Comparison

Salesforce vs Design Studio

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

Head to head
About

Salesforce

Access the world's leading CRM platform from your mobile device. Manage your business with real-time data, personalized dashboards, and secure access to critical information from anywhere. Stay updated with custom notifications to drive business growth.

Highlights
  • Personalized dashboard (Mobile Home)
  • Access and update business data
  • Mobile-optimized Lightning apps
  • Enterprise-grade security
  • Custom push notifications
Features
Currently charting
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Run your business from your iPhone or iPad with the Salesforce mobile app. Access the power of the world’s #1 CRM platform from the palm of your hands and transform your business with real-time data and mobile-tailored Lightning apps. Start instantly with Mobile Home Kickstart your day with a personalized dashboard of cards that surfaces your favorite reports, lists, tasks, events, and more. Access your data from anywhere With an entire platform of mobile-optimized Lightning components and apps available at your fingertips, you can work across Salesforce clouds and industries to quickly access and update critical business data from anywhere. Work safely and securely Built-in, enterprise-grade, app security protects your data in transit and on device while using the world’s most trusted cloud platform. Stay even more protected and compliant with granular security policies enabled by your business using Enhanced Mobile App Security and Compliance. Stay engaged With custom push notifications tailored to your workflows, you can receive updates about your business data the moment they happen — powered by Notification Builder. Install Salesforce Mobile to start running your business on your iPhone or iPad today!

About

Design Studio

Features
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Customize and publish extraordinary social media marketing posts, preloaded by Design Studio. We provide the best, most head turning real estate social media marketing templates for your personal brand. At the same time, our mobile design app gives you more. More options. More ways to make your marketing modern and remarkable. All while giving you simple and full control over how you create and represent your brand. Easily create social media posts, co-brand, and build company brand awareness through your personal social media channels.

Screenshots

Salesforce4 screens
Design Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Salesforce at #114 against Design Studio's unranked. Design Studio's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Salesforce ships an update fortnightly, Design Studio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Salesforce versus Design Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSalesforceDesign Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (354K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings354K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#114 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size366 MB56 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developersalesforce.comMaxa Designs, Inc.

Bugs and requests

Salesforce

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to view cases and records
  • Inconsistent data sync between mobile and desktop
  • Timesheet and note-taking features not working properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved mobile-optimized UI
  • Offline functionality
  • Better integration with other apps
  • Enhanced reporting and analytics

Design Studio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Salesforce

No in-app purchases

None

Design Studio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Salesforce free?
Salesforce is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Design Studio free?
Design Studio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Salesforce or Design Studio have ads?
Neither Salesforce nor Design Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Salesforce or Design Studio?
Salesforce ships an update fortnightly, and Design Studio every 2 weeks. Most recently, Salesforce was updated on October 15, 2026 and Design Studio on October 9, 2026.

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