Tableau Mobile vs BMC Helix Digital Workplace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tableau Mobile
Access and interact with your business dashboards and data from anywhere. Explore visualizations, find insights, and answer questions on the go with an intuitive mobile experience. Requires a Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud account.
- Interactive data previews
- Offline access to data
- Favorite dashboards
- Intuitive dashboard navigation
- Data interaction for insights
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Tableau Mobile gives you the freedom to stay on top of your data, no matter where you are or when you need it. With a fast, intuitive, and interactive experience, explore your dashboards and find just what you’re looking for, all from the convenience of your mobile device. The Tableau Mobile app requires a Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud account. Please note, it does not work with Tableau Public. Features: • Interactive previews let you access your data even when you’re offline. • Mark your favorite dashboards or views to always have them at your fingertips. • Scroll, search, and browse your organization’s dashboards with a navigation experience that’s both intuitive and familiar. • Interact with your data to ask and answer questions on the go.
BMC Helix Digital Workplace
Access your company's digital workplace to request services, find answers to common questions, and submit support tickets. Easily manage employee onboarding, personal information updates, and order necessary equipment or software.
- Request services
- Find FAQs
- Submit helpdesk tickets
- Onboard employees
- Update personal information
- Browse service catalog
- Order equipment
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Download BMC Helix Digital Workplace to launch your company’s own one-stop shop to request services, find FAQs, read how-to guides, and submit helpdesk tickets all from your iPhone. What can you do with BMC Helix Digital Workplace? • Onboard employees while ordering a latte • Just married? Update your last name with a few taps • Browse the catalog to get your favorite productivity apps • Find and update your 401k in a snap • Order a new headset, desk, or keyboard • ...and more! Whatever it is you need to be your best at the office – shop it, order it, and track it with BMC Helix Digital Workplace. Download the app now to get access to your organization’s digital workplace anytime, anywhere, and on any iOS device. The Future of Work is here.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BMC Helix Digital Workplace at 100% against Tableau Mobile's 26%. BMC Helix Digital Workplace also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Tableau Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 9). 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.
BMC Helix Digital Workplace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tableau Mobile has 2.8K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Tableau Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of BMC Helix Digital Workplace's.
Tableau Mobile ships an update every 5 weeks, BMC Helix Digital Workplace monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tableau Mobile | BMC Helix Digital Workplace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.8K ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tableau Software, LLC | BMC Software, Inc |
Customer experience
Tableau Mobile
BMC Helix Digital Workplace
Bugs and requests
Tableau Mobile
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent crashes
- Login issues
- Incompatibility with certain devices
- Data not updating properly
Requested features
4 requests- Offline mode
- Improved mobile optimization
- Ability to download reports
- Support for multiple servers
BMC Helix Digital Workplace
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tableau Mobile
No in-app purchases
BMC Helix Digital Workplace
No in-app purchases
Questions
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