BE vs Host Core
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.
Host Core
This business platform streamlines property management and tenant experience. It allows for online submission and approval of work requests, with optional features for access control, concierge services, and visitor management.
- Online work request submission
- Work request approval
- Access control integration
- Concierge services
- Visitor management
- Food and beverage services
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Host Core – CBRE’s exclusive digital management and tenant experience platform powered by VTS. This agile app makes life easier for Property Management teams and Tenant Admins, with Host Core features that facilitate work requests to be made and approved online. Enhanced functionality can be enabled on the platform (Host Building) to include Access Control, Concierge Services, Visitor Management and Food and Beverage to connect occupiers to their spaces and provide insight to strengthen asset management, engagement and satisfaction.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Host Core at 3.0 against BE's 2.3. Host Core also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). BE's advantage is review sentiment (21% vs 0%) and ratings volume (135 vs 3). 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.
Host Core holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BE has 135 ratings behind it against 3, 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 Host Core'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, Host Core fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BE | Host Core |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (135 ratings) | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 320 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Building Engines | CBRE, Inc. |
Customer experience
BE
Host Core
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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Host Core
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BE
No in-app purchases
Host Core
No in-app purchases
