What is the Mobile App?
The Eventene Mobile App is Eventene's runtime operational surface. While the Web App is where organizers plan their Programs and the Webform is where participants can register in a browser, the Mobile App is where the Event actually happens — for participants, organizers, and Event Staff alike.
Three surfaces, different jobs
Eventene has three places where people interact with the platform:
| Surface | Primary users | Primary role |
|---|---|---|
| Web App | Organizers, Admins, Owners | Design-time — build Programs, manage participants, send emails, monitor Track |
| Webform | Participants (in a browser) | Registration on any device with a browser, no install needed |
| Mobile App | Participants, Organizers, Event Staff | Runtime — live participation, check-in, messaging, scanning |
The Mobile App is not a smaller copy of the Web App. It is the runtime counterpart — the place where a planned Program comes to life.
What the Mobile App does for participants
For participants, the Mobile App provides:
- A Digital Badge with QR code, name, photo, and Profile Visibility toggle (Digital Badges)
- An Activities view with schedule, locations, and descriptions
- Registration for an Event (same flow as the Webform, in the app)
- The Messaging Center — Event Feed, Activity Rooms, Direct Messages, where enabled (Messaging & Communications)
- Push notifications for new messages and Activity reminders
- Points for Events that use them
- Continuity across Events — one account, all the Programs the participant takes part in
What the Mobile App adds for organizers and Event Staff
Organizers and Event Staff use the Mobile App for runtime coordination:
- Check-in / Check-out by name or QR code
- Walk-on attendance — search and update people who arrive without pre-registering
- Change attendance — adjust Attending / Waitlisted / Not Attending / Undecided per person
- View Attendees and Assignments across all Activities
- Offline operation — check-in and scanning continue when connectivity is lost; data syncs when it returns
- Floating Action Button (FAB) — a context-aware menu of scanning options
For day-of-Event work, most teams operate from the Mobile App rather than the Web App.
When participants use Webforms vs the Mobile App
| Situation | Best surface |
|---|---|
| First-time registration on a desktop computer | Webform |
| Registration from an email link | Either — whichever opens |
| One-time event with no follow-up | Webform |
| Returning to a recurring program | Mobile App |
| Day-of attendance, scanning, messaging | Mobile App |
| Carrying your Digital Badge | Mobile App |
Both surfaces share the same underlying data. A response made in one shows up in the other.
Signing in
The Mobile App supports several sign-in methods:
- Email and password
- Magic link — Eventene sends a sign-in link to the participant's email
- Apple, Google, Facebook, or Microsoft accounts
The email used to sign in must match the email the organizer used to invite the participant. If a participant signs in with an OAuth account whose email is not on any Event's invite list, they will see an empty Events list. The remedy is to log out and try again with the right email.
Persistent identity across Events
The Mobile App is where Eventene's persistent participant identity is most visible:
- The same login works for every Event the participant is invited to
- The Digital Badge, profile photo, and accumulated state stay with the participant across Programs
- A Persona on a shared account stays the same Persona across Events
- Completed Events appear in a separate Completed Events list
This is part of Eventene's architecture: participants are not event-scoped, they persist across the Programs they take part in. See What is a Group? for the broader architectural picture.