AENC vs PCMA+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AENC
Connect with educational and networking opportunities within the association industry. This app provides searchable content and facilitates peer-to-peer engagement, linking members to essential goods and services.
- Educational content access
- Networking opportunities
- Peer-to-peer engagement
- Searchable content format
- Access to goods and services
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The Association Executives of North Carolina (AENC) is pleased to offer this new mobile app to further our mission of connecting our members to the educational and networking opportunities they desire. As the “association for associations” in North Carolina, AENC plays a critical role as an incubator of new ideas for the association industry. The AENC mobile app is an innovative approach to sharing educational content in a searchable and storable format, connecting members to one another to foster peer to peer engagement and connecting members directly to the goods and services their associations need every day.
PCMA+
Navigate global industry events with personalized agendas, networking tools, and on-demand session access. Stay organized and maximize your event experience by connecting with peers and exploring new ideas.
- Personalized event agendas
- Networking tools
- On-demand session access
- Event resource hub
- Event navigation
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The PCMA+ event app is your go-to resource for navigating PCMA’s premier global events, including Convening Leaders, PCMA edUcon, Business Events Industry Week (BEIW), Convening EMEA, and Partnership Summit. From personalized agendas to networking tools and on-demand session access, PCMA+ helps you stay organized and make the most of your event experience. Whether you’re connecting with peers at edUcon, exploring new ideas at Convening Leaders, building partnerships at Business Events Industry Week, collaborating globally at Convening EMEA, or networking in a relaxed setting at Partnership Summit, PCMA+ puts all the essential event details and resources in one convenient place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PCMA+ at every 5 days against AENC's every 32 months. PCMA+ also leads on ratings volume (225 vs 2). AENC's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AENC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PCMA+ has 225 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AENC ships an update every 32 months, PCMA+ every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AENC | PCMA+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.7 (225 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 225 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 386 MB | 150 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Association Executives of North Carolina | Professional Convention Management Association |
Customer experience
AENC
PCMA+
In-app purchases
AENC
No in-app purchases
PCMA+
No in-app purchases
