Comparison

CPMG connect! vs AIA Events

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

Head to head
About

CPMG connect!

Manage your event schedule and connect with other attendees at Connecting Point Marketing Group events. This app is designed for upcoming events, offering a streamlined way to organize your participation.

Highlights
  • Event schedule management
  • Attendee networking
  • Event-specific version
  • iPhone and iPad compatible
Features
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CPMG connect! is an iPhone and iPad app that can be used at any of the Connecting Point Marketing Group events to manage your schedule and connect with other attendees! This is a version for our upcoming events.

About

AIA Events

This app serves as a digital companion for AIA events, offering a full conference schedule, personalized scheduling, real-time updates, and networking opportunities. Connect with attendees, speakers, and share your experience on social media.

Highlights
  • Full conference schedule access
  • Personalized schedule builder
  • Real-time event updates
  • Connect with attendees and speakers
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Get the official AIA Events app! It’s your go-to digital conference companion for all AIA events, including the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design, Women’s Leadership Summit, and AIA Leadership Summit. Designed to enhance your experience and make the most of your time, this app gives you the tools to navigate your event effectively and efficiently. Through the AIA Events app, you can: • Access the full conference schedule including dates, times, and locations • Build your personal schedule, including CE sessions and one-on-one meetings • Get real-time updates to stay informed about changes and fun surprises • Connect with and get to know fellow attendees and speakers • Share your conference experience out on social media About AIA events: Browse AIA’s full event calendar at aia.org/community/events, including conferences, webinars, and educational sessions on topics across the built environment. With events throughout the year, you can connect with and learn from the AIA community and the greater AEC industry on a variety of topics. About the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design: The AIA Conference on Architecture & Design is the premier AEC industry event. It brings together the architecture and design communities to network, share knowledge, spark creativity, and uncover new solutions to design a better world. Through keynotes, education, events, tours, and the industry’s largest expo, the annual conference fosters cross-industry collaborations and solutions to showcase the strength of the AEC industry. About Women’s Leadership Summit: WLS is a premier leadership experience that brings together the industry’s largest network of women who are breaking down barriers, making themselves visible, and manifesting the careers they want—while making a difference in the world. It’s three days of high-impact programming, networking, education, community, and inspiration designed to help create gender equity for women in AEC. About AIA Leadership Summit: AIA Leadership Summit is the premier advocacy and leadership training event for AIA chapter leaders. One of AIA’s best attended leadership events, it offers attendees a unique platform to engage in critical policy discussions with lawmakers in Washington, D.C. while enhancing their leadership skills.

Screenshots

CPMG connect!4 screens
AIA Events4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: AIA Events at 3.5 against CPMG connect!'s 2.4. AIA Events also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (240 vs 9). CPMG connect!'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.4). On price, review sentiment, 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

AIA Events holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AIA Events has 240 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of CPMG connect!'s written reviews are positive against 8% of AIA Events's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CPMG connect! ships an update every 2 months, AIA Events every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CPMG connect! versus AIA Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCPMG connect!AIA Events
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (9 ratings)3.5 (240 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews7.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9240 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB143 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperConnecting Point Marketing Group, Inc.The American Institute of Architects

Customer experience

CPMG connect!

All ratings8 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

AIA Events

All ratings240 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative32.9%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative82.1%

Bugs and requests

CPMG connect!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

AIA Events

Reported bugs

57 issues
  • Audio and video could be better
  • PowerPoint slides formatted too small
  • Captions obscure images
  • App does not allow for zooming
  • Grey text on white is very hard to read
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  • Text is also tiny
  • Missing CEU amounts in schedule
  • Infinite scrolling makes comparison impossible
  • Information was hard to find, keep, and track
  • App should be released sooner
  • Schedule part of the app was very disappointing
  • Difficult to navigate schedule
  • Not clear on which items submitted as part of schedule
  • Did not let users prioritize and then confirm lectures
  • Cannot pick days in schedule, resets to beginning
  • Background information for seminars not listed
  • Could not download PDFs of presentations
  • No confirmation that messages were received
  • No prompts for replies to messages
  • Handouts missing for numerous seminars
  • Session reservation needed
  • Continues to not show CE courses signed up for
  • Searching for a course number returns incorrect results
  • Zero in-app help
  • Full schedule not showing up
  • Won't recognize sign in email
  • Schedule spending an hour was lost
  • Does not show purchased tours on schedule
  • Any saved sessions are deleted once the app is reopened
  • Bookmarked sessions from full schedule don't show up next time app is opened
  • Some events are not able to be bookmarked
  • Very buggy
  • Entered conference schedule twice and it’s not there
  • App technical support doesn’t help
  • App or platform still doesn’t work
  • Does not save events that you try to register for
  • Selections to schedule are gone each time app is opened
  • Cannot filter sessions by timeslot
  • Hard to navigate
  • No conference map was provided
  • Can’t find what I want
  • Not pre-populating a session paid for
  • Search finds session as CANCELLED when it's not
  • No map of the venue
  • Seat tracker takes too long
  • Not saving CE sessions
  • App is empty, nothing works
  • Trying to select CE sessions
  • Doesn’t link to email registration
  • No other way to remedy app failure
  • Does not work
  • Can’t see the schedule
  • Can’t add to schedule
  • Doesn’t show what user is registered for
  • Extraneous apps create extra work
  • No content loads besides buttons
  • Graphics/fonts are pretty rough

Requested features

9 requests
  • Printed copy of programs
  • PDF of the program
  • Allow pre-reservation for sessions
  • Printed booklet for ease of use
  • Beta test next year's app with real users
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  • Recruit actual potential users ahead of time
  • Filter sessions by timeslot
  • Venue map
  • Chat function or bot for troubleshooting

In-app purchases

None

CPMG connect!

No in-app purchases

None

AIA Events

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CPMG connect! free?
CPMG connect! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AIA Events free?
AIA Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CPMG connect! or AIA Events?
AIA Events is rated higher. CPMG connect! averages 2.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while AIA Events averages 3.5 from 240 ratings.
Do CPMG connect! or AIA Events have ads?
Neither CPMG connect! nor AIA Events shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CPMG connect! or AIA Events?
CPMG connect! ships an update every 2 months, and AIA Events every 5 days. Most recently, CPMG connect! was updated on June 1, 2026 and AIA Events on September 22, 2026.

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