Comparison

Entrata Facilities vs b

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

Head to head
About

Entrata Facilities

Streamline your work order management with this tool. Assign, track, and close tasks efficiently while monitoring completion times.

Highlights
  • Work order assignment
  • Work order management
  • Work order closing
  • Time tracking
  • Task completion monitoring
Features
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Entrata Facilities simplifies your work order management process. Quickly assign, manage, and close work orders while tracking the time it takes to complete them.

About

b

This business communication app integrates voice, video, SMS, chat, fax, and voicemail into a single platform. It allows users to manage all internal and customer interactions from their mobile device, enhancing team collaboration and issue resolution.

Highlights
  • Integrated voice, video, SMS, chat, fax, and voicemail
  • Place calls from business number on any device
  • Up to 50 simultaneous video participants
  • One-on-one texting with business number
  • Group and one-on-one chat with file sharing
  • HIPAA Compliant for healthcare
  • Visual voicemail to text conversion
Features
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b-hive Mobile is the all-new, completely redesigned app for Broadvoice’s b-hive unified cloud communication platform: where conversations happen quicker, customer issues resolve in record time and your team can collaborate like never before. Users can manage all their internal and customer communications from a single application, including voice calling, video conferencing, SMS, chat, fax, and voicemail—all fully integrated with your b-hive cloud business phone system. VOICE: - Place calls from your business number on any device - Softphone interface with call management - Voice call recording - Access your full company directory and sync other contacts VIDEO: - All-new video calling and conferencing - Support for up to 50 simultaneous video participants - Video call recordings with full chat history - Private video links for each user - Video features available to b-hive pro seats only TEXT: - Text message one-on-one with any contact using your business number CHAT - Chat in groups or one-on-one with users from your organization - Securely share files - Reference full chat, call, and video history MORE: - HIPAA Compliant for health care providers - Visual voicemail converts your messages to text - Virtual fax delivers faxes directly to your app; no printing required

Screenshots

Entrata Facilities4 screens
b4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Entrata Facilities at 4.8 against b's 2.9. Entrata Facilities also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 68) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Entrata Facilities holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Entrata Facilities has 2.8K ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Entrata Facilities's written reviews are positive against 33% of b's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Entrata Facilities versus b: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEntrata Facilitiesb
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.8K ratings) — better2.9 (68 ratings)
Positive reviews34.9% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings2.8K — better68
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB96 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperEntrata, Inc.Broadvoice

Customer experience

Entrata Facilities

All ratings2,802 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive34.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative62.8%

b

All ratings68 ratings
Positive44.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative51.5%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative62.2%

User reviews

Entrata Facilities

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Convenient for updating work orders
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Ability to see multiple properties

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Scrolling issues and lack of smoothness
  • 🐛 Syncing problems and app crashes
  • 🐛 Inaccurate categories and tasks when creating work orders
  • 🐛 Login issues with SAML and SSO
  • 🐛 Inability to see all occupants in an apartment

b

From 68 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great tool for business communications
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Reliable technology
  • 👍 Strong mobile app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App never works
  • 🐛 App won't open
  • 🐛 Unreliable app
  • 🐛 One-way texting
  • 🐛 Phones don't work

Bugs and requests

Entrata Facilities

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Can't create work orders on iOS and iPadOS
  • Notes not visible to residents
  • App crashes after updates
  • Maintenance inspection section issues
  • Apartment number not visible

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Russian language support
  • Bring back swipe down to refresh
  • Allow searching for issues when creating work orders
  • Combine with Site Tablet app
  • Improve two-way communication and add scheduling feature

b

Reported bugs

54 issues
  • App never works
  • App won't open on new iPhone
  • App is unreliable
  • One-way texting
  • Phones don't work
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  • Too many bugs
  • Cannot log in
  • Not receiving phone calls
  • Cannot use when working from home
  • Text messages not loading
  • Calls not coming through
  • Cannot click buttons on screen
  • Missed calls from previous user
  • Outgoing calls flagged as missed calls
  • App doesn't ring
  • Incoming calls drop when answered
  • Spam calls don't drop
  • No time log for billables
  • No alpha on keypad
  • Very slow to load
  • Notification bubble issues
  • Slow and complex UI/UX
  • Lacking common sense functionality
  • Cannot click on a voicemail to return a call
  • Calls that go to voicemail don’t show up in call log
  • Missed call log inaccurate
  • Call log is a total disaster
  • No rhyme or reason to call log entries
  • No caller ID
  • No easy way of clearing missed calls
  • Cannot send SMS
  • Notification badges won't clear
  • App is confusing
  • Calls automatically drop after 2 rings
  • Navigation is sloppy
  • Settings are extremely limited
  • Randomly logs you out
  • Audio cuts out randomly if connected to Wi-Fi
  • If someone calls before or after business hours, their number does not show up in the log unless they leave a voicemail
  • Caused numerous headaches
  • Not intuitive
  • Customer service not friendly
  • Updated version uses personal ringtone on iPhone
  • Cannot delete old texts and calls
  • Calls and texts are combined under chats
  • Still have unread notifications despite reading everything
  • UI was not thought out
  • Voicemails take about an hour to come through
  • Doesn’t work well with Bluetooth headphones
  • Red notification bubble won't go away
  • When answering a call it does not always bring up the app options to transfer calls
  • Does not work as an extension of work landline
  • No instructions on how to transfer to voicemail
  • Poor app compared to the old app

Requested features

14 requests
  • Option to zoom in or enlarge font
  • Ability to transfer calls to coworkers
  • Ability to park calls
  • Fix notification badge issues
  • Custom contacts list
Show 9 more
  • Ability to delete old texts and calls
  • Separate calls and texts
  • Ability to edit more on the app
  • Fix notification bubble issue
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve UI/UX for clarity and ease of use
  • Add distinct ringtones for work calls
  • Allow customization of ringtones
  • Improve Bluetooth headphone compatibility

In-app purchases

None

Entrata Facilities

No in-app purchases

None

b

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Entrata Facilities free?
Entrata Facilities is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is b free?
b is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Entrata Facilities or b?
Entrata Facilities is rated higher. Entrata Facilities averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while b averages 2.9 from 68 ratings.
Do Entrata Facilities or b have ads?
Neither Entrata Facilities nor b shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Entrata Facilities or b?
Entrata Facilities ships an update every 2 weeks, and b every 2 weeks. Most recently, Entrata Facilities was updated on November 2, 2026 and b on November 3, 2026.

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