Viva Engage vs Workplace from Meta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Workplace from Meta
This is an internal communication and collaboration platform designed for employees and approved partners. It facilitates connection and information sharing within an organization.
- Internal communication
- Collaboration tools
- Information sharing
- Employee connection
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Workplace is a Meta internal tool, available only to Meta employees and approved partners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Workplace from Meta at 4.9 against Viva Engage's 4.6. Workplace from Meta also leads on ratings volume (116K vs 4.1K) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Workplace from Meta holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Workplace from Meta has 116K ratings behind it against 4.1K, 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 58% of Workplace from Meta's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Viva Engage | Workplace from Meta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.1K ratings) | 4.9 (116K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.1K | 116K — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 206 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Meta Platforms, Inc. |
Customer experience
Viva Engage
Workplace from Meta
User reviews
Viva Engage
From 4.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great way to connect with colleagues
- 🚀 Easy to use and navigate
- 💡 Useful for sharing updates and announcements
- 🚀 Convenient mobile app experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable, with frequent crashes
- 🔍 Poor search functionality and difficulty finding content
- 📤 Notifications are unreliable and inconsistent
- 🔀 Disorganized feed with posts out of chronological order
Workplace from Meta
From 116K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive
- 🚀 Efficient communication and collaboration
- 💡 Valuable for small businesses and organizations
- 🔒 Secure and private platform
- 👍 Familiar Facebook-like interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and login issues
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- ⚠️ Complicated account deletion and management
- ⚠️ Lack of customization and control over notifications
- ⚠️ Inconsistent performance across devices
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
Workplace from Meta
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on launch
- Unable to log in or sync accounts
- Inconsistent behavior when deleting users or accounts
- Notifications not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS/Android versions
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to schedule posts and updates
- Improved search and content organization
- Integration with other productivity tools
- Enhanced file sharing and document management
- More granular control over notification settings
In-app purchases
Viva Engage
No in-app purchases
Workplace from Meta
No in-app purchases
