Basware vs BlackLine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basware
Manage expenses and approve business documents on the go. Capture receipts, create expense reports, and approve or decline requests from anywhere. Requires a valid login for Basware P2P version 18.2 or higher.
- Capture receipt photos
- Create and submit expense reports
- Approve/decline order requests
- Approve/decline expense reports
- Approve/decline invoices
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Take Basware P2P on-the-go! With the Basware app, you can capture receipts, create expense reports, and approve documents anywhere, anytime. - Capture photos of your receipts and upload them instantly to the system for easy attachment to expense reports - Create, save, and submit expense reports - Approve or decline order requests, expense reports, and invoices Note: The app is only for users with a valid login for Basware P2P version 18.2 or higher. Use requires all relevant permissions and system settings. Contact your system administrator for more information.
BlackLine
Streamline financial close processes with a mobile tool for journal certification. Review, approve, or reject financial journals in real-time from any location. This app helps identify and resolve risk items, ensuring a smooth and efficient month-end close.
- Certify or reject journals
- Review journal details
- Manage team certification status
- View journals by team/status/preparer
- Real-time risk item view
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Designed for BlackLine Journals users, BlackLine Mobile turns your mobile device into a powerful journal certification tool. Easily review, certify, or reject journals no matter where you are. This real-time view into risk items related to financial close helps reduce any bottlenecks in month-end close logistics. So, you can be confident that everything is running smoothly—even when you're on the go. • Certify or reject journals • Review relevant journal details, including headers, lines, comments, hyperlinks, and documents • Manage journal certification status for individuals or teams • View journals by team, certification status, preparer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BlackLine at 5.0 against Basware's 3.9. Basware's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
BlackLine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 27, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basware | BlackLine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Verian Technologies | BlackLine Systems, Inc |
Customer experience
Basware
BlackLine
In-app purchases
Basware
No in-app purchases
BlackLine
No in-app purchases
