Comparison

DBIA Conferences vs CIPAce

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

Head to head
About

DBIA Conferences

This app provides access to information and schedules for the Design Build Institute of America's various industry conferences. Attendees can learn about best practices in design-build project delivery and discover upcoming events.

Highlights
  • Official conference app
  • Information on design-build best practices
  • Details on industry events
  • Learn about DBIA Certification program
  • Access to conference schedules
Features
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This is the official app for the Design Build Institute of America's Meetings and Conferences. The Design-Build Institute of America is the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build. Design-build is a collaborative approach to project delivery that integrates design and construction with a single-point of responsibility contract. Established in 1993, the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) is the only organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build project delivery. Design-build is an integrated approach that delivers design and construction services under one contract with a single point of responsibility. Owners select design-build to achieve best value while meeting schedule, cost and quality goals. DBIA hosts four conferences during the year including: Design-Build in Transportation Conference which brings together individuals specializing in all modes of transportation. Learn more about design-build, our events, and the DBIA Certification program by visiting www.dbia.org. Design-Build for Water/Wastewater Conference will bring together more than 800 individuals from across the country who specialize is water and wastewater treatment plants. For over two decades, design-build practitioners, specialty contractors, and public and private owners have gathered annually for the Design-Build Conference & Expo, the largest gathering of the year for the design-build market and the only event centered exclusively on design-build.

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.

Screenshots

DBIA Conferences4 screens
CIPAce4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CIPAce at 5.0 against DBIA Conferences's 3.0. CIPAce also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). DBIA Conferences's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days 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

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 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DBIA Conferences ships an update every 11 days, CIPAce every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
DBIA Conferences versus CIPAce: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDBIA ConferencesCIPAce
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDesign-Build Institute of AmericaKeenology Corporation

Customer experience

DBIA Conferences

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

CIPAce

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

In-app purchases

None

DBIA Conferences

No in-app purchases

None

CIPAce

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DBIA Conferences free?
DBIA Conferences is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CIPAce free?
CIPAce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DBIA Conferences or CIPAce?
CIPAce is rated higher. DBIA Conferences averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while CIPAce averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DBIA Conferences or CIPAce have ads?
Neither DBIA Conferences nor CIPAce shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DBIA Conferences or CIPAce?
DBIA Conferences ships an update every 11 days, and CIPAce every 3 months. Most recently, DBIA Conferences was updated on October 21, 2026 and CIPAce on October 12, 2026.

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