BE vs CBRE Tech
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 Tech
This application helps technicians manage their assigned tasks, search for requests, and document their work efficiently and safely. It allows for offline actions and keeps customers updated on service status, aiming to improve facilities maintenance.
- Task management
- Request searching
- Offline actions
- Work documentation
- Customer updates
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The Technician Application of CBRE IFM Hub enhances focus on executing assigned tasks safely and documenting work. Technicians can efficiently manage assignments, search for requests, perform offline actions, and keep customers informed, thereby delivering superior facilities maintenance service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CBRE Tech at 3.0 against BE's 2.3. CBRE Tech also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 21%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). BE's advantage is ratings volume (135 vs 24) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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 Tech 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 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of BE's written reviews are positive against 56% of CBRE Tech's.
BE ships an update every 2 months, CBRE Tech every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BE | CBRE Tech |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (135 ratings) | 3.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.3% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 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 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Building Engines | CBRE, Inc. |
Customer experience
BE
CBRE Tech
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 Tech
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BE
No in-app purchases
CBRE Tech
No in-app purchases
