CBMI Connect vs ICMA Conference
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CBMI Connect
This app provides event details for attendees, including access to presentations and exhibitor information. Users can connect with other attendees and take notes directly on presentation slides.
- Event details access
- Presentation access
- Exhibitor information
- Attendee networking
- Note-taking on slides
- Drawing on slides
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**FOR ATTENDEES ONLY** The CBMI Connect application allows you to access each CBMI Connect events details. Within the underlying event apps, users can access presentations, exhibitors, and connect with other attendees. Users can also take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the event apps.
ICMA Conference
Access conference materials like abstracts, presentations, and speaker details. Enhance your learning by taking notes directly on slides and within the exhibitor module. Connect with other attendees through in-app messaging and sharing features.
- View abstracts and presentations
- Access speaker and exhibitor information
- Take notes on presentation slides
- Draw directly on slides
- Note-taking in exhibitor module
- In-app messaging
- Share information via email and tweeting
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*** FOR MEETING ATTENDEES ONLY *** The ICMA Conference mobile application allows you to view abstracts, presentations, speakers, and exhibitors from the annual ICMA Conference. Users can take notes adjacent available presentation slides and draw directly on slides inside the app. Note-taking is also available in the exhibitor module. Additionally, users can share information with attendees and colleagues with in app messaging, tweeting and emailing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: ICMA Conference at 430 against CBMI Connect's 62. On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for CBMI Connect against 4.7 for ICMA Conference. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ICMA Conference has 430 ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CBMI Connect ships an update every 7 months, ICMA Conference every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CBMI Connect | ICMA Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (62 ratings) — better | 4.7 (430 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 62 | 430 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Kentucky | ICMA |
Customer experience
CBMI Connect
ICMA Conference
Bugs and requests
CBMI Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ICMA Conference
Reported bugs
5 issues- Some notes disappeared
- Endlessly being logged out automatically
- Being logged out accidentally by hitting “back”
- Makes you login every time you open the app
- Keeps logging out
Requested features
6 requests- Incorporate "go to map" or "show on map" from session info
- Include compass or cardinal directions on floor plans
- Allow editing of postings
- Allow posting photos when commenting
- Use biometrics or alternative for persistent login
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- Improve message scrolling to swipe between messages
In-app purchases
CBMI Connect
No in-app purchases
ICMA Conference
No in-app purchases
Questions
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