If you can send an email, and build a simple slide deck - congratulations, you can build a custom app with Guidebook in four simple steps.
The most used features from over 100,000 events
Every event centers around a schedule. With Guidebook you can build simple schedules or multi-track, manage room limits, log attendance, and more.
Allow users to select from a list of interests defined by you, and let our AI-powered matchmaking help attendees build their networks and have private chats or schedule 1:1 meetings.
Create custom schedules for individual attendees or groups, or allow them to build their own - with AI-powered suggestions. To-do lists, notes, push notifications, surveys and more can all be personalized for users.
Encourage attendees to engage on the social feed, ask questions, complete surveys, join private discussions and more. Guidebookâs new âLeaderboardâ feature allows you to influence and enhance these behaviors.
Build an app-specific revenue channel and deliver value to your sponsors with: custom profiles, meeting booking, lead capture, banner ads, social feed ads, notifications, and more. Use Guidebookâs detailed metrics to measure ROI and communicate value.
Guidebook allows you to store, and organize, vast amounts of information in one place. Finally, your team can stop answering the same questions, spend time on actually delighting your attendees, and allow people to get the information they need on their ownâand in real-time.
Help your attendees digest complex schedules and avoid the risk of FOMO by letting them plan in advance. Tracks allow app users to find more of what they care about, and maximize their attendance ROI.
Take complete (or partial) control over your attendees schedules. Tell them where to be, when, and stop answering the same questions. You get the credit, they get a stress-free experience.
Attendees love a good background check. Let them dive into speaker bios and sponsor info, and come prepared to maximize their day. The more they know, the more they engage.
Letâs be honest: most people forget to take notes. With hosted docs, slides, and videos, attendees can access everything they need in one spot, as soon as you want them to.
Surrounded by strangers and not knowing where to go? Thatâs a nightmare you donât need to inflict on your attendees. Interactive maps show them exactly where they need to be at all times. Â
Guidebook lets you craft unique experiences for everyone. Create personalized schedules, keep VIPs and other attendees in their own lanes, and control who gets access to what in your app.
Give attendees the option to follow a pre-set schedule or customize their own. Itâs like a choose-your-own-adventure, but with less getting lost. They stay organized, and you look like a planning pro.
Make session registration a breeze. Create pre-event FOMO and let attendees reserve their spot with a simple tapâno more chaos or overcrowded rooms. Plus, you get to avoid the dreaded "do we have enough seats?" panic.
Managing who booked a spot, and tracking who showed up is easy when youâve got attendance verification built in. No more paper check-ins or guessingâsimply use the device camera to scan your attendees digital badge, and let us do all the hard work.
Need to limit access to certain content? Gated lists have your back. You can make sure only the right people see your documents, videos, and more - because âone-size fits-allâ is so 2010.Â
Ensure your attendees stay updated with reminders, schedule changes, or important announcements in real time. No more confusion, no more missed sessionsâyou can blast universal announcements, send group messages, or even 1:1 updates.
Guidebook is your secret weapon for making sure the right people actually find each other and your communities donât just fizzle out. With social walls, private chat, photo sharing, and meeting booking, youâre basically handing out networking superpowersâso your audience can grow their connections without all the awkward small talk.
Give attendees a space to post, comment, and share photosâbecause whatâs an event without some humble bragging? The social feed gets things buzzing before people even arrive - and long after the event ends.
Private messaging, but smarter. Let AI matchmaking suggest connections based on shared interests, so attendees donât have to awkwardly guess whoâs worth talking to. Networking without the cringe.
Attendees can schedule 1:1 meetings based on user interests, helping them maximize their day by planning ahead. Your attendees want to meet new people and learn new things, now you can help them.Â
Make it easy for attendees to engage with sponsors and exhibitors and get more information, not just walk past their booth pretending to look at their phone. We're sure your sponsorship team will be happy when they get more leads and have more conversations.
Create channels for specific groups and topics, so people can go deep in their niche discussions without getting lost in the main feed, or being afraid to nerd out to their heartâs content.
Great apps arenât just usedâtheyâre used a LOT. Build yours with features that actually drive the behavior you want, and watch as it kicks out valuable data for organizers and exciting opportunities for sponsors.
Nothing like a little competition to keep attendees engaged. Leaderboards let you choose which behaviors to encourage, and people see who's on topâ giving everyone else something to strive for.
Want instant feedback? Hit attendees with live polls and watch the responses roll in. Great for getting opinions in real-time, starting conversations, or gently waking people up.
Make your event a little more fun with gamification, and help get people to all corners of your floor plan. Let attendees rack up points by getting âlikesâ on their photo-album posts, or by collecting all of the pieces of a QR code scavenger hunt.Â
Donât let your attendees forget you - keep them in the loop with live and scheduled notifications. Great for schedule changes, speaker additions, requests for feedback or last-minute announcements.
Quizzes keep attendees on their toes. Whether it's for fun or education, theyâll love testing their knowledge. Input your questions, choose their point value, choose what you want them to do at the end â and get them learning new things.
Ditch the guesswork with event debriefs and get a no-nonsense view of what your audience actually thinks and does. App metrics lay out what was a hit and what flopped, while mobile forms snag feedback when itâs still hot. No more relying on hunches or vague impressionsâjust straight-up data to guide your next move.
Want to know if your attendees are actually using the app? Real-time usage metrics give you the power to track engagement on the fly, so youâll know whatâs workingâor what needs a bit more attention.
Stay on top of attendee behavior with engagement dashboards that break down all the data. Itâs like having a crystal ball for event successâminus the mysterious fog.
Need feedback? Forms and surveys let you ask attendees anything you wantâwhether they love the event or think itâs just âmeh,â youâll know it all.
Easily manage session sign-ups with registration tools that keep the chaos in check. If a lot of attendees lock in their spots and you run out of space-upgrade the room size before the event even begins.
Say goodbye to guesswork. Attendance verification tells you exactly who showed up (and whoâs just claiming they did). Now youâll know the real numbers without lifting a finger.
Sponsors are itching to get in front of your app users? Let them! Create custom packages and cash in on the engagement of your audience. With Guidebookâs metrics dashboard, you can whip up reports and show exactly how their investment is paying off - because nothing says âROIâ like cold, hard data.
Showcase sponsors with listings that actually get noticed. No more playing hide and seek - make it easy for attendees to find them and see what theyâre all about. Whatâs a sponsors favorite word? Visibility.
Put those banner ads and sponsored posts to work. Theyâll catch the eye of every attendee scrolling through, making sure sponsors get their moment in the spotlight. Perfect for those who want to turn ads into âoh, I actually want to check that outâ moments.
Sponsors and exhibitors can now scan attendees' Guidebook ID QR codes to exchange details without fumbling in their wallet for that old business card. Itâs a quick, seamless way to connect and ensures no oneâs information gets lost in the shuffle.
Allow attendees to easily schedule appointments without playing phone tag. If your sponsors spend more time talking to attendees, you can be confident theyâll be back next year.
Give sponsors a chance to flaunt their stuff with contact forms, videos, and flyers. All in one place so attendees can get all the details without feeling like they need a scavenger hunt to find them.
Get a leg up on the competition by meeting prospective students right where they liveâon their mobile devices. Keep things simple, stay top of mind, and show them you actually care.
Let attendees craft their own schedules based on what really interests them. No more attending sessions they didnât sign up forâjust a perfectly tailored agenda that makes them feel like theyâve got it all under control.
Organize your event into neat schedule tracks so attendees can easily follow their interests. Itâs like having a GPS for their event journeyâminus the annoying ârecalculatingâ voice.
Give attendees the grand tour with campus tours that make exploring easy and fun. They wonât get lost or miss out on anything importantâjust a smooth walkthrough of everything your campus has to offer.
Send push notifications to keep everyone in the loop with real-time updates. From reminders to last-minute changes, keep the info flowing so attendees donât find out about things the hard way.
Host all your important documents in one place for easy access. Whether itâs schedules, handouts, or anything in between, attendees can find what they need - particularly handy when all the other universities' paper printouts are long gone in the trash.
Hand students the info they need before, during, and after their studies, so they can stop bothering you with every question. Help them get their bearings, make connections, and find answers on their ownâinstant gratification and independence? Check.
Upgrade to advanced schedules and let attendees get all the details they need at their fingertips. Itâs like giving them a superpower to plan their event experience to perfectionâno more guessing games.
Help attendees navigate your campus with maps that actually make sense. No more wandering around like lost touristsâjust clear, easy-to-follow directions that get them where they need to go without the worry or frustration.
Ensure students feel secure with up-to-date safety information and contact details right in the app. Because knowing who to call or what to do in an emergency is a lot better than panicking and hoping for the best.
Keep everyone on track with push notifications that deliver updates, reminders, and urgent news in real-time. Itâs like having a personal assistant whoâs always on top of thingsâminus the coffee runs.
Turn your event into a game with gamification. From earning points to unlocking rewards, it keeps attendees engaged and entertained. When youâre competing, you might not even notice youâre making friends.
