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Event lead capture apps · November 2026 Edition

Blinq vs BoothIQ

Four of fourteen models named Blinq first on the direct prompt; zero named BoothIQ. Blinq was named by twelve of the fourteen models and BoothIQ by eight and Blinq carries 41 labels and BoothIQ 16, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Blinq

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

BoothIQ

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share20%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate15%12%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#7A position in a field of 12; printed, not drawn.
Labels4116A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Blinq reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.iCapture was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Blinq vs B2Brain · Blinq vs Wave Connect · Blinq vs iCapture

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the event lead capture apps page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
BlinqFirst choices, of fourteen modelsBoothIQ
Direct40
Paraphrase00
Comparative201 against Blinq
Budget-constrained621 against BoothIQ
Scale-constrained00
Negative105 against Blinq · 1 against BoothIQ
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Blinq and BoothIQ were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 131 answers naming Blinq and the 35 naming BoothIQ. In those answers BoothIQ took the first choice four times and Blinq two.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Blinq and BoothIQ stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.20
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Blinq BoothIQ first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Blinq on the left and BoothIQ on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Blinq and BoothIQ stood in it.

Blinq first, BoothIQ not the choice

4 of 14 modelsBoothIQ was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Blinq alternatives: iCapture, momencio
Perplexity SonarBlinq alternatives: B2Brain, Captello, Uniqode Cards, iCapture, momencio
Mistral SmallBlinq alternatives: B2Brain, Captello, Mobly Capture, Popl, iCapture
GLM 4.7 FlashXBlinq alternatives: B2Brain, Mobly Capture, Wave Connect, iCapture, momencio

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Grok 4.20momencio alternatives: B2Brain, Blinq, Captello, Popl, iCapture
Llama 4 MaverickApollo.io alternatives: Blinq
Muse Glimmer 30BB2Brain alternatives: Blinq, Captello, Popl, iCapture

Neither was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniCvent LeadCapture alternatives: Popl, Webex Events/Webinars
Gemini 3.5 FlashiCapture alternatives: Captello, Mobly Capture, Popl, Romify, Zuant
DeepSeek V4 FlashB2Brain alternatives: Mobly Capture, iCapture
Qwen 3.7 FlashB2Brain, Popl alternatives: iCapture
Kimi K2B2Brain alternatives: iCapture, momencio
MiniMax M2.5B2Brain, momencio alternatives: Lead Liaison, iCapture
GPT-6 LunaCvent iCapture alternatives: momencio

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Blinq leads by two points.
Blinq22%#1 of 13
BoothIQ20%#2 of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
Blinq leads by sixteen points.
Blinq20%#1 of 12
BoothIQ4%#7 of 12
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Blinq leads by two points.
Blinq2%#8 of 11
BoothIQ0%#– of 11
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Blinq

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“This app has consistent technical problems: Many users report issues reading QR codes” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · hard negative
“All the data you need to follow up every lead / 25+ live data providers, with AI search filling any gaps” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Blinq, Popl, and similar digital card/QR-based apps... have recurring cons like QR code scanning failures” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“A digital business card and lead capture platform that works well for in-person networking and events... often recommended for teams looking to drive revenue from events without a large upfront investment.” Mistral Small · budget prompt · first choice
“Blinq is frequently highlighted for its AI notetaker, which records live conversations, and its strong CRM sync capabilities.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Blinq (Best Overall Value) ... For most limited budgets: Start with Blinq's free tier (2 cards)” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about BoothIQ

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.

“Older or less-featured badge scanners (e.g., some mentions of BoothIQ, Zoho Backstage...): Watch for offline sync failures” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“free for individuals and costs $999 per month for teams” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · soft negative
“BoothIQ is the best lead retrieval app for small business, and the only one on the market with unlimited leads for free.” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · first choice
“the best event lead capture app is BoothIQ” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“AI voice notes + instant meeting booking | BoothIQ” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · alternative
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.