Comparison

XPhone Connect Mobile vs BlackBerry Notes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Telephony with office number
  • Softphone mobile calling
  • Presence status management
  • Colleague chat and federation
  • Contact data access
  • Meeting initiation and participation
  • Communication journal
Features
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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

About

BlackBerry Notes

Create, edit, and manage notes with rich text features. Organize and find notes by title, body, or category. Securely synchronize your data with Microsoft Exchange.

Highlights
  • Rich text editing
  • Sort notes by title, date
  • Search notes by title/body
  • Assign categories
  • Share notes via email
  • Synchronize with Microsoft Exchange
  • FIPS-validated cryptography
Features
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IMPORTANT NOTE: This version of the BlackBerry® Notes application is built for BlackBerry® Dynamics and will not operate without the necessary back-end software. Please contact your IT administrator for a username and password. BlackBerry Notes is an enterprise PIM application that allows you to create, edit, and manage notes that are synchronized with Microsoft® Exchange. Organize your notes: • Create notes with a full set of rich text editing features. • Sort notes by title, last modified, or creation date. • Find a note by title and/or body with the search tool. • Assign categories to your notes for an added level of organization. • Share your notes by sending them as emails (requires BlackBerry® Work). Keep your data secure and up to date: • Protect business data with FIPS-validated cryptography. • Synchronize notes with Microsoft Exchange. © 2016 BlackBerry Limited. Trademarks, including but not limited to BLACKBERRY, BBM, BES and EMBLEM Design are the trademarks or registered trademarks of BlackBerry Limited. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Screenshots

XPhone Connect Mobile4 screens
BlackBerry Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: XPhone Connect Mobile at 5.0 against BlackBerry Notes's 1.9. XPhone Connect Mobile also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 13%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). BlackBerry Notes's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

XPhone Connect Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlackBerry Notes has 7 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 13% of BlackBerry Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
XPhone Connect Mobile versus BlackBerry Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXPhone Connect MobileBlackBerry Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews35.0% of reviews — better13.3% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperC4B Com For Business AGBlackBerry Corporation

Customer experience

XPhone Connect Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative50.0%

BlackBerry Notes

All ratings7 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral14.3%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive13.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.7%

In-app purchases

None

XPhone Connect Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

BlackBerry Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is XPhone Connect Mobile free?
XPhone Connect Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BlackBerry Notes free?
BlackBerry Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, XPhone Connect Mobile or BlackBerry Notes?
XPhone Connect Mobile is rated higher. XPhone Connect Mobile averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while BlackBerry Notes averages 1.9 from 7 ratings.
Do XPhone Connect Mobile or BlackBerry Notes have ads?
Neither XPhone Connect Mobile nor BlackBerry Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, XPhone Connect Mobile or BlackBerry Notes?
XPhone Connect Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and BlackBerry Notes every 2 months. Most recently, XPhone Connect Mobile was updated on October 10, 2026 and BlackBerry Notes on October 24, 2026.

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