BE vs CBRE PULSE
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.
CBRE PULSE
This app streamlines daily tasks for property managers and partners on the go. It provides notifications for critical dates, allows easy request approvals, and offers access to global data and industry news.
- On-the-go task management
- Critical renewal date notifications
- Easy request approvals
- Access to global data sources
- Latest property management news
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Welcome to CBRE PULSE, a mobile app designed for CBRE Property Managers and partners to make daily tasks quicker and easier while you’re on the go, so you can focus on the things that really matter. In one place via a single login, you can get notified of critical renewal dates, easily approve requests, access to PULSE and our global data sources, and receive the latest news and insights from across Property Management.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CBRE PULSE at 5.0 against BE's 2.3. CBRE PULSE also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). BE's advantage is ratings volume (135 vs 2). 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.
CBRE PULSE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BE has 135 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BE ships an update every 2 months, CBRE PULSE every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BE | CBRE PULSE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (135 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Building Engines | CBRE, Inc. |
Customer experience
BE
CBRE PULSE
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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CBRE PULSE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BE
No in-app purchases
CBRE PULSE
No in-app purchases
