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Fourwaves doubles Free plan submissions to 50 and reworks reviewer assignment.

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◆Current state
Fourwaves ships small dated updates most days. November 11 raised the Free plan from 25 to 50 submissions, and November 12 added a four-step Assign reviewers window. Earlier in November it brought offline mobile check-in for Pro organizers and saved email templates for Advanced and Pro.
◆Where it's heading
Most releases go to organizer tools for running the event and the review process, with features gated to paid plans. The Free plan increase is the first move in this run that widens the entry tier rather than adding to paid ones.
◆Prediction
Expect more steps in the submission and review workflow to follow the new reviewer window; whether the Free plan change is part of a wider pricing revision is unclear from the entries.

◆Recent moves

  1. 2d ago

    New four-step window for assigning reviewers

    Organizers now assign reviewers through a four-step window. It moves the daily update stream from check-in and email toward the abstract review workflow.

  2. 3d ago

    Free plan now includes 50 submissions, up from 25

    The Free plan's submission limit doubles to 50. A pricing change that makes the free tier usable for larger small events, after several updates gated to paid plans.

  3. 4d ago

    Offline mobile check-in for Pro organizers

    Pro organizers can check in participants at the event or per session from the mobile app, by QR code or name, with no connection needed. It is the first on-site feature in a run focused on pre-event setup.

  4. 5d ago

    Participant pages show the same data to organizers

    Organizers and participants now see the same data on participant pages. A consistency fix.

  5. 9d ago

    Saved email templates for Advanced and Pro organizers

    Organizers on Advanced and Pro can save email templates and start new emails from them. It adds a plan-gated convenience to the organizer communication tools.

  6. 10d ago

    Australia/Sydney added as a reference timezone

    Australia/Sydney is now available as an event's reference timezone. A configuration option.