Guidebook provides an intuitive, drag-and-drop app platform designed to simplify event planning, marketing, and attendee engagement. It allows users to create native iOS and Android apps, alongside interactive web pages, without requiring technical skills. The platform supports managing both paid and free events, offering features for real-time ticket availability, capacity management, and various ticket types with promo codes. It streamlines communication through instant push notifications, group messaging, and automated reminders, ensuring attendees stay informed. Beyond core event logistics, Guidebook enhances attendee participation with interactive features like live polls, social feeds, AI-powered matchmaking, gamification, and personalized schedules. It also helps organizations save time and reduce costs associated with traditional event materials like printed programs. The platform is trusted by thousands of teams, including universities and large corporations, for its ability to drive attendance, optimize visibility, and collect valuable attendee data through forms and surveys. Guidebook also supports revenue generation through sponsorship opportunities within the app and offers seamless integrations with existing CRM, event registration, and marketing software.

Features & Benefits

• Intuitive App Building & Content Management
  • Easily build native iOS/Android apps and interactive web pages using a simple drag & drop CMS, requiring no technical skills. Content can be managed from anywhere, and updates can be published instantly.
• Streamlined Registration & Ticketing
  • Simplifies attendee sign-up and spot securing for both paid and free events. Features include real-time ticket availability, capacity management, multiple ticket types, promo codes, and attendee data collection.
• Event Promotion & Marketing
  • Drives attendance with a branded event marketing website, optimizes visibility, boosts registrations with clear calls-to-action, and highlights sponsors and speakers for maximum exposure.
• Real-time Communication & Alerts
  • Keeps attendees informed with instant push notifications for schedule changes and announcements, reduces confusion with universal, group, or 1:1 messaging, and ensures no one misses key updates with automated reminders.
• Attendee Engagement & Networking
  • Enhances participation and creates memorable experiences through live polls, social feeds, AI-powered matchmaking, private chats, leaderboards, gamification, personalized schedules, and real-time feedback tools.
• Comprehensive Branding & Customization
  • Offers a full range of branding and customization options, from standalone branded apps to customized spaces within a container app, complemented by Guidebook Web.
• Advanced Scheduling & Session Management
  • Allows attendees to plan their day in advance with preset schedules, limited session capacity, and more.
• Custom Venue Maps
  • Guides attendees around the event venue with ease using custom maps.
• Data Collection with Forms & Surveys
  • Gathers information from the audience before, during, and after events for dietary requirements, quizzes, or feedback.
• Event Analytics & Metrics
  • Provides a powerful metrics panel to understand event success, identify resonating content, and continuously iterate based on audience preferences.
• Seamless Integrations
  • Connects with popular CRM, event registration (e.g., Eventbrite, Cvent, Splash), and marketing software (e.g., Marketo), plus 10,000+ systems via Zapier and an Open API.
• Award-Winning Support
  • Offers dedicated Account Managers and fast response times (under 30 minutes for email, under 20 seconds for chat) from US and UK-based customer success teams.
• Robust Security & Scalability
  • Ensures user data safety and organizational protection with measures like SSO and SAML, designed for exceptional speed and scalability.