Actionstep vs Centerbase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Actionstep
Manage your legal practice on the go. Create file notes, tasks, and time entries, or view your calendar and active matters. This app extends your desktop experience with essential firm management tools.
- Create file notes
- Create tasks
- Create time entries
- View calendar
- View active matters
- Manage contacts
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Actionstep's Mobile App gives you a window into the day-to-day operations of your firm. Extend your Windows or Mac experience of Actionstep using this app to: Create - File Notes - Tasks - SMS Alerts - Time Entries - Contacts - Scratchnotes View - Your Calendar - Tasks & Progress - Recent & Active Matters This app is constantly being improved & new features added - if there is a feature in the desktop version of Actionstep that you would love to see in this app, let us know: product@actionstep.com
Centerbase
Create custom data-centric applications for your law firm. This cloud-based management solution integrates modern benefits with legacy software capabilities, modernizing your practice without disruption.
- Custom data-centric application creation
- Cloud-based management solution
- Integrates legacy software capabilities
- Modernizes law firm operations
- Practice area flexibility
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Modernize your law firm without missing a beat. Centerbase allows you to easily create your own data-centric application to fit the needs of any practice area. Transform your law firm with a management solution that offers the benefits of cloud-based software without losing any of your legacy software capabilities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Centerbase at 3.5 against Actionstep's 2.0. Actionstep's advantage is review sentiment (27% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). 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.
Centerbase holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Actionstep's written reviews are positive against 0% of Centerbase's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Actionstep ships an update every 3 months, Centerbase every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Actionstep | Centerbase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) | 3.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ActionStep New Zealand Limited | Centerbase, Inc. |
Customer experience
Actionstep
Centerbase
In-app purchases
Actionstep
No in-app purchases
Centerbase
No in-app purchases
