247
Registered Attendees
Case Study
Nomad Cruise 16, Feb 14-25 2026
How Nomad Cruise used Conference Cowboy to go from airtable to a fully-featured event app with almost 100% adoption in days.
240
App Installs
97% Attendee Install Rate
195
Push Subscribers
Attendees open to real-time updates
186
Profiles Completed
56
Community Meetups
29% Of All Events
192
Events in Schedule
468
Excursions Sold
In-App Purchases
In-App Purchases7,851
Session RSVPs
41 RSVPs Per Event Avg
319
Comments Posted
The Conference Cowboy Launch Process
From Airtable to a Live Event App
Nomad Cruise already had their schedule, speakers, attendee list, and images in Airtable. Conference Cowboy imported everything and turned it into a branded live app without manual re-entry.
Most organizers launch in 1-3 days once event data is ready.
Source Data
Imported By
Conference Cowboy import tools
Live App
No manual re-entry
Fully branded for the event
Live in 2 days
In-App Ticketing Flow
How Nomad Cruise Ran Paid Excursions In-App
Nomad Cruise connected their existing Stripe account and sold excursions, tour trips, and paid side events directly inside the app.
Staff and volunteers could be allocated in-app credit, attendees could transfer tickets between themselves, and the excursion team used the app for fast event check-in.
Stripe Connected
Nomad Cruise used their existing Stripe account - no separate payment system required.
In-App Ticketing
Excursions, tour trips, and paid side events were sold directly in the event app.
Event Check-In
Check-In
Staff checked attendees into excursions and instantly saw who hadn’t arrived.
468 tickets sold through the app
Volunteer credit allocated in-app
Tickets transferable between attendees
Accountant-ready financial reports
Community Engagement
Attendee-Led Meetups Transformed The Cruise
Nomad Cruise attendees didn’t just attend events - they organized their own meetups and built nearly a third of the entire schedule using the Nomad Cruise 16 app.
56
Attendee-Led Meetups
Nomad Cruise had 192 events in total
Organizer Testimonial
What The Event Organizer Had To Say
Conference Cowboy is great, it's very user friendly but powerful and adaptable.
We love it and will use it again and again
Johannes Voelkner Founder, Nomad Cruise