BE vs Hiffman HQ
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.
Hiffman HQ
Connect with your building's amenities, experiences, and management team. Discover events, fitness options, and dining, all from your mobile device. Enhance your work environment and foster community.
- Discover building amenities
- Connect with management
- Attend events
- Access fitness facilities
- Find dining options
- Enhance work experience
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Discover the amenities, experiences, and people that make your building and management team unique with Hiffman HQ. Connect, attend, exercise, eat, learn - all on the go and where you want to be. Love where you work with Hiffman HQ!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hiffman HQ at 5.0 against BE's 2.3. BE's advantage is ratings volume (135 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Hiffman HQ 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BE ships an update every 2 months, Hiffman HQ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BE | Hiffman HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (135 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Building Engines | HqO Tex, LLC One Hundred Twenty Six |
Customer experience
BE
Hiffman HQ
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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Hiffman HQ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BE
No in-app purchases
Hiffman HQ
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BE free?
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