BI Office vs Microsoft Power BI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BI Office
Access advanced analytics, dynamic dashboards, and scheduled reports from your organization's data warehouse. Gain in-depth insights into secure enterprise data anytime, anywhere. This app simplifies sophisticated business intelligence for self-serve analysis.
- Advanced analytics access
- Dynamic dashboard viewing
- Scheduled report delivery
- Secure enterprise data access
- Self-serve business intelligence
- Touch-optimized mobile experience
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Introducing the Business intelligence Office (BI Office) mobile app from Pyramid Analytics. Now you have the freedom to travel with your advanced analytics, dynamic dashboards and scheduled reports connected directly to your organizations enterprise data warehouse with the Pyramid Analytics mobile app. Giving anyone the latest, in-depth insights into your secure, enterprise data on the road with you everywhere you go. Pyramid Analytics has created a paradigm shift in the business intelligence market. We make the sophisticated simple. Our innovative BI Office all-in-one suite liberates everyone with powerful self-serve business intelligence. No more waiting or relying on IT. Point, click, tap, swipe – advanced analytics with BI Office is easy. Anytime, Anywhere Intelligence No more waiting and wondering, Pyramid Analytics has Mobile BI for Microsoft BI today. Operations do not stop when you leave the office. Every minute counts in a global, ever-changing economy. With Pyramid Analytics BI Office Suite Mobile BI app, critical intelligence is at your fingertips when and where it is needed most. View, Analyze, and Act Point, click, tap and swipe – In addition to the industry standard HTML5-based interface, the BI Office Suite also offers a native mobile app experience to securely deliver engaging, touch-optimized and rich mobile analytic experiences. Simply author once and consume anywhere from your device. Pyramid elegantly supplements Microsoft BI with the deep sophistication everyone can use, loves and truly needs to survive. Real-time Data on the Go To get Mobile BI for Microsoft BI now download the app and get started now!
Microsoft Power BI
Access and analyze your business data from anywhere with powerful mobile tools. Visualize key metrics, filter information, and share insights on the go. Get real-time notifications and ask questions of your data with a virtual analyst.
- View data in one place
- Explore, filter, and focus data
- Annotate and share reports
- Set data alerts and notifications
- Q&A virtual analyst for insights
- Secure on-premises data access
- Scan barcodes/QR codes for data
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Access your data from anywhere. Get notifications, annotate and share, and dive deep into your data with powerful features for decision making on the go. Highlights: • View all your important data in one place • Tap to explore, filter, and focus on what’s most important • Easily annotate and share reports and visualizations • Set data alerts and get real-time notifications • Ask questions in your own words and get meaningful insights into your data with the Q&A virtual analyst • Securely access your on-premises data • Scan barcodes and QR codes to easily track inventory and get real-world data in context • Start exploring your Power BI data instantly, with no setup needed Get the full Power BI suite and never miss a beat with Power BI Desktop, the Power BI web service, and Power BI Mobile! By installing this app, you agree to the terms at: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2178902
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BI Office at 100% against Microsoft Power BI's 46%. BI Office also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 18.0). Microsoft Power BI's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (98K vs 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.
BI Office holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Power BI has 98K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of BI Office's written reviews are positive against 46% of Microsoft Power BI's.
BI Office ships an update every 3 months, Microsoft Power BI fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BI Office | Microsoft Power BI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (98K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 46.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 98K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #148 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 214 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Pyramid Analytics | Microsoft Corporation |
Customer experience
BI Office
Microsoft Power BI
Bugs and requests
BI Office
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Microsoft Power BI
Reported bugs
5 issues- Frequent login issues and SSO problems
- Visualizations not rendering correctly
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between reports
- Drill-through functionality not working as expected
- Scaling and layout issues on iPad and larger devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to refresh data and reports remotely
- Enhanced navigation and bookmarking features
- Improved support for touch-based interactions
- Better optimization for smaller mobile screens
- Integration with other Microsoft 365 apps
In-app purchases
BI Office
No in-app purchases
Microsoft Power BI
No in-app purchases
Questions
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