BE vs BlueFolder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BE
Manage property maintenance, work orders, inspections, and incidents directly from your mobile device. Attach photos and access all your data, even when offline.
- Work order management
- Preventive maintenance
- Inspections
- Incident tracking
- Photo attachments
- Offline access
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BE Mobile provides key property management features in the palm of your hand! Manage work orders, preventive maintenance tasks, inspections, incidents and much more. Attach photos to any record and view associated files on your iPhone. Work offline with access to all of your data.
BlueFolder
Manage field service operations, track jobs and work orders, and access customer information from anywhere. This app allows for attaching photos, collecting signatures, and recording billable activities in real-time.
- Manage jobs and work orders
- Track equipment and service history
- Access customer and location records
- Attach photos
- Collect customer signatures
- Record billable activities
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Whether you're running a commercial field service business or managing a facilities maintenance team, BlueFolder's service management software gives you the tools you need to do it better. - Manage Jobs & Work Orders from anywhere - Track equipment, service history, serial numbers, and more - Quickly access to detailed customer, contact, and location records - Attach photos and collect customer signatures - Record billable activities as they are completed in the field
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BlueFolder at 3.3 against BE's 2.3. BE's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months) and review sentiment (21% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
BlueFolder holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BE has 135 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of BE's written reviews are positive against 0% of BlueFolder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BE ships an update every 2 months, BlueFolder every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and July 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BE | BlueFolder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (135 ratings) | 3.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Building Engines | BlueFolder Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
BE
BlueFolder
Bugs and requests
BE
Reported bugs
19 issues- Have to log out/in multiple times or reinstall to gain access
- Work orders don't always load
- Only able to upload one photo at a time
- Everything gets stuck pending
- App fails, all data lost
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- Update screwed up app operation
- Tech support never responds
- App won't let you log in
- App doesn't communicate with network
- Entries do not link between app and desktop
- Acknowledgement pending issues never resolved
- New update changed 'work order by Building' to 'work order by location'
- New version is slower and not user friendly
- No access to PMs for weeks
- Stuck on 'synchronization'
- Work order creation from phone never appears in system
- Timer starts when work order begins but pauses upon completion
- Comment box moves off screen when typing
- App crashes when typing comments
Requested features
6 requests- Add resource management
- Add day view and approve/deny for resource management
- Disable notifications when staff is off the clock
- Edit frequency for PMs
- Allow scheduling
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BlueFolder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BE
No in-app purchases
BlueFolder
No in-app purchases
