Meraki Systems Manager vs BroadSoft UC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Meraki Systems Manager
Manage all your iOS devices from a central web dashboard. This app enhances mobile device management with features like a managed app store, content delivery, and GPS location reporting.
- Centralized web dashboard management
- Managed app store
- Content delivery with backpack
- GPS location reporting
- Enhanced MDM and MAM functionality
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Meraki Systems Manager is Cisco Systems' Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution that allows you to manage all of your iOS devices from a central web dashboard. Installing this app on an iOS device provides enhanced MDM and MAM functionality that includes features such as a managed app store, content delivery with backpack, and GPS location reporting. Note: continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.
BroadSoft UC
This app provides business calling, messaging, and HD video meetings with screen sharing. It allows users to make calls and send messages using their business identity from a unified platform, integrating with popular cloud business applications.
- Business Messaging and Calling
- HD Video and Screen Sharing Meetings
- Business App Integrations
- Corporate Directories
- Voicemail Access
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UC-One is an intuitive business communications app for business calling, messaging and meetings. Users can participate in 1-1 and group chat and make business calls using their business identity from their service provider’s BroadWorks communications platform, even when calling from their personal smartphone. UC-One uses BroadSoft Meet, a virtual meeting room app that provides an integrated and exceptional HD video and screen sharing meeting experience with other UC-One users and external guests. UC-One integrates with common cloud business apps like G-Suite and Office 365, to streamline your work and make it easy to access those apps, while you’re communicating in UC-One. Key Features Include: • Business Messaging and Calling • Corporate Directories • Call History • Access Voicemail • Manage Basic Call Settings • Business App Integrations *************************** Note: UC-One will only work for BroadWorks subscribers on a UC-One enabled service provider. Please contact your service provider for details. ****************************
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Meraki Systems Manager at 2.4 against BroadSoft UC's 2.0. Meraki Systems Manager also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 9%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Meraki Systems Manager holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 96 and 84 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Meraki Systems Manager's written reviews are positive against 9% of BroadSoft UC's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Meraki Systems Manager | BroadSoft UC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (96 ratings) — better | 2.0 (84 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.4% of reviews — better | 8.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 96 — better | 84 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 273 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Meraki | BroadSoft |
Customer experience
Meraki Systems Manager
BroadSoft UC
User reviews
Meraki Systems Manager
From 96 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Helpful for managing student iPads
- 🚀 New app updates look nice
- 💡 Good for schools and enterprises
Room to improve
- 🐛 Causes issues with AirPrint and global proxy
- 🔒 Authorizes schools to control devices too much
- 🔋 High battery usage
- 🔒 Tracks location and user activity
- 🐛 Causes devices to crash or break
BroadSoft UC
From 84 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Makes and receives calls
- 👍 Works fine for some users
- 👍 Useful when working from home
Room to improve
- 🐛 Calls continuously drop
- 🐛 App constantly signs out
- 🐛 Difficulties signing back in
- 🐛 Missed and dropped calls
- 🐛 Unable to log in
Bugs and requests
Meraki Systems Manager
Reported bugs
3 issues- Enrollment certificates become invalid
- Backpack functionality broken on iOS 9+
- Location services always running, draining battery
Requested features
3 requests- Improve enrollment process
- Add option to configure notification frequency
- Improve app stability and performance
BroadSoft UC
Reported bugs
46 issues- Home screen defaults to messages
- Cannot keep call on speaker
- Calls are missed, dropped, and signing out
- Difficulty signing back in
- Logged out and cannot re-login
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- Receives error message upon login
- Login screen is difficult to read
- Dial pad and voicemail access lost
- App loses functionality after reinstallation
- Does not ring properly
- Rings on phone app after answered on another device
- Calls drop 50% of the time
- Cannot make calls through VoIP
- Cannot receive calls through the app
- Cannot call out from the app
- Cannot transfer calls
- Calls drop mid-transfer
- Calls ring only once and show missed call
- Does not ring on iPhone
- Call cancels or no one can hear
- Call degradation
- Lost settings
- Does not pick up calls
- People have a hard time hearing
- Calls go straight to voicemail
- Issues signing in/out
- Calls go straight through to direct line
- Calls ALWAYS drop
- Disconnects and shows missed call notification
- Loud beeping sound before call drop
- No clear way to transfer calls
- Main lines don't work
- Spoof or scam calls incoming
- App calls people who didn't call
- Calls directed even when Do Not Disturb is on
- Incoming calls ring once and then drop
- Logs out randomly
- Errors constantly while logged in
- Functionality only sometimes works
- Horrible layout
- Lack of integration
- Does not abide by app or phone settings
- Requires password to call out
- Conversation doesn't start immediately
- Welcome screen is messages section
- "Do not disturb" function is useless
Requested features
12 requests- Ability to pick Home Screen
- Keep call on speaker for entire duration
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Directory integration with central user base
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- Ability to set a default view (dial pad as main window)
- Clearer settings and requirements explanation
- Updated and larger help guide videos
- Explanation of mobile number functionality
- Improve call quality
- Add enterprise calling features
- Remake the app with better UX/UI
In-app purchases
Meraki Systems Manager
No in-app purchases
BroadSoft UC
No in-app purchases
Questions
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