BE vs MACH Energy
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.
MACH Energy
Monitor your building's energy consumption and operating conditions remotely. Track real-time usage against expectations, identify recurring issues, and collaborate with your team by sharing data and notes. Easily switch between utility accounts and log manual meter readings.
- Real-time energy use tracking
- Identify recurring problems
- Collaborate with team members
- Share annotated charts
- Switch between utility accounts
- Gather manual meter readings
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MACH Energy for iPhone and iPad makes it easy to keep track of your building’s energy use and operating conditions no matter where you are. It’s a perfect companion to the MACH Energy website. Features: • Check your building’s real-time energy use vs. expected • Identify reoccurring problems via our easy-to-use calendar view • Collaborate with team members by sharing annotated charts and writing notes • Quickly switch between your utility accounts • Gather readings for manually-read meters in your building Please note: MACH Energy for iPhone and iPad requires a subscription to the MACH Energy service. More about MACH Energy: MACH Energy, an iES MACH Company, is the market-leading provider of energy monitoring and management software services in commercial real estate for the REIT and Advisor office building markets. Serving over 700 million square feet of commercial office space across the country, we have a deep understanding of how to help your organization understand and control energy use and expenses. In-app icons courtesy of https://icons8.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MACH Energy at 5.0 against BE's 2.3. MACH Energy also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). BE's advantage is monetization model (free vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
MACH Energy 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 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BE ships an update every 2 months, MACH Energy every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BE | MACH Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (135 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Building Engines | MACH Energy |
Customer experience
BE
MACH Energy
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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MACH Energy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BE
No in-app purchases
MACH Energy
No in-app purchases
