IBM Cognos Analytics vs ICON Solution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IBM Cognos Analytics
Access and analyze your business data on the go. View key insights, receive alerts for critical changes, and share visualizations. Perform on-the-fly analysis using natural language queries.
- Real-time data insights
- Key change notifications
- Shareable visualizations
- Natural language analysis
- Leverages existing governance
- Single-sign-on (SSO) support
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With the new IBM Cognos Analytics mobile app, you stay tuned into your data like never before. See the insights you care about most at-a-glance, receive notifications of key changes, share visualizations, and use natural language to perform analysis on the fly. Features: • Uses existing content in IBM Cognos Analytics • Leverages the IBM Cognos Analytics industry-leading governance architecture • Works with existing IBM Cognos Analytics data connections, data models, and meta-data • Eliminates mobile-specific authoring requirements in dashboard pinned visualizations • Works with single-sign-on (SSO) • Reduces administration impact The app is compatible with the IBM Cognos Analytics on Cloud Hosted, and IBM Cognos Analytics On-Demand cloud, and on-prem services.
ICON Solution
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ICON Mobile is a comprehensive field operations management application designed to streamline customer visits, task management, and field force productivity. Built for sales representatives, field agents, and retail professionals, this powerful mobile solution combines GPS tracking, offline capabilities, and real-time synchronization to ensure seamless field operations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ICON Solution at fortnightly against IBM Cognos Analytics's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
IBM Cognos Analytics ships an update every 3 months, ICON Solution fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IBM Cognos Analytics | ICON Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IBM | TIMOTHAWOUS GHANEM |
In-app purchases
IBM Cognos Analytics
No in-app purchases
ICON Solution
No in-app purchases
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