Secure Reader for BlackBerry vs Firmspace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Secure Reader for BlackBerry
This secure document reader is designed for corporate users within BlackBerry Dynamics environments. It requires an activation key from BlackBerry servers and your company's IT administrator for access. A consumer version is available separately.
- Secure document viewing
- BlackBerry Dynamics integration
- Corporate infrastructure compatibility
- Requires activation key
- IT administrator setup
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This is a special corporate version of our famous GoodReader app for corporate users of BlackBerry Dynamics secure infrastructure. It requires an activation key provided by BlackBerry's servers and your company's IT administrator. If you're looking for a general consumer version of GoodReader, please enter "GoodReader" in the App Store search field and find the app with the corresponding name.
Firmspace
Connect with your community, access member directories, and book resources. Manage your profile, membership, and account details seamlessly within this dedicated platform.
- Community message boards
- Member directory search
- Conference room booking
- Membership management
- Profile and account management
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The Firmspace community app is for members of FIRMSPACE. The app is used by members to connect with the community via the message boards, search the members directory, book conference rooms and manage their membership, profile, and account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Firmspace at 6 against Secure Reader for BlackBerry's 2. On price, rating, 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.
Secure Reader for BlackBerry holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively.
Secure Reader for BlackBerry ships an update every 5 months, Firmspace every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Secure Reader for BlackBerry | Firmspace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 8.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Good.iWare, Inc. | FIRMSPACE AUSTIN, LLC |
Customer experience
Secure Reader for BlackBerry
Firmspace
Bugs and requests
Secure Reader for BlackBerry
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes and requires reinstall, causing data loss
- Access key email never arrives or is lost
- Login screen persists indefinitely
- Splash screen freezes on startup
- Error messages when entering email address
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- Incompatibility with iOS 11 and later
- PDF annotations disappear when opened
- Unable to access previously saved documents after updates
- App fails to open after device reset
- Registration form validation errors
Requested features
10 requests- Password-protected document support
- Editing and annotation for .doc and .ppt files
- Stamp functionality (Confidential, Sign, etc.)
- Custom image stamps for documents
- Image insertion capability on document pages
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- Dark mode option
- iPhone X GUI optimization
- Korean-English dictionary integration
- Backup and restore functionality for document libraries
- iOS 11+ compatibility update
Firmspace
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Secure Reader for BlackBerry
No in-app purchases
Firmspace
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Secure Reader for BlackBerry free?
Is Firmspace free?
Which has better reviews, Secure Reader for BlackBerry or Firmspace?
Do Secure Reader for BlackBerry or Firmspace have ads?
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