DBIA Conferences vs CMAA Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DBIA Conferences
Access information for Design Build Institute of America's meetings and conferences. Learn about best practices in design-build project delivery and connect with industry professionals.
- Official conference app
- Information on design-build best practices
- Details on industry events
- Learn about DBIA Certification program
- Connect with industry professionals
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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.
CMAA Events
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CMAA Focus in the spring explores markets, trends, and factors which contribute to success in delivering projects. Speakers focus on providing in-depth and useful information on key industry topics including financing, partnering, contracts, leadership, legal and regulatory issues, bonding, risk management, workforce issues, and current market research.
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Verdict
DBIA Conferences and CMAA Events 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DBIA Conferences ships an update every 2 weeks, CMAA Events every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DBIA Conferences | CMAA Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Design-Build Institute of America | CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. |
In-app purchases
DBIA Conferences
No in-app purchases
CMAA Events
No in-app purchases








