Microsoft Power BI vs New Wave Workspace
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
New Wave Workspace
This app facilitates booking desks, meeting rooms, and events within a hybrid digital office. It helps optimize workplace utilization, locate colleagues, and navigate office spaces with 3D floor plans. Users can also request services and report issues.
- Desk and meeting room booking
- Event scheduling
- 3D office floor plans
- Colleague location
- Service requests
- Issue reporting
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With New Wave Workspace, you can easily book desks, meeting rooms and events within the Hybrid Workplace / Digital Office, all from this one app. Empower your return to work strategy and maximise your workplace utilisation. Quickly locate offices and plan your trip. Find your way around any office with an intuitive 3D Floor Plan. Maximise desk and room utilisation through check-in / check-out and no-show booking release. Locate colleagues and book a workspace near them to encourage an agile and productive working environment. Request services, report issues and interact with building services. Leverage workspace policies to determine employee bubbles for a safe, collaborative strategy. Available in several languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Your company must have a New Wave Workspace account to use this companion app. Visit our website for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: New Wave Workspace at 100% against Microsoft Power BI's 47%. New Wave Workspace also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Microsoft Power BI's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). 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 ships an update fortnightly, New Wave Workspace every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Microsoft Power BI | New Wave Workspace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (97K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 97K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #174 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 215 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Microsoft Corporation | New Wave Apps Limited |
Customer experience
Microsoft Power BI
New Wave Workspace
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
New Wave Workspace
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Microsoft Power BI
No in-app purchases
New Wave Workspace
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Microsoft Power BI free?
Is New Wave Workspace free?
Do Microsoft Power BI or New Wave Workspace have ads?
Which is updated more often, Microsoft Power BI or New Wave Workspace?
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