Comparison

Viva Engage vs Now Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Viva Engage

Connect with colleagues, leaders, and communities to share knowledge and express your ideas. Stay informed with live events and townhalls, and engage in organization-wide discussions from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Join organization-wide communities
  • Engage with leadership and co-create culture
  • Watch and participate in live events
  • Share your perspective via storylines
  • Create rich posts with media
  • Ask questions and share knowledge
  • Stay connected with colleagues
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Viva Engage helps you connect with leaders and peers, express yourself, share and discover knowledge and engage in organization-wide communities that matter to you. Stay informed and in touch while on the go with the Viva Engage app. You will experience the same capabilities in a rich mobile design on Viva Engage for iOS, formerly Yammer. Join Communities Discover and participate in org-wide communities to connect with colleagues with similar interests and skillsets. Engage with Leadership Viva Engage app enables leaders and employees to engage and co-create company culture. You can watch and participate in Live Events, Townhalls, All-hands videos and to stay aligned with what’s top of mind for leadership. Express Yourself Share your unique perspective at scale through your storyline. Create rich posts that include links, videos, photos, and files. These posts reach and engage followers and colleagues in Microsoft Viva Connections, Outlook, and Teams. Share Knowledge Ask questions, share knowledge and feedback, crowdsource ideas using org-wide communities. Stay Connected With the Viva Engage app, you're just a tap away from leadership, coworkers, information, and conversations whether you are in the office or on the go. Rich Intuitive Mobile Experience Viva Engage enables you to engage on mobile in a way that is intuitive on iOS. Share photos and videos with your colleagues, respond with a quick GIF to welcome a new employee or praise someone. Get interactive notifications that are tuned to the right amount of information you need. Access these notifications from your lock screen.

About

Now Mobile

Streamline employee tasks across IT, HR, and other departments with a unified mobile interface. Request resources, manage onboarding, and access company policies effortlessly. This app simplifies complex backend processes for a seamless user experience.

Highlights
  • Request IT resources (laptops, password resets)
  • Manage workspace and room bookings
  • Process financial requests (credit cards)
  • Handle legal document signing (NDAs, onboarding)
  • Update HR profiles and check policies
  • Unified departmental workflow management
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Now Mobile allows pre-hires, new hires, and employees to find answers and get stuff done across IT, HR, Facilities, Finance, Legal and other departments, all from a modern mobile app powered by the Now Platform®. Examples of things you can do in the app: • IT: Request a laptop or a reset password • Facilities: Set up a new workspace or book a conference room • Finance: Request a corporate credit card • Legal: Have a new vendor sign an NDA or a new hire sign an onboarding document • HR: Create or update a profile or check the vacation policy Powered by the Now Platform®, you can deliver the right digital experiences to your employees from anywhere. With Now Mobile, you can manage workflows across multiple departments and systems, hiding the complexity of backend processes. New hires and employees do not have to know which departments are involved in any given process. NOTE: This app requires the ServiceNow Rome instance or later. © 2026 ServiceNow, Inc. All Rights Reserved.​ ServiceNow, the ServiceNow logo, Now, Now Platform, and other ServiceNow marks are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ServiceNow, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other company names, product names, and logos may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

Screenshots

Viva Engage4 screens
Now Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Viva Engage at 54% against Now Mobile's 0%. Viva Engage also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (4.1K vs 10). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Viva Engage holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Viva Engage has 4.1K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Viva Engage's written reviews are positive against 0% of Now Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Viva Engage ships an update weekly, Now Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Viva Engage versus Now Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterViva EngageNow Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.1K ratings) — better3.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews54.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.1K — better10
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB152 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationServiceNow

Customer experience

Viva Engage

All ratings4,091 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews435 reviews
Positive54.0%
Neutral13.6%
Negative32.4%

Now Mobile

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Viva Engage

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues and inability to access the app
  • Inconsistent behavior between mobile and desktop versions
  • Incorrect unread message counts and notification badges
  • Uploading and viewing media content is problematic

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to edit and delete posts
  • Improve file management and sharing capabilities
  • Implement better group management tools for admins
  • Introduce dark mode and customization options

Now Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Viva Engage

No in-app purchases

None

Now Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Viva Engage free?
Viva Engage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Now Mobile free?
Now Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Viva Engage or Now Mobile?
Viva Engage is rated higher. Viva Engage averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while Now Mobile averages 3.5 from 10 ratings.
Do Viva Engage or Now Mobile have ads?
Neither Viva Engage nor Now Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Viva Engage or Now Mobile?
Viva Engage ships an update weekly, and Now Mobile every 3 weeks. Most recently, Viva Engage was updated on September 24, 2026 and Now Mobile on September 10, 2026.

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