Comparison

BlackBerry Work vs Citi Workplace

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

Head to head
About

BlackBerry Work

Manage your business email, calendar, and contacts securely in one app. View colleague photos, check availability, and navigate between apps easily. Protects personal privacy without intrusive location tracking.

Highlights
  • Unified inbox, calendar, and contacts
  • Colleague directory photos and availability
  • Launcher for easy app switching
  • Quick action buttons for common tasks
  • Contextual file actions
  • VIP email notifications
Features
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*** Contact your IT administrator for any help with setting up BlackBerry Work *** Take care of business simply, elegantly and securely with BlackBerry Work. Stay on top of your business email, schedule and join meetings, and manage your contacts with an easy to use, all-in-one app. BlackBerry Work delivers a personalized business experience. See your colleagues’ photos in your email. View online availability to chat everywhere you work - in email, a calendar event and on their contact card – a capability unique to BlackBerry. Quickly navigate among your business apps using Launcher. Switch easily between composing an email, adding a contact, or scheduling a calendar event with quick action buttons. And always know that your personal privacy is protected without intrusive geo-location capabilities. Simple app navigation: • Launcher: Simplify multi-tasking and app navigation with easy switching between your email, calendar, contacts, app settings and other BlackBerry apps. • Quick actions: Work smarter with quick action buttons to compose an email, schedule a meeting or add a contact. • Contextual file actions: Choose the right actions for your documents – edit, annotate, save, print, sign, etc. based on the other BlackBerry-secured apps installed on your device Improve productivity: • Email: Manage your inbox on the go! Check and respond to email, move messages to a folder, and take and attach photos. • Calendar: Stay in touch with your colleagues, customers and partners wherever you are. Join meetings or schedule new ones. Even send a quick reply message if you are running late. • Contacts: See all of your Outlook contacts, personal and work. Add additional information to the contact card or get the caller ID by sync’ing the contacts to the device. Personalize your experience: • Directory Photos: Your inbox, calendar and contacts now displays photos from your global address list so you can now enjoy more effective social interactions • People centric collaboration: Choose the best way to reach your colleagues based on their online availability status. Initiate a call, an email, an IM or an SMS from within the app them based on their availability. Quick notifications: • Badges: See how many unread email you have right on your device home screen without opening the app. . • VIP notifications: Never miss an important message. Set VIP status for key contacts to be notified via custom alerts when they send you an email.

About

Citi Workplace

This app serves as a central hub for accessing workplace information, aiming to enhance collaboration and engagement within the office environment. It provides tools and resources to improve how employees work together.

Highlights
  • Centralized information hub
  • Improved workplace experience
  • Enhanced collaboration
  • Increased employee engagement
  • Office-specific resources
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The Citi Workplace application supports a better workplace experience by creating a ‘hub’ to access information that improves how we work better together and engage with each other in the office.

Screenshots

BlackBerry Work4 screens
Citi Workplace3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: BlackBerry Work at 643 against Citi Workplace's 67. BlackBerry Work also leads on review sentiment (9% vs 0%). Citi Workplace's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). 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 — 1.7 for BlackBerry Work against 1.6 for Citi Workplace. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BlackBerry Work has 643 ratings behind it against 67, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 9% of BlackBerry Work's written reviews are positive against 0% of Citi Workplace's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BlackBerry Work versus Citi Workplace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackBerry WorkCiti Workplace
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (643 ratings) — better1.6 (67 ratings)
Positive reviews8.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings643 — better67
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB26 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBlackBerry CorporationCitibank, N.A.

Customer experience

BlackBerry Work

All ratings643 ratings
Positive12.8%
Neutral5.0%
Negative82.3%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive8.9%
Neutral9.3%
Negative81.9%

Citi Workplace

All ratings63 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative82.5%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative93.8%

Bugs and requests

BlackBerry Work

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notifications not working consistently
  • Emails not syncing or loading properly
  • App freezing and crashing on launch
  • Compatibility issues with iOS updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add custom filters and swipe gestures
  • Improve notification reliability
  • Integrate with more productivity apps
  • Implement Face ID/Touch ID support

Citi Workplace

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BlackBerry Work

No in-app purchases

None

Citi Workplace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlackBerry Work free?
BlackBerry Work is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Citi Workplace free?
Citi Workplace is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BlackBerry Work or Citi Workplace?
BlackBerry Work is rated higher. BlackBerry Work averages 1.7 out of 5 from 643 ratings, while Citi Workplace averages 1.6 from 67 ratings.
Do BlackBerry Work or Citi Workplace have ads?
Neither BlackBerry Work nor Citi Workplace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlackBerry Work or Citi Workplace?
BlackBerry Work ships an update every 2 months, and Citi Workplace every 2 months. Most recently, BlackBerry Work was updated on October 24, 2026 and Citi Workplace on October 30, 2026.

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