Comparison

BlueParrott vs ARMS (Mobile)

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

Head to head
About

BlueParrott

Enhance your BlueParrott headset experience with this app. Customize buttons, integrate with push-to-talk apps, manage settings, and locate your device if lost. Ideal for professional drivers and frontline workers in noisy environments.

Highlights
  • Find My BlueParrott location tracking
  • Customizable BlueParrott Button™
  • Third-party push-to-talk app integration
  • Headset status monitoring
  • Wireless firmware updates
  • In-app support and guides
Features
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The perfect companion for professional drivers and frontline workers who rely on their BlueParrott headset in loud, demanding environments. Customize your headset, stay up to date, connect to third‑party apps and quickly find your headset again if it goes missing. Key features - Find My BlueParrott – See the headset’s last known location on a map, open it in Maps and play a loud sound to help you find it. - Custom controls – Assign the BlueParrott Button™ to actions like mute, answer/end call, battery status and more (on compatible headsets). - Third‑party integrations – Connect your headset to leading push‑to‑talk and dispatch apps such as AT&T Enhanced PTT, Cobra Radio PTT, ESChat, Verizon Push to Talk Plus, Motorola Wave, T‑Mobile and Zello. - Easy control & updates – Check battery, volume and connection status at a glance and update headset firmware wirelessly. - Help when you need it – Follow pairing guides, access user manuals and reach BlueParrott support from within the app. Compatible BlueParrott headsets * BlueParrott B250‑XTS SE * BlueParrott B650‑XT * BlueParrott S650‑XT * BlueParrott M300‑XT SE * BlueParrott M300‑XT * BlueParrott B550‑XT * BlueParrott B450‑XT (BPB‑45020) * BlueParrott B450‑XT Classic * BlueParrott B350‑XT (BPB‑35020) * BlueParrott B350‑XT SE * BlueParrott S450‑XT * BlueParrott C400‑XT * BlueParrott C300‑XT * BlueParrott M500‑XT * BlueParrott Pro B350 * BlueParrott Pro B450 Note: Feature availability depends on your specific BlueParrott headset model and firmware. Not all headsets support a customizable BlueParrott Button™ or third‑party app integrations. Third‑party apps and services may require separate licenses, subscriptions and/or compatible devices.

About

ARMS (Mobile)

This app streamlines rail yard operations for switching crews, supporting transload and intermodal workflows. It allows for managing car movements, inventory, and switch requests, while also facilitating truck check-ins and container tracking.

Highlights
  • Manage rail car movements and inventory
  • Process transload workflows for rail and trucks
  • Track intermodal container movements
  • Receive and complete switch requests
  • Barcode/QR code scanning for inventory
  • Generate shipping paperwork
Features
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ARMS (Automated Railyard Management System) Mobile was designed from the ground up for the switching crews working on railroads across the United States. As of version 2.0, we support transload & intermodal shipping container workflows, allowing our rail, trucking and port shipping partners connect their work. Our rail functionality supports the following - moving cars between tracks, in addition to loading, emptying and delivering said inventory. You can inbound and outbound consists, as well as creating interchanges manually to account for anomalous or orphaned inventory. Switching crews can receive and complete switch requests, and customers of railroads can login and see their inventory in addition to sending switch requests to the railroad. Roads can, of course, print their paperwork through integration with the same paperwork service they rely on every day. Our transload functionality, as of version 2.5.0, supports inbounding rail cars or trucks and itemizing their contents into discrete commodity units. Gate agents can check-in trucks that come into a facility, recording their weights and arrival/departure timestamps. Customers that scan UPC or QR codes can request integration into their workflow, as our app supports barcode/QR scanning through the phone camera. Transloaders can print picklists and trucking BOL's through the paperwork service, and can create trucking bills of ladings directly in the mobile app. Truck drivers can use our custom dispatch module to accept work orders. Our intermodal functionality supports integration with reach stackers, allowing easy recording of container movements across piles and railcar chassis's. Gate agents can record ingate and outgates for containers, and create intermodal units to populate their facilities inventory.

Screenshots

BlueParrott4 screens
ARMS (Mobile)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: BlueParrott at 8.2K against ARMS (Mobile)'s 14. ARMS (Mobile)'s advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). 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

ARMS (Mobile) holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlueParrott has 8.2K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlueParrott ships an update every 6 weeks, ARMS (Mobile) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BlueParrott versus ARMS (Mobile): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlueParrottARMS (Mobile)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8.2K ratings)4.7 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings8.2K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGN Audio ASCEDAR AI, INC.

Customer experience

BlueParrott

All ratings7,578 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews251 reviews
Positive17.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative72.5%

ARMS (Mobile)

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

Bugs and requests

BlueParrott

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes during firmware updates
  • App unable to detect paired headsets
  • Headset randomly turning off

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to customize button functions
  • Wireless firmware updates
  • Improved app integration

ARMS (Mobile)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BlueParrott

No in-app purchases

None

ARMS (Mobile)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlueParrott free?
BlueParrott is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ARMS (Mobile) free?
ARMS (Mobile) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BlueParrott or ARMS (Mobile)?
ARMS (Mobile) is rated higher. BlueParrott averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while ARMS (Mobile) averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do BlueParrott or ARMS (Mobile) have ads?
Neither BlueParrott nor ARMS (Mobile) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlueParrott or ARMS (Mobile)?
BlueParrott ships an update every 6 weeks, and ARMS (Mobile) fortnightly. Most recently, BlueParrott was updated on October 30, 2026 and ARMS (Mobile) on October 24, 2026.

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