BlackBerry Notes vs GlobalBoards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
GlobalBoards
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Fully integrated with the first ever unified and truly global solution for corporate governance, EnGlobe GlobalBoards is engineered to address the concerns and mobile requirements of today’s Board Members. EnGlobe GlobalBoards allows board members and other principal stakeholders to view information relating to their board duties in a completely secured environment that communicates directly with EnGlobe, a Worldwide Corporate Entity Management and Corporate Governance System. Using the EnGlobe GlobalBoards, board members and other key stakeholders can: * View upcoming meetings and events * Accept or reject invitations to meetings * Comment and annotate board documents * Share document comments with other board members * Access secured data rooms * View corporate datasheets and board member profiles * Review board meeting agendas and related documents * Connect with other board members via video conference, text messaging or email * View interactive securities and holding graphs * Respond to board and management surveys * Download data and work in offline mode
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Verdict
BlackBerry Notes and GlobalBoards are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlackBerry Notes | GlobalBoards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BlackBerry Corporation | Corporatek |
In-app purchases
BlackBerry Notes
No in-app purchases
GlobalBoards
No in-app purchases
Questions
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