Comparison

Digital Validation Mobile vs CBRE PULSE

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

Head to head
About

Digital Validation Mobile

This app simplifies parking validation for businesses, eliminating hardware costs and improving accountability. It allows for quick and easy validation of customer parking through a mobile interface.

Highlights
  • License plate validation (LPR)
  • Improved design and navigation
  • View mobile validation activity
  • Re-register users on other devices
  • Scan barcodes and QR codes
  • Full web portal functionality
Features
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Digital Validation by SKIDATA is the leading electronic validation solution for parking facilities. SKIDATA also offers an extensive portfolio of solutions for Car Access, Ski Access, and People Access. Digital Validation reduces the cost and complexity of allowing business tenants to validate customer parking. No more expensive hardware and lack of accountability. Digital Validation makes validating easy and fast! The all-new Digital Validation companion mobile application, Digital Validation Mobile, features many updates and improvements, including: -Validating parking by license plate number is supported (when parking facility supports LPR)! -Improved design, navigation, and ease-of-use! -Ability to see mobile validation activity! -Easily re-register a user on a separate device! -Scan car-park tickets that have traditional printed bar-codes or QR codes. -Validate with the full set of options that have been available to users through the web portal. Note: Use of the app requires an existing Digital Validation account in conjunction with SKIDATA parking equipment. Digital Validation Mobile is only compatible with customers using Digital Validation 5.0 or newer.

About

CBRE PULSE

This app streamlines daily tasks for property managers and partners on the go. It provides notifications for critical dates, allows easy request approvals, and offers access to global data and industry news.

Highlights
  • On-the-go task management
  • Critical renewal date notifications
  • Easy request approvals
  • Access to global data sources
  • Latest property management news
Features
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Welcome to CBRE PULSE, a mobile app designed for CBRE Property Managers and partners to make daily tasks quicker and easier while you’re on the go, so you can focus on the things that really matter. In one place via a single login, you can get notified of critical renewal dates, easily approve requests, access to PULSE and our global data sources, and receive the latest news and insights from across Property Management.

Screenshots

Digital Validation Mobile4 screens
CBRE PULSE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CBRE PULSE at every 4 weeks against Digital Validation Mobile's every 3 months. On price, rating, ratings volume 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Digital Validation Mobile against 5.0 for CBRE PULSE. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digital Validation Mobile ships an update every 3 months, CBRE PULSE every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Digital Validation Mobile versus CBRE PULSE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital Validation MobileCBRE PULSE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSKIDATA GmbHCBRE, Inc.

Customer experience

Digital Validation Mobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CBRE PULSE

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Digital Validation Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

CBRE PULSE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Digital Validation Mobile free?
Digital Validation Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CBRE PULSE free?
CBRE PULSE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Digital Validation Mobile or CBRE PULSE?
Digital Validation Mobile and CBRE PULSE are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Digital Validation Mobile or CBRE PULSE have ads?
Neither Digital Validation Mobile nor CBRE PULSE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Digital Validation Mobile or CBRE PULSE?
Digital Validation Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and CBRE PULSE every 4 weeks. Most recently, Digital Validation Mobile was updated on October 16, 2026 and CBRE PULSE on October 12, 2026.

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