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# Page 20 - Reviews of Whova

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EO

Erin O.  
Program Director  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Virtual Event Management Tool - Pros and Cons "

July 27, 2021

4.0

Pros

The product was overall fairly easy to set up. There were some automation options with programs like RegFox, which helped us connect our systems. That being said, there were still some things that needed to happen manually, but they made it pretty straightforward. Another pro was the ability to upload a YouTube recording of a session after the fact so participants could watch at any time.

Cons

I wish that there were more precise levels of customization in a number of places, such as a mass edit button, more customized reporting, etc. There were also issues with the Zoom integration for virtual sessions that kicked folks out, but as long as they joined via the Zoom app it worked fine (but that was pretty clunky).

Reason for choosing Whova

Price, basic features, integration with RegFox, integration with Zoom.

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GR

Gabriella R.  
Freelancer  
Design  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Conferences made fun & functional!"

March 8, 2022

4.0

Whova provides an incredible platform for guests to interact with one another. All guests were able to speak about current software usage concerns, likes, dislikes, organize meetups, provide recommendations, and just share fascinating facts about one other within the community. Within the app, attendees may send messages to one another and exchange information. Whova is a fantastic conference organization and communication platform. It gives you the ability to stay connected while also giving you the freedom to do so. Even after the conference, I can use the app to remain in touch with my new networking friends and send them messages.

Pros

I used this program before COVID-19 and found it to be quite useful. Now, even if/when planning an in-person event, I enjoy how simple it is to add digital and virtual elements. With all of the travel restrictions and extra health measures in place these days, it's easy to have everyone participate equally, whether physically there or not. I like how simple it is to exchange articles and other session materials, as well as notes and questions, with participants and speakers. The software promotes member connection by recommending chat rooms based on specific subjects, arranging meet-ups, and conducting polls.

Cons

The sheer quantity of features might be daunting at times, and having to continuously jump between two events to get the precise session or resource you're searching for can be rather inconvenient if you have two distinct events that function together. It would be great if there was a way to create a customized agenda that included all of your conference sessions.

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BL

BRUCE L.  
Rental and Services Team Leader  
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Best conference / tradeshow app I've used"

February 6, 2024

5.0

Not much to say that hasn't been covered above. Great to track events and papers being given at a show.

Pros

Easy, useful, we have used it for a tradeshow with about 600 attendees for 2 years now, definitely gets way more traction and use than any previous solution we've tried. Also perfect to use for lead tracking for exhibitors at a show.

Cons

No real cons. Wanted to create a poll in the Community of a conference and at first it wasn't as obvious as the other features of Whova.

Switched from

[Google Docs](https://www.capterra.com/p/160756/Google-Docs/)

Conference organizer (SEM) decided to use Whova, we agreed to try it and love it.

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TD

Tijl D.  
Prof.  
Research  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Nice features but unreliable. Do not use for critical applications."

September 14, 2020

1.0

Pretty horrible if you have to explain an audience of 1000+ people that the app was down for >1.5 hours mid-conference.

Pros

Nice features, admin interface relatively user-friendly, user-interface very user-friendly.

Cons

I used it for a large virtual conference (1000+ attendees, up to 10+ parallel sessions), and it was down for >1.5 hours. Extremely embarrassing and impossible to recover from it. Medium impact weakness is that the interface is not very responsive (i.e. slow). Minor impact (but nonetheless frustrating) weakness is that the admin interface is buggy (or has 'quirks' like they call it themselves). From lots of things we could notice this is not a company built on solid software engineering (e.g. they use "FirstName LastName" as the 'key' to identify attendees, and some of the admin features behave in a very illogical and unexpected manner).

Alternatives considered

[Webex Suite](https://www.capterra.com/p/237272/Webex/)

Reason for choosing Whova

Looks good from user-perspective as long as it works, and I knew it from a physical conference I had attended. But it turned out a mistake. Whova is not up to this. Ok for smaller events that can afford downtime, and probably for physical events where the app is less crucial. Not made for high-profile virtual events. If you use whova, you have to have a backup plan for when it goes down.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Volunteer  
Media Production  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Successful Informative Conference provided by WHOVA Software Application"

September 15, 2020

5.0

Elated by the Whova application that provided technical accomplishments with simplicity to learn how to use the application as a user. This software enabled me to attend a multiple day conference with numerous speakers during the day. What a lesson I learned by using Whova software application that allowed me to attend an informational conference that didn't have to be cancelled due to Covid-19. Bravo to conference owners and Whova's application.

Pros

Amazing application that provided reliability and resources. As a user, I logged onto application several times a day to attend speaker resentations. The simplicity and the developmental complexity secured the underlying operation of the conference with confidence that worked every time.

Cons

Though the Whova provided a log-in for the users guide, I neglected to read relying on operational time to use the software. However, without technical expertise, I maneuvered around the applications to attend the speaker's hourly presentation. A snapshot or bullet print-out lesson would have been helpful. I relied on the conference leader to keep me informed attendees with tips to solve any problems during the conference without disruption. That meant you provided the conference owners with excellent support which provided a great, successful conference.

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GF

Gwladys F.  
Public Health Specialist  
Environmental Services  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Great App for events"

May 7, 2024

5.0

First time user. Still need to be familiar with it. Overall good experience.

Pros

Great App for event management, see who is attending and connect. Like the fact that the agenda is there and questions can be submitted in advance.

Cons

Too much things at once to check on. Many groups can cause distractions.

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CA

Carol A.  
LCSW  
Military  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "My training "

January 30, 2024

5.0

I have participated in this training several times over and I have always gained information to help aid in providing services. If there is a negative comment sometimes too many training specifically aimed at the special operators versus special operations commando's as a whole.

Pros

The ease to assess all information. The availability for us to download topic information to use and review at later date.

Cons

The sound during two of the speakers was very hard to listen too

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LA

Lizelle A.  
TVI, O&M, SPED Teacher  
Individual & Family Services  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Whova App"

March 14, 2023

5.0

It was my first time using the app and I liked it. I felt like I had a road map to my conference that was easily accessible. I was able to prepare for my conference days by choosing my sessions and creating my own agenda that included meet-ups and breaks.

Pros

I really liked the ability to create my own agenda and being able to message people I know who will be attending the same conference I am. It was fun to use to connect with people.

Cons

It didn't update for room changes and changes in the time of sessions.

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KP

Kylie P.  
Associate Program Director  
Non-Profit Organization Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Association of Migraine Disorders"

September 12, 2022

5.0

Pros

The people in the chat are extremely quick to answer and provide directions. The platform is very easy to use. Our audience loved the app. Thanks for a successful event!

Cons

Since we are a non-profit and our event is sponsored it is critical that we have statistics to report to our sponsors. We have not requested the report generated from Whova yet. I hope we are able to see the number of total virtual attendees that attended the symposium rather than the number of attendees who viewed each presentation.

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jC

jayson C.  
warehouse manager  
Automotive  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The best easy tool to use for networking"

February 21, 2023

5.0

Trying to inform conference attendees of changes while saving time and money. Overall, going virtual for knowledge sharing and cost savings is a terrific idea.

Pros

simple to use and offers a staggering array of intricate adjustments and functionalities to meet any event requirements. I adore how simple it is to communicate with other app users.

Cons

Simple accessibility, widespread acceptability, and high connectivity were all attained. Integration was simple as well.

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RZ

Richard Z.  
scientist  
Textiles  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "I like the App"

May 9, 2023

5.0

Pros

I can create my own agenda after viewing the conference agenda; Attendee list and profile are helpful that I can send them a private message. Facility floor map is helpful.

Cons

Conference organizers did not make announcement about the App and how should use the App.

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KT

Kwanya T.  
Educational Learning Center Intervention Teacher  
Religious Institutions  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "All in one"

October 4, 2023

5.0

Great

Pros

Our conference had well over 1,000 attendees. Whova allowed each one to register, updated, sign up for sessions, see the agenda, receive immediate feedback and follow-up with speakers. Our administrators were able to share information around the clock.

Cons

Being able to enter more characters on evaluation to speaker.

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CC

Cristy C.  
HR Recruiter  
Human Resources  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "NEOGOV Conference Review"

October 24, 2023

5.0

Pros

At the moment I like being able to go back into Whova to pull presentations and other details from the sessions I attended. I also liked the networking feature.

Cons

There were too many session surveys (157 total listed).

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JW

Jennifer W.  
Director of Support Services  
Public Relations and Communications  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Events made Easy"

September 20, 2023

5.0

Easy to use; great way to connect

Pros

I liked being able to access information after the event; connect with individuals that could be valuable to me to connect with at a later date.

Cons

there was nothing that I didn't like about it.

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LS

Libby S.  
Updates Editor  
Online Media  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Excellent app for attendees"

April 9, 2024

5.0

It was excellent. I would recommend it for anybody. It didn't crash or anything either.

Pros

Loved that it had the customizable calendar so you could add which sessions you wanted to go to and organize your own day. I also loved the attendee profile and the community messaging function; those are incredible! We could set up events to network and get to know other folks attending the conference and I had never seen that before, so that blew me away a little bit. I also loved how you could see the presenters slide decks beforehand to help you decide which session to attend and to see them after the session! Truly awesome.

Cons

I would just love to see a mass conference general channel (like Slack) for major announcements: someone lost a phone and I was looking for something like that to notify everyone if they saw one.

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JM

Joyce M.  
Executive Director  
Medical Practice  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Review of Whova "

April 5, 2022

5.0

It was a great and convenient app. It made the conference much easier. I did not need to miss with paper and writing.

Pros

I could pick my agenda for the workshops that I wanted to take and it showed the session in in-depth detail. I also was able to put an alert before each workshop began. I also took notes on my iPhone. I can't find the notes now but I took them.

Cons

The best was the added agenda and I could also personalize it. I took notes with the app but I cannot find those notes. That needs to be changed and made easier.

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David R.  
Airport Manager  
Aviation & Aerospace  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Overall easy to use, but some areas...not so much."

August 2, 2023

4.0

Overall my experience was good. I did not use the app much because it was difficult for me to addend the conference and be present and participating if I was looking at an app throughout the conference.

Pros

Agenda and Speaker Profiles were easy to access and reference throughout the conference.

Cons

Making connections and exchanging information was not so easy to use and it was time consuming (took away from the conference).

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AI

Afaf I.  
Senior Research Analyst  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "How you can improve it"

November 21, 2023

4.0

First, you will need to give me more options to reply to your survey questions. I got to use it as a user and had to use while event is running but not after. I believe you could have improved the way you ask your survey questions to get the information you are seeking :)

Pros

How easy it was to use, friendly, quick and interaction with other attendees is an option.

Cons

Some questions were capped for gaining more points and where it should have been capped was not. Like I cannot post questions for sessions I didnot attend, while cannot gain points for posting feedback for sessions I have actually attended. The way points system works seems to need some improvement or collaboration between you and event organizer to see where it can be best.

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RO

Rita O.  
President  
Education Management  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Whova makes in-person conferences work a whole lot better"

June 6, 2023

5.0

I was able to be more productive and engaged during five days at the NGS conference by using Whova for the agenda and other features.

Pros

Whova imported some of my info from my LinkedIn profile, which allowed me to connect with someone I hadn't seen in a while. It also allowed for easily making connections with like-minded conference attendees. I liked being able to schedule more than one session in a single time slot (as I like to have first and second choice available). The sharing of photos from the event was fun, though I wish there were a way to caption the pictures.

Cons

I wish pictures could be captioned, but that's a tiny improvement. It would have helped to have a way to message conference organizers about problems, for example, with the HVAC in a room or the lighting, with a disruptive attendee, etc. There was a public way but an effective one.

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OW

Ophelia W.  
Procurement Specialist  
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Very Good"

August 23, 2023

5.0

very good, I would like to remmend it to other company to manage their upcoming event

Pros

The whole event management, and chat with other participants

Cons

no, overall, I very like Whova, it is very convenient to see what's the lecture is in which room and I can also ask a question whenever I has regarding the lecture or topic

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KW

Katie W.  
Workplace Investigator  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "End User "

September 26, 2023

5.0

Loved it and would hope that all conferences use it in the future.

Pros

I liked that the app kept things organized for the event. It was great to be able to pull up the power point, as a question to the presenter and find people on linked in.

Cons

The community page was ALL over the place. Looking at mine now, it literally has 3909 new comments. You couldn't easily sort. There should be categories, like social, professional, local events etc. Then have a trending section. Would have also liked to have a mass Ad on Linked In, that could be an opt in or opt out feature but there were over 400 participants, and I couldn't click on all of them. Maybe before the event poll people and ask who they are planning to meet with, what topics they want to know most about, local events they are wanting to check out etc.

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DD

Darlene D.  
Accreditation Manager  
Law Enforcement  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Excellent option to keep your conference attendees engaged"

March 25, 2021

5.0

This app was an incredibly useful tool for both an in-person and a virtual conference. I think any company organizing an event would be remiss not to consider it.

Pros

I have not purchased this software to use with my business, but have used it for two large conferences I attended and it seemed to make the events run seamlessly. The ease of which attendees can peruse the available sessions and then add events to their own agendas is wonderful. You can click between the full schedule and your own agenda easily. Also, the web version and the mobile version are both useful in additional different ways. The mobile version is great for engaging the attendees with discussion posts and surveys. The web version was especially robust for this past conference, which was all virtual. Each session was clickable from the agenda and once in the page for a session, a zoom presentation was available to view and a chat and Q&A tab were available at all times along side the presentation window. (Both web and mobile have the same easy-to-use agenda building section.)

Cons

The mobile app does not allow you to view nested zoom presentations for any given session. I believe many people would utilize that feature instead of having to sit on their computers. That being said, these were learning sessions so perhaps that was a choice of the organizing body since they wanted attendees to have a separate window open to work through the training modules in their software.

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CC

Christina C.  
Assistant Director  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Great app"

June 16, 2022

5.0

I have used this for 3 events, 2 virtual and one in person. It is a great platform!

Pros

I liked the competitiveness, made it a game to compete.

Cons

sometimes it was difficult to find what I needed.

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MG

Michael G.  
Principal Research Engineer  
Defense & Space  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "felt like a mobile workshop personal assistant"

July 12, 2023

5.0

Pros

agenda, announcements, networking, recordings

Cons

Understanding the personal agenda element was a bit confusing at first, and kept me away from it at the start of the workshop. I eventually figured it out when I had some down time. I did not use all features, such as polling and some of the gamification elements, so I can't comment on that.

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LG

Lucinda G.  
Veteran School Certifying Official/Program Specialist  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "A Big-time App for Large or Small Events"

April 11, 2023

5.0

I would suggest Whova to all who have a large or small hybrid conference. It is beneficial because you can grow your knowledge base from one area.

Pros

The ability to connect to other attendees/users that are in person or virtual is the best part about it. I also like that you could get to know others with their Ice Breakers. I think this really allows others to either participate as much or as little as they want.

Cons

I didn't like anything least about Whova. I would recommend this app for all events, whether in person or virtual.

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