Comparison

Viva Engage vs MySite Observation Reporting

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 leaders and peers, share knowledge, and join organization-wide communities. Express your ideas through rich posts and stay informed with interactive notifications. Experience a seamless mobile connection to your workplace.

Highlights
  • Join organization-wide communities
  • Engage with leadership
  • Participate in live events and town halls
  • Share knowledge and ask questions
  • Create rich posts with media
  • Receive interactive notifications
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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

MySite Observation Reporting

Easily report safety and maintenance observations from any site visit or daily work. Submit hazardous conditions, non-compliance, required actions, or improvement ideas with photos directly from your smartphone. Track the progress of your submitted reports.

Highlights
  • Report safety observations
  • Report maintenance issues
  • Submit with photos
  • Track report progress
  • Notify zone owners
  • Improve site conditions
Features
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As part of your visit or daily work on one of our sites, MySite enables you to easily report safety and maintenance observations. You can submit any hazardous condition, non-compliance, required action or idea for improvement with photos in a few seconds, all on your smartphone. The responsible zone owner is notified and you can track the progress made.

Screenshots

Viva Engage4 screens
MySite Observation Reporting3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Viva Engage at 4.6 against MySite Observation Reporting's 4.0. Viva Engage also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (4.1K vs 4). MySite Observation Reporting's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.6). 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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Viva Engage has 4.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Viva Engage ships an update weekly, MySite Observation Reporting every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Viva Engage versus MySite Observation Reporting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterViva EngageMySite Observation Reporting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.1K ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.1K — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB199 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMicrosoft CorporationMerck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany)

Customer experience

Viva Engage

All ratings4,090 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews456 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral13.6%
Negative31.4%

MySite Observation Reporting

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

MySite Observation Reporting

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Viva Engage

No in-app purchases

None

MySite Observation Reporting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Viva Engage free?
Viva Engage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MySite Observation Reporting free?
MySite Observation Reporting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Viva Engage or MySite Observation Reporting?
Viva Engage is rated higher. Viva Engage averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.1K ratings, while MySite Observation Reporting averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Viva Engage or MySite Observation Reporting have ads?
Neither Viva Engage nor MySite Observation Reporting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Viva Engage or MySite Observation Reporting?
Viva Engage ships an update weekly, and MySite Observation Reporting every 2 months. Most recently, Viva Engage was updated on November 7, 2026 and MySite Observation Reporting on November 3, 2026.

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