Looking for a Conference app

Software
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I’m hoping someone can steer me in the right direction … I’m the volunteer website/tech guy for a very small, national non-profit. We typically have 200-300 people attend our annual conference. We’re looking into a conference app for mobile devices where, at a minimum, we could have the schedule, programs, and various maps readily available, as well as send out last-minute reminders & announcements to the attendees. I’ve looked into solutions like CrowdCompass, but the cash outlay needed (especially to realize multi-year discounts) is substantial when compared to our modest needs.

Does anyone have experience with apps or other software (or indeed other approaches) that I should consider?

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I may be way off… why not just add a page to the orgs. site?

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We have used an SMS system that the attendees sign up for and push messages out through it. You could probably also push links or screenshots.

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Do you need event check In? Registration/booking (with discount codes etc)? Ticketing? Venue/tables management?

If your conference is free Attendify doesn’t charge anything, FYI. (If you do it’s either $999 or 2.5%+$1 per ticket sold) Interesting looking package, with conferee apps for Android and iOS.