Microsoft Power BI vs MySite Observation Reporting
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
MySite Observation Reporting
Easily report safety and maintenance observations from any site visit or daily work. Submit hazardous conditions, non-compliance, required actions, or improvement ideas with photos directly from your smartphone. Track the progress of your submitted reports.
- Report safety observations
- Report maintenance issues
- Submit with photos
- Track report progress
- Notify zone owners
- Improve site conditions
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As part of your visit or daily work on one of our sites, MySite enables you to easily report safety and maintenance observations. You can submit any hazardous condition, non-compliance, required action or idea for improvement with photos in a few seconds, all on your smartphone. The responsible zone owner is notified and you can track the progress made.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Microsoft Power BI at 4.7 against MySite Observation Reporting's 4.0. Microsoft Power BI also leads on ratings volume (98K vs 4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). MySite Observation Reporting's advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 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.
Microsoft Power BI holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Microsoft Power BI has 98K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Microsoft Power BI ships an update fortnightly, MySite Observation Reporting every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microsoft Power BI | MySite Observation Reporting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (98K ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 98K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #160 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 214 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) |
Customer experience
Microsoft Power BI
MySite Observation Reporting
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
MySite Observation Reporting
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Microsoft Power BI
No in-app purchases
MySite Observation Reporting
No in-app purchases
Questions
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