Microsoft Power BI vs Charm Pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microsoft Power BI
Access and analyze your business data from anywhere. View, filter, and share reports, set alerts for real-time notifications, and gain insights using natural language queries. Securely connect to your data sources for informed decision-making on the go.
- Mobile data access
- Interactive report exploration
- Annotation and sharing
- Real-time data alerts
- Natural language Q&A
- Secure on-premises data access
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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
Charm Pulse
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The Charm Pulse App allows you to see your stores sales, traffic and key performance indicators (KPI). You can view your data for any time period as well as see what's happening in real time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Microsoft Power BI at fortnightly against Charm Pulse's every 56 months. Microsoft Power BI also leads on chart position (#156 vs unranked). Charm Pulse's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Microsoft Power BI ships an update fortnightly, Charm Pulse every 56 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microsoft Power BI | Charm Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (98K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 46.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 98K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 56 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #156 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 218 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Opilio Software LLC |
Bugs and 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
Charm Pulse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Microsoft Power BI
No in-app purchases
Charm Pulse
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Microsoft Power BI free?
Is Charm Pulse free?
Do Microsoft Power BI or Charm Pulse have ads?
Which is updated more often, Microsoft Power BI or Charm Pulse?
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