Comparison

BA vs Usedesk

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

Head to head
About

BA

Monitor your brand's media presence across social media and news outlets. Process messages, tag content, and receive alerts for significant publications. Analyze key metrics like mentions, sentiment, and topics.

Highlights
  • Brand media monitoring
  • Social media analysis
  • Message processing
  • Sentiment analysis
  • Topic tracking
  • Customizable alerts
Features
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Приложение позволяет получать информацию о состоянии медиаполя бренда в социальных медиа и СМИ, обрабатывать сообщения, а также получать оповещения о важных публикациях. В приложении вы можете: - Просматривать ленту сообщений по темам; - Проводить экспресс-оценку метрик динамики упоминаний, тональности и тематики публикаций; - Производить обработку сообщений: тегировать, редактировать тональность, помещать в избранное, удалять; - Работать с фильтрами по основным параметрам и осуществлять поиск публикаций внутри темы; - Получать и просматривать оповещения о важных событиях в темах

About

Usedesk

This customer support app allows managers and agents to handle client inquiries from any location. It provides tools to respond across various communication channels, filter and track important tickets, and view client communication history.

Highlights
  • Respond to clients across multiple channels
  • Track tickets with filters
  • View client communication history
  • Handle inquiries on the go
Features
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UseDesk for mobile phones was developed specifically for customer support managers and agents who are not attached to a single place. Clients' inquiries are always at hand, no matter where you are. UseDesk has all the necessary features: - Answer to clients in either of communication channels - Track the most important tickets using the right filter - View the history of communication with a given client

Screenshots

BA4 screens
Usedesk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Usedesk at 50% against BA's 20%. Usedesk also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). 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

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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BA versus Usedesk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBAUsedesk
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB94 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAndrey ChivinBLIZHE K DELU, OOO

Customer experience

BA

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

Usedesk

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral13.6%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

None

BA

No in-app purchases

None

Usedesk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BA free?
BA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Usedesk free?
Usedesk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BA or Usedesk have ads?
Neither BA nor Usedesk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BA or Usedesk?
BA ships an update every 2 months, and Usedesk every 2 months. Most recently, BA was updated on October 5, 2026 and Usedesk on September 29, 2026.

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