ABDi iCMS vs CityVitae
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABDi iCMS
This app streamlines visitor and contractor entry for communities by allowing access control officers to process individuals remotely. It ensures all entries are logged in the community's access control system, maintaining gatehouse protocols.
- Remote visitor and contractor processing
- Maintains gatehouse protocols
- Permanent database entry logging
- Search tools
- Integration with gate control and video capture
- Voicemail module interface
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ABDi is pleased to introduce its iCMS app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod allowing the busiest gatehouses to efficiently address long lines of visitors and contractors attempting to enter the community. ABDi’s iCMS module empowers access control officers to walk down the line of waiting community visitors and process their entry into the community remotely while maintaining full control and adhering to gatehouse protocols. Entries completed through the use of this most advanced technology will be permanently embedded into the community’s access control system database, as if the processing was done at the gatehouse itself. Full search tools and integration with ABDi’s Exclusive and Proprietary Gate Control and Video Capture Modules as well as a full interface to ABDi’s unique voicemail module are just a few features offered within ABDi’s industry-leading iCMS App for the iPhone, iPod and iPad. Please contact sales@abdi.net or (866) 451-ABDi for further information.
CityVitae
Locate and reserve nearby electric vehicle charging stations. Monitor your charging session in real-time and manage payment methods within the app.
- Find nearest charging stations
- Reserve charging sessions
- Real-time charging status
- Payment method management
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The application allows you to: * Find the nearest available charging station * Reserve your charging session * Check your charging status in real-time * Introduce the payment method details
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ABDi iCMS at 5.0 against CityVitae's 2.5. ABDi iCMS also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). CityVitae's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
ABDi iCMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 10 respectively.
ABDi iCMS ships an update every 3 months, CityVitae every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ABDi iCMS | CityVitae |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.5 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Applications by Design, Inc. | CityVitae LLC |
Customer experience
ABDi iCMS
CityVitae
In-app purchases
ABDi iCMS
No in-app purchases
CityVitae
No in-app purchases
