OnBase Mobile for iPhone vs Accela Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnBase Mobile for iPhone
Access and manage your OnBase enterprise content management system on your iPhone. Browse documents, execute workflow tasks, and interact with forms and notes using intuitive gestures. Features vary based on your OnBase server version.
- Browse and access workflow
- View, zoom, and navigate documents
- Execute workflow ad-hoc tasks
- Add, view, edit, and delete notes
- Execute custom searches
- View, edit, and save e-forms
- Upload photos
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An OnBase® ECM Solution is required. Features available are dependent on the OnBase Application Server version. Using familiar touchscreen gestures, users can: Version 10.0.1 or greater: - Browse and access Workflow at their convenience - View, zoom and navigate multi-page documents and keywords - Execute Workflow Ad-Hoc tasks - Add, view, edit and delete OnBase Notes Version 11 or greater - Execute searches with OnBase Custom Queries Version 12 or greater: - View, Edit, and Save E-Forms and Unity Forms - Filter and sort Workflow queues - View Workflow related documents Version 12 SP1 or greater: - Create new E-Forms and Unity Forms Version 13 or greater: - Upload photos
Accela Mobile
This app allows field workers to manage tasks and inspections from their mobile device. It supports offline data updates, evidence capture, and record management. Users can view job locations on a map and sync data when a connection is available.
- Perform result inspections
- Update checklist items
- Capture photos, videos, and audio
- Manage record contacts
- Create, reschedule, and reassign records
- View and update record conditions
- Offline data updates and syncing
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Accela Mobile enables Accela Civic Platform users who work primarily in the field to complete their tasks from their iOS mobile device, including: • Result inspections • Update checklist items, individually or in batches • Capture evidence by attaching photos, videos, and audio recordings • Insert comments using comment controls that allow ad hoc as well as custom, favorite, and recent comments • View, edit, call (iPhone only), or email record contacts • Create, reschedule, and reassign records and inspections • View and update record and inspection conditions • Update record information, including status, custom forms and tables, and workflow steps • View jobs on a map and navigate to the job location • Download record and inspection data locally to the device • Update records and inspections without a data connection, save the updates locally, and sync when a data connection is available • Works with Accela Automation 9.x or higher. Requires mobile license and Accela Gateway. Contact Accela Support for more information.
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Verdict
OnBase Mobile for iPhone and Accela Mobile both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of OnBase Mobile for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 8% of Accela Mobile's. Accela Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for OnBase Mobile for iPhone against 4.0 for Accela Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of OnBase Mobile for iPhone's written reviews are positive against 8% of Accela Mobile's.
OnBase Mobile for iPhone ships an update every 6 months, Accela Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnBase Mobile for iPhone | Accela Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 8.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hyland Software, Inc. | Accela, Inc. |
Customer experience
OnBase Mobile for iPhone
Accela Mobile
In-app purchases
OnBase Mobile for iPhone
No in-app purchases
Accela Mobile
No in-app purchases
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