Comparison

CIPAce vs WIMS Rio

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

Head to head
About

CIPAce

This enterprise platform streamlines capital planning, budgeting, and project management. It offers solutions for vendor, grant, and contract portfolio management, serving a wide range of organizations from large corporations to local governments.

Highlights
  • Capital Planning and Budgeting
  • Enterprise Capital Project Management
  • Vendor Portfolio Management
  • Grant Portfolio Management
  • Contract Portfolio Management
  • Cloud-based platform
Features
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CIPPlanner develops CIPAce™, a next generation cloud-based enterprise application platform that powers an integrated suite of infrastructure development solutions, including Capital Planning and Budgeting, Enterprise Capital Project and Program Management, Vendor Portfolio Management, Grant Portfolio Management, and Contract Portfolio Management. With more than $100 billion in capital investments among tens of thousands of projects under management, CIPAce™ has maintained the rapid growth stage of its product life-cycle since its debut in 2005. The CIPAce™ enterprise platform serves a range of organizations from Fortune 100 companies to local governments, utilities, and small businesses.

About

WIMS Rio

Streamline instrument readings from the field with this mobile app. Create and share Rio sheets, allowing anyone with access to update measurements. Readings sync automatically, and you can view historical data and recent updates.

Highlights
  • Update instrument readings from the field
  • Create and share Rio sheets
  • Automatic measurement syncing
  • View past measurements
  • See updated entries
Features
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Easily update your instrument readings from the field. Simply create and share your Rio sheets with your mobile app and anyone with access can make and update instrument readings. Measurements are automatically synced from the mobile app to your Rio sheets. You can also view past measurements and see updated entries from the mobile app as well.

Screenshots

CIPAce4 screens
WIMS Rio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CIPAce at 5.0 against WIMS Rio's 2.8. WIMS Rio's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CIPAce holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WIMS Rio has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CIPAce ships an update every 3 months, WIMS Rio every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CIPAce versus WIMS Rio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCIPAceWIMS Rio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better2.8 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeenology CorporationAquatic Informatics

Customer experience

CIPAce

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

WIMS Rio

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

CIPAce

No in-app purchases

None

WIMS Rio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CIPAce free?
CIPAce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WIMS Rio free?
WIMS Rio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CIPAce or WIMS Rio?
CIPAce is rated higher. CIPAce averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while WIMS Rio averages 2.8 from 14 ratings.
Do CIPAce or WIMS Rio have ads?
Neither CIPAce nor WIMS Rio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CIPAce or WIMS Rio?
CIPAce ships an update every 3 months, and WIMS Rio every 2 months. Most recently, CIPAce was updated on November 3, 2026 and WIMS Rio on November 3, 2026.

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