Comparison

CINC Manager vs CACM

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CINC Manager

Streamline property inspections and work order management with real-time data access and offline capabilities. Record, track, and update violation inspections and work orders directly from your device, eliminating the need for paper reports and manual data entry.

Highlights
  • Real-time violation inspection and work order tracking
  • Attach photos to violations and work orders
  • Email communication within the app
  • Offline inspection capabilities
  • Search functionality for associations and properties
  • Dark and Light Mode support
Features
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CINC Manager has been fully redesigned and rewritten from the ground-up to provide you the best experience for recording and tracking Violation Inspections and Work Orders. Our new app, which will replace the current CINC Manager+ app, was designed by feedback from our clients and User Experience Design experts. CINC Manager is a fully integrated application that works with CINC Systems for Violation Inspections, Work Orders, & ACC Requests. With CINC Manager, you are able to view, track, and update CINC Systems data in real-time. The CINC Manager is an all-in-one app that eliminates the need for you to take along printed reports, notepads, cameras, and pens. Since the data access is real-time, you do not need to type this information in later or upload it after you return to the office. All the information you need to make decisions are available to you on-site with CINC Manager. Existing Features: • View, update, or create new Violation Inspections and Work Orders on-site with real-time access to your CINC Systems data. • Email communication directly within the app for Board/homeowner/vendor correspondence to provide better visibility and eliminate phone calls. • Attach photos using your device camera or photo library to new or existing Violations and Work Orders. These photos can then be added to your violation letters or emailed to vendors for work orders to eliminate confusion and provide a better understanding of the service problem. • Escalate a Violation to the next level or close any Violations that have been resolved. • Close Work Orders that have been completed. • Access closed Violations and Work Orders as well as view the status of any ACC requests that help you make more informed decisions during your inspections. • Re-open closed Violations and continue the process where you left off. New Features include: • CINC Manager is now a universal app that can be installed on both the iPad and iPhone. • Search functionality throughout the app to provide you quick access to the information you need. This includes searching for associations, properties, violations, work orders, and more! • A redesigned Work Order experience that includes pre-approved vendors to streamline the vendor assignment process (for Portfolio Management users only). • Dark and Light Modes so you can pick the best app experience to fit your personal needs. • CINC Manager can now be taken offline, all from the same app! If the neighborhood you are inspecting has a weak or no signal, you can download all the information you need ahead of time directly to your device in order to perform your inspections, all without having to be connected to a network. Once back online, you can then sync your inspections back up to CINC Systems. Best of all, there is no need to download a separate app to go offline.

About

CACM

Features
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Featuring seminars and expos for California community association managers, the CACM Event App makes your event experience a little easier, considerably greener and a lot more fun. Access the event schedule, speaker information, exhibitor, sponsor lists and more!

Screenshots

CINC Manager4 screens
CACM2 screens

Verdict

The call

CINC Manager and CACM are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CINC Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, CACM monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CINC Manager versus CACM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCINC ManagerCACM
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (48 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings48 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCINC SystemsCalifornia Association of Community Managers

In-app purchases

None

CINC Manager

No in-app purchases

None

CACM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CINC Manager free?
CINC Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CACM free?
CACM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CINC Manager or CACM have ads?
Neither CINC Manager nor CACM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CINC Manager or CACM?
CINC Manager ships an update every 5 weeks, and CACM monthly. Most recently, CINC Manager was updated on September 20, 2026 and CACM on May 16, 2026.

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