Comparison

BlackBerry AtHoc vs AWBS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BlackBerry AtHoc

Receive critical alerts and share real-time media from the field during events. Easily send duress signals or your GPS location for enhanced security. Operators can manage alerts and ensure safety on the go.

Highlights
  • Receive critical alerts
  • Share pictures and videos from the field
  • Send one-click duress signals
  • Share real-time GPS location
  • Send alerts on the go
  • Manage system on the go
Features
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The BlackBerry AtHoc mobile app brings the industry’s leading crisis communication capabilities to the palm of your hands. During an event, users can receive critical alerts, and easily share pictures and videos from the field back to their operations center to enhance situational awareness across the organization. Users can also send one-click duress signals or even share their real-time GPS location to give further awareness of their location for added security and protection. In addition, system operators are enabled to send alerts and manage their system while on-the-go, helping to get the word out and ensure safety for their people. Learn more about BlackBerry AtHoc’s Mobile Apps here: https://www.athoc.com/products/platform.html#mobile Note: • Use of the BlackBerry AtHoc mobile app requires an Organization Code from your system administrator. • The BlackBerry AtHoc mobile app uses GPS services when location tracker feature is ON. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

AWBS

Manage aircraft weight and balance throughout its maintenance lifecycle. This system allows for easy inventory tracking, recording weighing data, and generating flight clearance forms to ensure operational limits are met.

Highlights
  • Aircraft handbook maintenance support
  • Inventory management
  • Record aircraft weighing data
  • Wireless weighing system interface
  • Basic weight and CG management
  • Flight clearance form generation
Features
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Lockheed Martin's Automated Weight and Balance System supports the complete lifecycle of aircraft handbook maintenance. Quickly and easily manage the inventory of the aircraft by marking items in or out on the Basic Weight Checklist. Record aircraft weighing data on the Aircraft Weighing Record while optionally interfacing with wireless aircraft weighing systems. Manage basic aircraft weight and CG by creating entries on the Basic Weight and Balance Record. Create Flight Clearance Forms to ensure that your aircraft is within operational limits.

Screenshots

BlackBerry AtHoc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: AWBS at 100% against BlackBerry AtHoc's 19%. AWBS also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). BlackBerry AtHoc's advantage is ratings volume (74 vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AWBS holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlackBerry AtHoc has 74 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of BlackBerry AtHoc's written reviews are positive against 100% of AWBS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlackBerry AtHoc ships an update every 2 months, AWBS every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BlackBerry AtHoc versus AWBS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackBerry AtHocAWBS
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (74 ratings)4.2 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings74 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtHoc, Inc.Lockheed Martin

Customer experience

BlackBerry AtHoc

All ratings74 ratings
Positive37.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative58.1%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive19.4%
Neutral12.9%
Negative67.7%

AWBS

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BlackBerry AtHoc

No in-app purchases

None

AWBS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlackBerry AtHoc free?
BlackBerry AtHoc is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AWBS free?
AWBS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BlackBerry AtHoc or AWBS?
AWBS is rated higher. BlackBerry AtHoc averages 2.6 out of 5 from 74 ratings, while AWBS averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do BlackBerry AtHoc or AWBS have ads?
Neither BlackBerry AtHoc nor AWBS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlackBerry AtHoc or AWBS?
BlackBerry AtHoc ships an update every 2 months, and AWBS every 4 months. Most recently, BlackBerry AtHoc was updated on November 6, 2026 and AWBS on November 2, 2026.

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