Comparison

OrbitMI Connect vs CMO Empower

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

Head to head
About

OrbitMI Connect

Manage your global maritime fleet efficiently from your mobile device. Visualize vessel locations, track voyage details, and access market intelligence. Receive critical notifications for fleet operations.

Highlights
  • Fleet visualization on map
  • Voyage planning and optimization
  • Real-time notifications
  • Market intelligence and predictions
  • Port and vendor details
  • Vessel position list
Features
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OrbitMI Connect from OrbitMI aggregates, amplifies and activates maritime data to help you manage your global fleet more efficiently, profitably and sustainability directly from your mobile device. Version 1.0 -Dashboard: View Port Comments, Vessels Approaching Port, Next Open Vessels, Vessel Distributions, Notifications, and Bunker Prices. -Fleet Dashboard: View fleet vessels and locate them on the map, filter by fleet, view the current TCE and the current reported world scale. -Map: Visualize global fleet data, laden and ballast status, historical and planned routes, weather conditions, and alert status. Filter by fleet and segment. View port details including, Bunker Price Vendors Additional Services Terminals Port Calls, and Comments. -Distance Calculator: Alter voyage plans for specific vessels. Set default speeds, incorporate weather factor, add or remove destinations, and set time in port. View voyage summaries, ETAs, steaming time, and bunker consumption and ROB. Visualize your new voyage data on a global map. -Notifications: Receive direct notifications for speed deviation, consumption deviation, ETA change, sire inspection, and CDI inspection -Fleet Overview: View the location, ETA, and ballast status of every ship in your fleet. Manage custom fleets and view the corresponding laden/ballast ratio, as well as historical trends. View bunker ROB and days of steaming time for every vessel in your fleet. -Position List: Access and filter your vessel position list by region and segment, as well as well as, Vessel Name Open Date Next Open Selected Port ETA Remaining Itinerary Last Sire Date, and Coating View last cargoes and internal notes, as well as Year Built, Deadweight, Capacity, and IMO class. Filter by company and isolate by region. -Market Intel: View market predictions for TCE as well as current and predicted World Scale Indexes. Use Converted WSP, WSP classifier, and Stacked classifier models, as well as direction, historical trends, historical prediction accuracy, and World Scale drivers. View current price and bunker trends in major ports around the world, and view vessel distribution between hemispheres. -Contact List: Keep track of all relevant contacts in one simple list.

About

CMO Empower

Features
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Forest Management Plan With Empower, you can now plot polygons for your compartments. Do Stock control and do your annual plantation management planning effortlessly. Enhanced user experience: Your journey with us just got smoother and more exciting. We've upgraded Empower to deliver an enhanced user experience, ensuring that navigating our platform is as intuitive as it is innovative. Your success is our priority, and we're here to make your experience unforgettable. Introducing PEFC to Group Scheme Contract: We're thrilled to announce that the CMO South Africa Group Scheme contract, now proudly includes PEFC. This symbol of sustainability and responsible forestry opens new horizons for both our platform and the environment. Join us in embracing a greener future. Effortless access for members: Unlocking our platform has never been smoother! Bid farewell to intricate usernames and passwords. Now, members can easily log in using their personalised credentials. Experience forestry in a new light- where technology, sustainability, and simplicity converge. Download Empower now and be a part of this exciting journey towards a brighter future.

Screenshots

OrbitMI Connect4 screens
CMO Empower4 screens

Verdict

The call

OrbitMI Connect and CMO Empower 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

OrbitMI Connect ships an update monthly, CMO Empower every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
OrbitMI Connect versus CMO Empower: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrbitMI ConnectCMO Empower
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOrbitMI, Inc.CMO Group

In-app purchases

None

OrbitMI Connect

No in-app purchases

None

CMO Empower

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OrbitMI Connect free?
OrbitMI Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CMO Empower free?
CMO Empower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OrbitMI Connect or CMO Empower have ads?
Neither OrbitMI Connect nor CMO Empower shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OrbitMI Connect or CMO Empower?
OrbitMI Connect ships an update monthly, and CMO Empower every 3 weeks. Most recently, OrbitMI Connect was updated on October 14, 2026 and CMO Empower on October 11, 2026.

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