Comparison

Citrix Workspace vs Forward 2024

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

Head to head
About

Citrix Workspace

Access your company's SaaS, web apps, mobile apps, files, and virtual desktops from any device. Stay productive on the go with seamless access to your work environment, just as you would in the office. Requires company IT setup.

Highlights
  • Access SaaS and web apps
  • Access mobile apps
  • Access virtual apps and desktops
  • Access files
  • Work from any device
  • Report issues to IT
Features
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Citrix Workspace app lets you access your SaaS, web apps, mobile, virtual apps, files, and desktops to help you be as productive on the go as you are in the office. If your company uses Citrix, you have the freedom to work on your favourite device from wherever you are. Just ask your IT department how to get started. HOW TO USE CITRIX Workspace app 1. Open Citrix Workspace app and tap on Get Started. 2. Enter the Server or email address as instructed by Your IT Help Desk or system administrator. 3. Enter your User Name and Password. 4. Select the applications you want to use. 5. For adding multiple accounts, navigate to Settings and tap on Manage Accounts. 6. For Deleting/Editing Account already added navigate to Settings and tap on the Store. HOW TO REPORT AN ISSUE TO CITRIX - Please contact your company's IT support team before following these steps: Option 1 1. Open Citrix Workspace app and tap 'Settings' and then 'Report Issue'. 2. Click on Advanced, choose Location as File & Console, Log Level as Verbose, click on the back arrow. 3. Type in a description of the issue and click Share. Choose your Email app. This will generate a log file attached to the draft email. 4. Send the email to your company's IT support team. Option 2 1. In the App Store, go to Citrix Workspace 2. Tap 'Reviews' and then tap 'App Support' found at the bottom right of the screen. 3. This launches the Citrix support forum where you can review reported issues OR 4. To report issues, tap the menu icon and create an account first.

About

Forward 2024

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This app is to support our company-wide in person recurring summit event called Forward (https://www.hakuforward.com/). The purpose of this app is to be interactive and informative for our customers and employees alike. Some of the major interactive functionality we have added to this build includes: registering for the event on-site, understanding changes in weather with an API to an internationally known weather forecasting system, creating a schedule of events to attend, getting context and changes on speakers and themes for the key events, taking photos in our Photobooth feature and adding stickers to share across all major social media, texting and email platforms! While the app right now is highly interactive, we also plan to enhance with additional features we will push during and after the event including, push notifications throughout the day to support key timeframes of information as well as calls to actions for attendees and a survey to complete about their experience at the event. The app will better enable our customers to not only have a successful event through interactive, informative, simple and streamlined UI, but also allow them to interact with our organization for us to better improve our operations and ultimately our business.

Screenshots

Citrix Workspace3 screens
Forward 20244 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Citrix Workspace at monthly against Forward 2024's every 6 months. Forward 2024's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Citrix Workspace ships an update monthly, Forward 2024 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Citrix Workspace versus Forward 2024: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCitrix WorkspaceForward 2024
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.4K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCitrix Systems, Inc.haku App corporation

Bugs and requests

Citrix Workspace

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cursor position issues when zoomed in
  • Keyboard shortcuts not working properly
  • Frequent disconnections and login failures
  • Incompatibility with iOS 13 and newer

Requested features

4 requests
  • Full mouse and trackpad support
  • Improved keyboard integration
  • Better external display support
  • Microphone and camera access

Forward 2024

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Citrix Workspace

No in-app purchases

None

Forward 2024

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Citrix Workspace free?
Citrix Workspace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forward 2024 free?
Forward 2024 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Citrix Workspace or Forward 2024 have ads?
Neither Citrix Workspace nor Forward 2024 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Citrix Workspace or Forward 2024?
Citrix Workspace ships an update monthly, and Forward 2024 every 6 months. Most recently, Citrix Workspace was updated on October 16, 2026 and Forward 2024 on October 8, 2026.

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