Allworx Reach 5 vs BLU Operating System
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Allworx Reach 5
This app extends your Allworx phone system to your mobile device. Make and receive calls, manage contacts, and access call history with presence information. It requires a specific server version to function correctly.
- SIP handset for calls
- Call transfer, park, and conference
- Access to contacts and call history
- User presence and busy status
- Voicemail management
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Allworx Reach brings the rich functionality of your Allworx phone to your mobile device. Create a SIP handset to place and receive calls, including Transfer, Park, and 3-way conference. You'll have easy access to Contacts (Allworx directory, personal, and contacts shared from other apps) and Call History, including Allworx users' Presence and Busy Lamp Field status. Manage your voicemails. NOTE: In order to receive calls when the app is in the background, this app REQUIRES access to an Allworx server running software version 8.4 or newer. If your Allworx server is running older pre-8.4 software or is running in a network environment that does not support push notifications, Reach will suggest that you use Allworx Classic Reach 4.2 instead.
BLU Operating System
This business growth system helps leaders manage company initiatives, targets, and goals. It fosters leadership development and aligns teams with business objectives for transparency and consistency.
- Oversee business growth remotely
- Develop leaders and initiatives
- Organize company initiatives and targets
- Align employees with business goals
- Promote transparency and consistency
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The BLU GROWTHPATH™ Operating System is designed for business leaders, allowing them to oversee business growth from anywhere while enabling others to develop as leaders and take on company-wide initiatives. It is a straightforward process that organizes your company’s initiatives, targets, goals, and weekly game plans for key team members. It’s used to align employees with the overall growth of the business: a leadership system for transparency and consistency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BLU Operating System at 5.0 against Allworx Reach 5's 1.9. Allworx Reach 5's advantage is ratings volume (113 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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.
BLU Operating System holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Allworx Reach 5 has 113 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Allworx Reach 5 | BLU Operating System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (113 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Allworx Corp. | BLU Leadership, LLC |
Customer experience
Allworx Reach 5
BLU Operating System
Bugs and requests
Allworx Reach 5
Reported bugs
30 issues- System Park button disconnects calls
- Push notifications failure
- App crashes with iOS 26
- Internal calls fail with iOS 26.x
- Cannot answer incoming calls
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- Call Failed errors
- No audio on calls
- Bluetooth connectivity issues
- App stops working after iOS updates
- Dropped calls
- Static and poor audio quality
- App not working with AirPods
- Mute button not functioning
- Incoming calls not received when phone is idle
- App goes to sleep in background
- Personal contacts showing despite being disabled
- Missing ringtone on outbound calls
- App pauses phone audio
- Call logs show discrepancies
- App requires uninstall/reinstall
- Constant ringing after call pickup
- In-app dial buttons not working
- App drains battery
- App is slow
- Calls go to speakerphone unexpectedly
- Recent call list hidden
- Cannot dial 9 for outside line
- Presence setting doesn't work
- Cannot answer from lock screen
- App not using CallKit
Requested features
23 requests- Fix iOS compatibility issues
- Improve call stability
- Enhance audio quality
- Ensure reliable call connection
- Fix Bluetooth connectivity
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- Resolve push notification failures
- Update app regularly
- Improve app interface
- Make app compatible with beta OS releases
- Fix app crashing issues
- Address audio issues with AirPods
- Fix System Park button functionality
- Ensure internal calls connect properly
- Fix app going to sleep in background
- Ensure personal contacts are not displayed if disabled
- Fix mute button functionality
- Improve incoming call notification reliability
- Make app work with CallKit for lock screen answering
- Fix app dial buttons
- Improve battery efficiency
- Fix app logging issues
- Add dark mode
- Improve presence functionality
BLU Operating System
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Allworx Reach 5
No in-app purchases
BLU Operating System
No in-app purchases
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