BlackBerry Edit vs Citi Workplace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Citi Workplace
This app serves as a central hub for accessing workplace information, aiming to enhance collaboration and engagement within the office environment. It provides tools and resources to improve how employees work together.
- Centralized information hub
- Improved workplace experience
- Enhanced collaboration
- Increased employee engagement
- Office-specific resources
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The Citi Workplace application supports a better workplace experience by creating a ‘hub’ to access information that improves how we work better together and engage with each other in the office.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BlackBerry Edit at 2.8 against Citi Workplace's 1.6. Citi Workplace's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (85 vs 13). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BlackBerry Edit holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Citi Workplace has 85 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of BlackBerry Edit's written reviews are positive against 0% of Citi Workplace's.
BlackBerry Edit ships an update every 4 months, Citi Workplace every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlackBerry Edit | Citi Workplace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (13 ratings) — better | 1.6 (85 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 5.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 85 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BlackBerry Corporation | Citibank, N.A. |
Customer experience
BlackBerry Edit
Citi Workplace
In-app purchases
BlackBerry Edit
No in-app purchases
Citi Workplace
No in-app purchases
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