Comparison

Black Enterprise vs BLE The Black Effect

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

Head to head
About

Black Enterprise

This app is a premier business, investing, and wealth-building resource for African Americans. It provides essential business information and advice to professionals, executives, and entrepreneurs. Access content on entrepreneurship, careers, financial management, and black business news and trends.

Highlights
  • Wealth creation resource
  • Business and investing advice
  • Entrepreneurship information
  • Career development
  • Financial management
  • Black business news and trends
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BLACK ENTERPRISE, your ultimate source for wealth creation, is the premier business, investing, and wealth-building resource for African Americans. Since 1970, BE has provided essential business information and advice to professionals, corporate executives, entrepreneurs, and decision makers. Every month, BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine provides 6 million readers with information on entrepreneurship, careers, and financial management. A multimedia company, BLACK ENTERPRISE produces television programming, business and lifestyle events, web content and digital media. BLACK ENTERPRISE is the definitive source of information for and about African American business markets and leaders, and the authority on black business news and trends.

About

BLE The Black Effect

Discover and support local Black-owned businesses with this app. Browse listings, save favorites, and view business details. Business owners can also submit their listings to connect with new customers.

Highlights
  • Discover local Black-owned businesses
  • Save favorite businesses
  • View business details and specials
  • Submit business listings
  • Community-driven directory
  • Support local entrepreneurs
Features
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Have you ever wondered where you could find a list of local black-owned businesses to support, or have you ever wanted a platform where you could list your business for an active community to engage with and support? Look no further because the BLE mobile application is here. It is a platform developed with the mission to promote and highlight local black-owned businesses for you to explore, support, and share. Browse the listing of local black-owned businesses, categorize and save your favorite, view business details, and contact the businesses for additional information and specials. Interested businesses owners can submit and add their businesses to be listed within the directory to receive additional exposure and connect with potential and new customers. BLE welcomes all cultures to join, embrace, and participate in our community-driven directory.

Screenshots

Black Enterprise3 screens
BLE The Black Effect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Black Enterprise at 794 against BLE The Black Effect's 4. Black Enterprise also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

BLE The Black Effect holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Black Enterprise has 794 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Black Enterprise ships an update every 2 months, BLE The Black Effect every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Black Enterprise versus BLE The Black Effect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlack EnterpriseBLE The Black Effect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (794 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings794 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBLACK ENTERPRISEJasmine Fierst

Customer experience

Black Enterprise

All ratings749 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BLE The Black Effect

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Black Enterprise

No in-app purchases

None

BLE The Black Effect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Black Enterprise free?
Black Enterprise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BLE The Black Effect free?
BLE The Black Effect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Black Enterprise or BLE The Black Effect?
BLE The Black Effect is rated higher. Black Enterprise averages 4.8 out of 5 from 794 ratings, while BLE The Black Effect averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Black Enterprise or BLE The Black Effect have ads?
Both Black Enterprise and BLE The Black Effect show ads.
Which is updated more often, Black Enterprise or BLE The Black Effect?
Black Enterprise ships an update every 2 months, and BLE The Black Effect every 5 weeks. Most recently, Black Enterprise was updated on November 3, 2026 and BLE The Black Effect on November 3, 2026.

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