Microsoft Power BI vs Scandit Logistics
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 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
Scandit Logistics
This app turns your smartphone into a powerful barcode scanner for logistics tasks. It supports various scanning needs, including parcel searching, stock taking, and order creation, enhancing efficiency for transport and logistics teams.
- Smartphone barcode scanner
- Logistics scan scenarios
- Parcel and product search
- Stock taking
- Order creation via scanning
- QR code scanning
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The Scandit Logistics app transforms smartphones into a fast and reliable barcode scanning tool for transport and logistics teams. The app supports different scan scenarios relevant for logistics processes, such as searching for a specific parcels or products, stock taking of items, creating orders by scanning product barcodes, or scanning QR codes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Microsoft Power BI at 98K against Scandit Logistics's 7. Microsoft Power BI also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and chart position (#144 vs unranked). Scandit Logistics's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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.
Scandit Logistics 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 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Microsoft Power BI ships an update fortnightly, Scandit Logistics every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microsoft Power BI | Scandit Logistics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (98K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 98K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #144 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 214 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Scandit AG |
Customer experience
Microsoft Power BI
Scandit Logistics
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
Scandit Logistics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Microsoft Power BI
No in-app purchases
Scandit Logistics
No in-app purchases
