Comparison

Secure Reader for BlackBerry vs iBabs for BlackBerry

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Secure document viewing
  • BlackBerry Dynamics integration
  • Corporate infrastructure compatibility
  • Requires activation key
  • IT administrator setup
Features
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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.

About

iBabs for BlackBerry

Streamline your meetings with this app, designed for enterprise users to manage agendas, documents, and decisions paperlessly. It automates meeting organization, document linking, and access control, making preparations and collaboration more efficient.

Highlights
  • Paperless meeting management
  • Automated agenda organizer
  • Document linking and PDF conversion
  • Restricted document access
  • Meeting preparation and collaboration tools
  • Action point allocation
  • Decision recording
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IMPORTANT NOTE: This is _not_ a free consumer app. This special version of iBabs is intended for Enterprise users and government agencies, and it requires a BlackBerry Dynamics Server in your corporate network. If you're not an Enterprise user with necessary server infrastructure provided by BlackBerry Technology, please consider our standard “iBabs” app. Paperless meetings with iBabs A meeting is more than just a discussion. After making an appointment, the organizing, mailing, printing and reading of the required documents often take longer than the actual meeting itself. iBabs makes everything more efficient. With years of experience in the administrative decision-making processes we know exactly what you need. The solution is a simple app which makes your meetings simpler, more substantive and more environmentally friendly. The only thing you need is a tablet or laptop and internet. Simple to plan iBabs provides users with a conveniently arranged, automated organizer which fits perfectly with the agenda of the user’s current mail system. Meetings taking place at the same venue and time, only need to be entered once; and the data can be reused again. Documents can be linked at any time to the required agenda and are automatically converted to PDF format. Subsequently, access to these documents can be restricted to authorized users only. Simple to prepare Delving through a stack of paper or a pack of post-it notes is now a thing of the past. By scrolling through the documents or using the search function and share annotations, iBabs helps you to work more efficiently: users can prepare for meetings anywhere, any time. Ensure smoothly-run meetings iBabs for BlackBerry Dynamics enables users to reduce the time needed to prepare for meetings and facilitates cooperation between colleagues. When a user open the iBabs app, he will immediately see the upcoming meetings’ agendas and any related documents. This means that everyone involved in the meeting will always have the correct versions on hand. Action points can, moreover, be allocated to specific persons in advance or during the meeting. Decisions can also be recorded. In fact, work is finished when the meeting ends. The agreements and decisions made can be retrieved from the recordings. Start straight away iBabs for BlackBerry Dynamics is a platform-independent app which is so user-friendly that you can get to work straight away. If, you would like an explanation, a short training course can be given.

Screenshots

Secure Reader for BlackBerry1 screens
iBabs for BlackBerry3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iBabs for BlackBerry at 5.0 against Secure Reader for BlackBerry's 4.5. iBabs for BlackBerry also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iBabs for BlackBerry holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Secure Reader for BlackBerry ships an update every 5 months, iBabs for BlackBerry every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Secure Reader for BlackBerry versus iBabs for BlackBerry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecure Reader for BlackBerryiBabs for BlackBerry
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews8.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGood.iWare, Inc.iBabs B.V.

Customer experience

Secure Reader for BlackBerry

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews406 reviews
Positive8.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative87.9%

iBabs for BlackBerry

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

iBabs for BlackBerry

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Secure Reader for BlackBerry

No in-app purchases

None

iBabs for BlackBerry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Secure Reader for BlackBerry free?
Secure Reader for BlackBerry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iBabs for BlackBerry free?
iBabs for BlackBerry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Secure Reader for BlackBerry or iBabs for BlackBerry?
iBabs for BlackBerry is rated higher. Secure Reader for BlackBerry averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while iBabs for BlackBerry averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Secure Reader for BlackBerry or iBabs for BlackBerry have ads?
Neither Secure Reader for BlackBerry nor iBabs for BlackBerry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Secure Reader for BlackBerry or iBabs for BlackBerry?
Secure Reader for BlackBerry ships an update every 5 months, and iBabs for BlackBerry every 4 months. Most recently, Secure Reader for BlackBerry was updated on November 1, 2026 and iBabs for BlackBerry on November 1, 2026.

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