Comparison

Siebel vs Podium

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

Head to head
About

Siebel

Access and update customer information from your Siebel servers while on the go. The app caches data and screens for offline use, synchronizing changes later. Stay connected to your business even without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Connect to Siebel Servers
  • Customer data updates
  • Offline data caching
  • Data synchronization
  • Mobile access
Features
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Siebel Mobile gives the ability to connect to your Siebel Servers and keep up-to-date with your customers whilst on the move. The app caches the data and screen information so that you can review information and make updates without connectivity and have the data synchronized later.

About

Podium

Manage all customer communications, collect payments, and boost your online reputation from a single inbox. This platform helps local businesses streamline interactions, send marketing messages, and handle calls efficiently.

Highlights
  • Unified customer inbox
  • Automated review collection
  • Bulk text messaging
  • Business phone number
  • In-app payments
  • Reputation management
Features
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Podium® is a communications and marketing platform that helps small local businesses manage all customer communications in one easy-to-use inbox, from collecting payments to managing your online reputation and reviews. Podium is changing the way local business gets done everywhere. More than 100,000 businesses rely on Podium to grow and do more as a team. Key features include: - Inbox: Bring every customer conversation from every channel into a single, easy-to-use inbox. See and respond to every chat, review, text, social media message, and phone call in a single thread. - Reviews: Double your monthly review volume in less than 60 days and increase website and foot traffic to your business by sending review invitations via text through Podium. - Bulk Messaging: With a 98% open rate, Podium’s text marketing software allows you to send tailored messages to your customer base that turn into customer sales in minutes. - Phones: Don't let missed calls fall through the cracks, with a singular business number for calls and texting you can keep all communications in one place and avoid everyone give out their personal number to customers. - Payments: Get paid with just a text. Payments through Podium gather more reviews, generate higher quality leads, and centralize your customer data to communicate and market in a more targeted way.

Screenshots

Siebel2 screens
Podium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Podium at 61% against Siebel's 0%. Podium also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). 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

Podium holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Podium has 32K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Siebel's written reviews are positive against 61% of Podium's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Siebel ships an update monthly, Podium every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Siebel versus Podium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSiebelPodium
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (32K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews61.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings132K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.616 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB304 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOracle America, Inc.Podium Corporation, Inc.

Customer experience

Siebel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Podium

All ratings31,997 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews199 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative34.2%

Bugs and requests

Siebel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Podium

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Login issues and logout problems
  • Inconsistent review posting
  • Unreliable SMS/text functionality
  • Syncing issues between web and mobile

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to edit auto-replies
  • Access to custom templates on mobile
  • Improved media handling (photos, videos)
  • Easier contact import from phone
  • Word search functionality

In-app purchases

None

Siebel

No in-app purchases

None

Podium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Siebel free?
Siebel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Podium free?
Podium is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Siebel or Podium?
Podium is rated higher. Siebel averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Podium averages 4.7 from 32K ratings.
Do Siebel or Podium have ads?
Neither Siebel nor Podium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Siebel or Podium?
Siebel ships an update monthly, and Podium every 3 days. Most recently, Siebel was updated on November 12, 2026 and Podium on November 13, 2026.

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