ibi™ WebFOCUS® vs LANSA Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ibi™ WebFOCUS®
Access and view your business intelligence content on the go. Distribute reports in HTML, Active Technologies HTML, and Adobe PDF formats. Browse, run, and manage your content from multiple sites with a responsive homepage.
- View BI content in HTML, Active Technologies HTML, and PDF
- Responsive homepage for browsing and running content
- Access content from multiple ibi™ WebFOCUS® sites
- Launcher for Active Technology-enabled content
- Backward compatibility for Mobile Favorites
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Native viewer app for ibi™ WebFOCUS®' industry-leading output capabilities which allow you to distribute your Business Intelligence content to HTML, Active Technologies HTML, and Adobe PDF.. * In ibi™ WebFOCUS® 8.2.05+, the responsive Home Page extends your ability to browse and run all your content * Add multiple ibi™ WebFOCUS® sites to access content. * List and run available content with a tap on the list. * Launcher for ibi™ WebFOCUS® Active Technology-enabled content you receive via standard email attachments in your Mail app. * Backwards compatibility for Mobile Favorites Note: For sites inside your private organization domain, you might have to set up VPN or SSL access on your device. This depends on your site's security configuration and location.
LANSA Mobile
Access your LANSA Repository data on mobile devices. This client component connects to a LANSA server back-end, enabling the use of your LANSA forms with device features like cameras and barcode scanners.
- LANSA Repository access
- Mobile form utilization
- Camera integration
- Barcode scanner support
- IBM i and Windows server compatibility
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LANSA Mobile brings the power of the LANSA Repository to your mobile devices. LANSA Mobile is a client component and requires the LANSA server back-end that runs on IBM i or Windows. It brings your LANSA forms to your mobile devices allowing you to take advantage of your device's features such as the camera and barcode scanners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LANSA Mobile at 5.0 against ibi™ WebFOCUS®'s 4.5. LANSA Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). ibi™ WebFOCUS®'s advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LANSA Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ibi™ WebFOCUS® | LANSA Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TIBCO Software Inc | LANSA Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
ibi™ WebFOCUS®
LANSA Mobile
In-app purchases
ibi™ WebFOCUS®
No in-app purchases
LANSA Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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