XPhone Connect Mobile vs BlackBerry Edit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XPhone Connect Mobile
This app provides a unified communications solution for businesses, enabling telephony, chat, meetings, and contact management on the go. It allows users to make calls with their office number, manage call forwarding, and access company contacts securely.
- Telephony with office number
- Softphone mobile calling
- Presence status management
- Colleague chat and federation
- Contact data access
- Meeting initiation and participation
- Communication journal
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XPhone Connect is a Unified Communications solution with which companies can utilize the entire range of modern communication: From telephony, conference service, meeting and chat to screen sharing, fax and voicemail. With the XPhone Connect Mobile app, you have the central features with you, even when you’re on the move: You can make calls worldwide using your office number via Softphone Mobile, adjust your call forwarding, chat with colleagues, and have access to contact data while it is stored on your company server in compliance with data protection regulations. Please note: The requirements for using the app are a configured XPhone Connect Server and XPhone Connect Office Plus licenses. Features ======================== TELEPHONY • Set up calls through the company or via Softphone Mobile (One-Number function) • Flexible AnyDevice selection: In the mobile app, any end devices can be controlled. • Device selection between mobile app and desktop client is automatically synchronized • Call forwarding can be set to any phone numbers • Push notifications for missed calls SOFTPHONE MOBILE • Calling with Softphone Mobile under the office number from anywhere (One-Number function) • Hold/mute • Consultation/switch between calls • Transfer after accepting a call • DTMF tones • Loudspeaker and Bluetooth devices • Calling in WI-FI or mobile network (5G|4G|3G) • Transition between WI-FI and mobile network and between different WI-FI access points • Automatic reconnect in case of short network failures • Phone calls without callback procedure • Parallel ringing Softphone Mobile and Softphone Desktop (optional) PRESENCE • Adapt presence status • Set up call forwarding • Show co-workers' telephony and presence information • Set notes for colleagues • Switch voicemail on/off via presence profile • Widget for changing the presence status CHAT • Chat with colleagues and federation contacts • Push notification for inbound chat messages • Emojis • Send images via chat • Persistent chat: Chats started on the PC can be seamlessly continued using the app • Chat journal with full chat history CONTACTS • Personal contact list • Detailed view of all contact data • Contact search in the local address book • Contact search in linked applications (CRM, ERP etc.) and data bases • Caller ID for all contacts from linked applications MEETINGS • Create a meeting to initiate audio conferences • Direct dial-in to ongoing meetings or conferences • Participation in a meeting chat incl. active speaker-view during audio conferences • List of participants incl. media status • Access data • Participants can also be appointed moderator on the go • Push notifications for Meetings JOURNAL • Summary of full communication history • Search function • Summary of all phone calls, missed calls and voicemails • Start callback or chat • View & open faxes received • View & play voicemails • Push notifications for faxes and voicemails APPOINTMENTS • Complete overview of all appointments (Outlook or Notes appointments, reminders and XPhone meetings) • List of all reminders • Create reminders for calls and tasks • List of all active, planned and past meetings • Push notifications for reminders Requirements ======================== This app only works in combination with the following XPhone Connect licenses: • XPhone Connect Server • XPhone Connect Office Plus user licenses
BlackBerry Edit
Securely create, edit, and format Microsoft Office documents and view PDFs on your mobile device. This enterprise solution offers desktop-like capabilities and offline access, ensuring productivity anytime, anywhere. It requires back-end software and administrator credentials to operate.
- Create, edit, and format MS Office files
- View PDF files
- Offline editing capabilities
- Track changes on Word documents
- Convert documents to PDF
- Secure document management
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IMPORTANT NOTE: This version of the BlackBerry® Edit application is built for the BlackBerry Dynamics Secure Mobility Platform and will not operate without the necessary back-end software. Please contact your IT administrator for a username and password. BlackBerry® Edit is an all-in-one enterprise document solution that makes mobile editing quick and easy. It allows you to securely create, edit and format Microsoft® Word documents, Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheets and Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations – as well as view PDF files – straight from your device. Unlike other office editing tools that require connectivity, BlackBerry® Edit lets you take care of your editing needs anytime, anywhere – even when offline. With its desktop-like capabilities, industry-leading security and offline access, BlackBerry® Edit is the complete document editing solution for enterprise. BlackBerry® Edit is compatible with both iPhone and iPad, iOS v10.0+ End User Features: • View, edit and create MS Office files and .txt files. • Review and Track changes on Word Doc files. • Convert and Save all office documents as PDFs. • Open in and edit Interoperability with other BlackBerry Dynamics enabled applications such as BlackBerry Work and BlackBerry Docs. • File sorting manager for documents stored in your secure container. IT Features: • Protect corporate data in motion and at rest with military-grade encryption
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: XPhone Connect Mobile at 5.0 against BlackBerry Edit's 2.8. XPhone Connect Mobile also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 6%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). BlackBerry Edit's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
XPhone Connect Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlackBerry Edit has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of XPhone Connect Mobile's written reviews are positive against 6% of BlackBerry Edit's.
XPhone Connect Mobile ships an update every 2 months, BlackBerry Edit every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XPhone Connect Mobile | BlackBerry Edit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews — better | 5.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | C4B Com For Business AG | BlackBerry Corporation |
Customer experience
XPhone Connect Mobile
BlackBerry Edit
In-app purchases
XPhone Connect Mobile
No in-app purchases
BlackBerry Edit
No in-app purchases
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