ID vs Community Engagement
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
ID
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For use within the Infrastructure Data platform. Using the forms module within the Infrastructure platform you are able to set-up and manage forms for any sort of activity. Once you have marked them as accepting data collection, your operators can use this mobile application to scan QR codes and open the correct form, making data collection fast and painless. The application sends submitted data back to Infrastructure Data immediately or as soon as the operator is back in reception.
Community Engagement
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Community Engagement is a single multi-tenanted, SaaS delivered community engagement platform delivered from MAGIQ Cloud. This application is free for anyone in the community to download and start interacting with their local council or another organisation. It allows the community to: - Create an account or log in as a guest anonymously. - Subscribe to an organisation. - Upload issues/reports to an organisation including location and image data. - Receive push notifications about local alerts in the community. - View organisations news feed. - Send feedback to the organisation. In addition to the Engagement App, people are able to do many of these tasks using the Community Engagement web-portal. Organisation administrators use the Engagement web-portal to review issues/reports and update their news and alerts. Key Features - User Accounts / Anonymous guest access. - Push Notification alerts. - Dynamic Branding / Theming to match organisation. - Location and Image data capture. Additional Features - Upload photos/reports. - View News feed. - Maps integration (report location). - Organisation Profile (contact details). Roadmap - Enterprise service request system integration for issues/reports and receive updated responses back. - Search for property or cemetary information. - Payments online. - Surveys and polls. - Events calendar list.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Community Engagement at every 3 weeks against ID's every 3 months. Community Engagement also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ID ships an update every 3 months, Community Engagement every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ID | Community Engagement |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 | 13.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lutra Ltd | Magiq Software |
In-app purchases
ID
No in-app purchases
Community Engagement
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ID free?
Is Community Engagement free?
Do ID or Community Engagement have ads?
Which is updated more often, ID or Community Engagement?
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