11 Must-Have Apps for Event Planners

Planning an event can be a real hot mess if you’re not organised. For event planners, staying on top of everything is an imperative task to ensure you can get an event running smoothly – from collaborating with the client in the early days to deliveries not arriving on the day of the event. Every step of the way, there are apps for event planners to simplify the process and your team's communication.

Eventbrite
Create an event invitation, customise your event page, track the sales, manage attendees on the door, then spread the word with additional social media tools, widgets, custom links, and invitations.

SuperPlanner
Calculate venue capacity, catering, staffing, staging and all the other event necessities on SuperPlanner. The business app is a must-have for professional event planners to keep things at bay when you’re on the go (which, let’s face it – you always are).

Bizzabo
It’s easier to convert enquiries when you can also segment your audience to send targeted emails and track real-time analytics. With Bizzabo you can manage ticketing, communication, promotions, networking, and analyzing one or many events. Plus, the platform is super easy to use, because you don’t have time to be figuring out how apps work.

TryBooking
Trybooking is a super simple way to organise events big and small. Track ticket sales, registrations, create custom event pages, and use RFID and bar-code scanning. Not to mention, it's local – this Australian team will make the whole process easier for you and offer support when you need it.

Lumi
Organising a conference, AGM, or feedback session? If the event is interactive in nature, Lumi is your new best friend. The app enables real-time polling and Q&A to engage your audiences and make presentations more collaborative. No more paper ballots or manually tallying votes!

Slack
Slack is the ultimate chat room app. Create as many team channels (or group chats) as you want, and have private conversations. Upload files, alert an entire channel, ping individuals, and pin documents to the channel.

Asana
Asana helps you manage it all. Create lists, calendars, boards, track progress, and upload files – all capable in one project, so you can have multiple projects running and they’re all organised. You can delegate team members to tasks, add notes and satisfyingly tick things off your lists.

Scanner Pro
Take care of the nitty-gritty paper trails of event-planning by using Scanner Pro, an app which scans receipts and documents perfectly. Scanner Pro can automatically upload PDFs or JPEG files to Dropbox, Google Drive and other services if you need.

Evernote
To do lists, reminders, images, and whatever other inspirations you need to capture in the heat of the moment that is event planning. Then you can share and collaborate with team members and access Evernote across all your devices.

DropBox
Share high-res images, whole photo albums and important documents with your team or clients. This cloud-based app synchronises with your devises to ensure you have access everywhere.

VenueNow
Need to find a venue first? VenueNow's got you covered, by helping you find, compare and book Australia's best venues – whether it's social or corporate. VenueNow simplifies event planning so you can lock in the perfect venue for a wedding, cocktail party, product launch, conference, and more.