Comparison

MBA Administrators vs Burns Inventory

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

Head to head
About

MBA Administrators

This app provides third-party administration for group benefit plans, managing self-insured benefit plans for various employers. It offers expertise in benefit design, cost containment, and access to a wide range of benefit solutions.

Highlights
  • Group benefit plan administration
  • Self-insured plan management
  • Benefit design expertise
  • Cost containment solutions
  • Access to benefit solutions
  • Third-party administration
Features
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MBA (Medical Benefit Administrators, Inc.) was founded in 1987 as a third-party administrator for group benefit plans. A TPA is a third party administrator that manages self insured benefit plans. The founders established MBA on the following philosophy: "Our concern for the success of your employee benefit plans is the foundation of everything we do. Quality administration and service is the foremost character of our business which will help you meet your employee benefit objectives and goals. We believe our employees' commitment to excellence will provide the satisfaction so important to an effective and successful business relationship." MBA has served large and small employers, public entities, associations, tribal nations, school districts, non‐profit organizations and insurers. MBA has had the opportunity of administering of all types of employee benefit plans; from Section 125 administration for the Arizona Blue Cross Plan and its clients to a professional employee organization with 58 separate medical, dental, vision and consumer plans, to corporations with 25 employees. We invite you to look closely at MBA and what we offer you. We are confident, the closer you look at MBA the more you may find the depth of experience, the attitude of service and the commitment to successful benefit plans you are looking for now. Our Objective MBA's objective is to provide successful benefit plan administration. We provide expertise through our staff members who have multi‐faceted experience. We bring you the latest technologies, creative benefit design, deepest available discounts, broadest networks, specialty resources and cost containment that really contains cost. We have access to a wide range of benefit solutions, broad exposure to reinsurance programs and health improvement initiatives that go far beyond "wellness". Our Commitment Our commitment is what transforms our promises into reality. It is our words that speak boldly of our intentions, and our actions which speak louder than words. It's being on time when we promise. It's coming through time after time, year after year after year. Commitment is in our very nature.

About

Burns Inventory

Features
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Burns Inventory gives authorized users secure access to current inventory nformation. Users can register the company, search and filter items, view product images and stock.

Screenshots

MBA Administrators3 screens
Burns Inventory3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Burns Inventory at fortnightly against MBA Administrators's every 10 months. MBA Administrators's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MBA Administrators ships an update every 10 months, Burns Inventory fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
MBA Administrators versus Burns Inventory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMBA AdministratorsBurns Inventory
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB45 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPhyllis MerrillTesseract Global Solutions

In-app purchases

None

MBA Administrators

No in-app purchases

None

Burns Inventory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MBA Administrators free?
MBA Administrators is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Burns Inventory free?
Burns Inventory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MBA Administrators or Burns Inventory have ads?
Neither MBA Administrators nor Burns Inventory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MBA Administrators or Burns Inventory?
MBA Administrators ships an update every 10 months, and Burns Inventory fortnightly. Most recently, MBA Administrators was updated on October 12, 2026 and Burns Inventory on October 7, 2026.

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