Bria vs Hover Mobile Workforce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bria
This app consolidates business communication tools into a single platform. It enables users to make voice and video calls, send instant messages, and share files across various devices. Designed for seamless collaboration, it integrates with existing VoIP services.
- High-quality voice calls
- Instant messaging
- HD video calling
- File and photo sharing
- Chat rooms and @ mentions
- Emoticons for chat
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Your everyday business communication tools, all in one place. Easily call, video chat, message, meet and share whether you’re at a desk, on the move, or work from home. Bria lets you take communications anywhere, no matter what network or device you use it on. Bria is available across a variety of devices, including phones and desktop PCs, and easily works with your VoIP service or call server. • Talk with high-quality voice calls. Make calls between Bria team members instantly*, or set up your call server or VoIP service to call mobile and landlines. • Chat with people instantly by sending a quick message instead of an email. • Start a chat room or grab a colleague's attention @ mentions. • Meet face to face even if you're miles apart with HD video calling • Share files, photos, videos and more from Bria and reduce swapping between apps to collaborate effectively and efficiently. • Bring conversations to life with emoticons for chat *Bria Teams includes unlimited voice and video calls between team members. Operator data charges may apply. We recommend using an unlimited data plan or WiFi connection. Looking for support or troubleshooting help? Reach out and contact us at https://support.counterpath.com/ IMPORTANT NOTE This version of Bria is tied to CounterPath Bria Solo and Bria Teams solutions and requires an account to log in. Without an account, the app will not work. Available features are dependent on your subscription. Please visit the CounterPath website for more information. Emergency Calls CounterPath's Bria mobile products provide handling designed to redirect emergency calls to the Native Cellular dialer when possible on a best reasonable commercial efforts basis, however this functionality is also dependent on the operating system of the mobile phone which is outside of our control and subject to change at any time. As a result, the official position of CounterPath is that CounterPath's Bria product is not intended, designed, or fit for placing, carrying or supporting Emergency Calls. CounterPath will not be liable for any costs or damages arising either directly nor indirectly from the use of the software for Emergency Calls. Using Bria as a default dialer may interfere with dialing emergency services.
Hover Mobile Workforce
This app allows mobile users to make calls and send messages using their business number, seamlessly integrating with a VoIP platform. It provides access to call analytics, recordings, and transcriptions for enhanced communication management.
- Make calls from cell phone using business number
- Send messages using business number
- Integrates with Total Control VoIP platform
- Access call analytics
- View call recordings
- Access message transcriptions
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Hover Mobile Workforce is designed for the modern distributed workforce, which is often geographically diverse, and not tethered to the office. Hover Mobile Workforce is integrated into Hover Networks’ Total Control VoIP platform, allowing remote and mobile users to never miss a call or a text message. This seamless integration provides all call analytics, recordings, transcriptions and messages directly into the Hover Networks Analytics suite. Hover Mobile Workforce is not a softphone. It uses state-of-the-art technology to take advantage of your existing cellular carrier to process calls remotely through Hover Networks’ Total Control platform, facilitating seamless communications between an organization and its customers. Make calls from your cell phone using your business number today with Hover Mobile Workforce!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bria at 4.5 against Hover Mobile Workforce's 3.0. Bria also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (992 vs 10). Hover Mobile Workforce's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Bria holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bria has 992 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bria ships an update monthly, Hover Mobile Workforce every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bria | Hover Mobile Workforce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (992 ratings) — better | 3.0 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 992 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CounterPath Corporation | HOVER NETWORKS, INC. |
Customer experience
Bria
Hover Mobile Workforce
Bugs and requests
Bria
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent call drops
- App freezes and crashes
- Registration and login issues
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Add SMS functionality
- Improve call stability and quality
- Provide better customer support
Hover Mobile Workforce
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bria
No in-app purchases
Hover Mobile Workforce
No in-app purchases
Questions
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