Comparison

PitchBook Mobile vs CB Insights

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

Head to head
About

PitchBook Mobile

Access comprehensive global capital markets data, industry news, and collaboration tools for venture capital, private equity, and M&A professionals. Track financial data, conduct due diligence, and connect with dealmakers on the go.

Highlights
  • Global capital markets insights
  • Tailored industry news
  • Collaboration tools
  • Financial data tracking
  • Due diligence support
  • Dealmaker connections
  • Customizable mobile alerts
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When time is limited and bandwidth is nonexistent, leverage PitchBook Mobile on iPhone or iPad to stay informed about what’s important and collaborate without friction. With the PitchBook Mobile app, the entire VC, PE and M&A world is at your fingertips, providing instant access to insights on the global capital markets, industry news tailored to your sector and collaboration tools. Use PitchBook Mobile to track financial data and activities across your space, conduct due diligence and connect with dealmakers. Instantly get in depth information from wherever you are, including: • VC and PE firms • Limited partners • Funds and performance • Deals, valuations and exits • Private and public company financials • Strategic acquirers • Series terms and debt terms • Active advisory firms • 2.6+ million professionals • and more! Plus, discover opportunities before your competitors and get immediate access to new reports and newsletters with customizable mobile alerts. Here’s what PitchBook Mobile users are saying: • “Stellar product and data. This app is intuitive and succinct while also giving you a comprehensive view of whatever you’re looking for… the ease of use in this app is incomparable.” • “Great app for PE and VC analysis. Love it.” • “Fantastic resource! Could not do my job without it.” • “Great extension of the full platform. When on the go and you hear about a company that just raised a big round or a deal that just happened, it's great to jump into the app and see what PitchBook has on it.” PitchBook Mobile is available to current PitchBook customers. Have questions, problems or feedback? Reach out to us at support@pitchbook.com.

About

CB Insights

Access comprehensive technology market intelligence on private and public companies. Explore millions of company profiles, gain insights into trends and competitors, and leverage an AI-powered chatbot for data-driven research and strategy.

Highlights
  • 10 million company profiles
  • Scouting reports (SWOT)
  • Financial and management details
  • AI-powered chatbot (ChatCBI)
  • Personalized industry briefings
  • Emerging technology market research
  • GenAI research
Features
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CB Insights data and research tracks and compares the world’s private and public companies, so you stay ahead of tech trends and competitors. Our app puts the power of CB Insights in your pocket. Be ready for conferences, meetings, or whenever inspiration strikes. Explore 10 million company profiles: *Scouting reports on strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities *Details on customers, partners, financials, and management *Data science that predicts a company’s health and future Ask ChatCBI – an LLM backed by our data, built for your strategy: *Rich answers based on CB Insights data and research *Data-driven memos, reports, charts and more *Built to be your creativity and research partner Get insights automatically on the topics you care about: *Personalized briefings to inspire your next move *Research library on major industries and 1,500 emerging technology markets *Most comprehensive GenAI research – like GPS for your big decisions on AI and agents Existing CB Insights users log in directly. New user? Sign up at https://www.cbinsights.com/trial-signup/.

Screenshots

PitchBook Mobile4 screens
CB Insights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: PitchBook Mobile at 1.1K against CB Insights's 1. CB Insights's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for PitchBook Mobile against 5.0 for CB Insights. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PitchBook Mobile has 1.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of PitchBook Mobile's written reviews are positive against 83% of CB Insights's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PitchBook Mobile ships an update fortnightly, CB Insights every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PitchBook Mobile versus CB Insights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPitchBook MobileCB Insights
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPitchBook Data, Inc.CB INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.

Customer experience

PitchBook Mobile

All ratings1,086 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.5%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

CB Insights

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

PitchBook Mobile

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent password re-entry
  • Find/company pages not loading

Requested features

2 requests
  • Download and export lists
  • iPad app with landscape mode

CB Insights

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PitchBook Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

CB Insights

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PitchBook Mobile free?
PitchBook Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CB Insights free?
CB Insights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PitchBook Mobile or CB Insights?
CB Insights is rated higher. PitchBook Mobile averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while CB Insights averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PitchBook Mobile or CB Insights have ads?
Neither PitchBook Mobile nor CB Insights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PitchBook Mobile or CB Insights?
PitchBook Mobile ships an update fortnightly, and CB Insights every 2 weeks. Most recently, PitchBook Mobile was updated on November 6, 2026 and CB Insights on November 2, 2026.

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