efficient.

Cons

Some of the community functions I did not use and felt they were a little too simplistic. There were some issues with the "recommended" people with similar interests as well. For example, my graduate degree is from Northwestern University (the University in Evanston Illinois that is part of the Big Ten), and it paired me up with a person with a degree from Northwestern College (Iowa). While the first word in the institution is the same Northwestern University and Northwestern College are not the same institution. This could be useful as an ice breaker, but I thought the purpose was to find fellow graduates from like institutions.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
MD  
Events Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Buyer Beware"

November 10, 2021

2.0

Gauging an event platform and the countless variables that might be involved is a key demand for those moving into virtual or hybrid events. The marketing and sales elements are often adept at highlighting some aspects, while stepping over others. Rapport bridges the gap. So extra caution is required for decision makers.

Pros

The sales outline and the simple step videos indicate a smooth process to get set up

Cons

The reality, we found to be different. They recommended we use Zoom (‘you can get away with the free option too’ - sales) which quickly becomes obvious you will need to spend hundreds extra - upgrade to webinars (- support), a hidden cost. It didn’t integrate great with their system, yet they told us “that’s a Zoom support question, nothing to do with us”. There are other conflicts between Zoom and Whova (eg. using the same emails on both causes malfunctions); speakers logged-in on both get thrown out of Whova; speakers can’t see live video feed on Whova, so have to tandem two devices/browsers/apps. The Q&A is a little hard for speakers to find, unless spoonfed. The voting/polls are either scheduled at time (not ideal in live setting) or manually entered (not ideal in live setting either). We found a key member of their support unhelpful, bordering dismissive and the functionality of their platform for many of our attendees was such that a great many attendees watched off-site (on Zoom). Attendees received other attendee messages but they couldn't access access, Whova passed off as their internal marketing messages in contradiction to the received email subject notifications. Sponsors and exhibitors can't find out who visited their pages or who downloaded their uploaded content (key sales leads that Whova passed off as a 'privacy' consideration). No ability to have an overall attendee-on-the-day (as opposed to booked) list without doing it manually! Many other things.

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HH

Henry H.  
Research Associate  
International Trade and Development  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Conference Attendee"

June 18, 2024

5.0

Pros

This app provided a great way to engage with my work conference. It truly added an additional element to professional networking and conference engagement

Cons

I would like to see more attendee posting activity on the app

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BO

Barbara O.  
Sales Director, Healthcare  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Whova for Conference/Event"

April 25, 2023

5.0

Great - when we started using WHOVA for conferences a few years ago, it was a game-changer for vendors.

Pros

two key features that are invaluable when attending a conference/event (speaking as a vendor):1) being able to capture new leads, contacts, gather their information, follow up, manage leads using the lead capture, especially when the attendees have the QR codes on their badges (the QR code is critical).2) having up to date event schedule on the app - with updates, reminders, note-taking, and more really facilitates and adds value to our attendance as vendors. no more carrying around a paper schedule, taking notes in the sessions

Cons

It would be easier for a vendor to have the lead capture always readily accessible on the app and not have to go to the home page, then go to the leads. Also, at the last conference, the attendees did NOT have the QR codes on their badges (not sure if the conference organizer chose not to do so) and this made it very inconvenience and annoying for attendees to provide the QR codes in their app. we lost alot of leads that way - so QR code on badges is ESSENTIAL!

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SRS

Sheikh Rubaiya S.  
student  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "A Great Networking Tool"

June 11, 2024

4.0

Pros

The app is user-friendly interface that makes it easy to navigate

Cons

Occasional technical glitches and slow loading times

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