IBM Navigator Mobile vs Hi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IBM Navigator Mobile
Access and manage your business documents from IBM FileNet P8 and IBM Content Manager repositories on your mobile device. Facilitates collaboration and offline access to enterprise content, enhancing organizational efficiency.
- Access enterprise documents
- Teamspace collaboration
- Offline document sync
- Single sign-on (SSO)
- Support for Airwatch and MaaS360
- Saved searches
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IBM Navigator Mobile supports IBM FileNet P8 repositories and IBM Content Manager repositories. This support extends synchronizing capabilities to business content in a service that offers a full range of collaboration options. You need access permission to work and manage the business documents seamlessly synchronizing with few steps. Whether you access a document or work with a team to review documents, IBM Navigator Mobile provides the following features and support for the repositories: For the IBM FileNet P8 repository: • Library - Access to all common enterprise documents permitted • Teamspaces - Collaboration environment between enterprise users and groups • On Device - Sync and access documents offline • Airwatch and MaaS360 support • External Data Services support • Saved searches • Single sign-on (SSO) for login • Entry template support For the IBM Content Manager repository: • Library - Access to all common enterprise documents permitted • Teamspaces - Collaboration environment between enterprise users and groups • Airwatch and MaaS360 support • External Data Services support • Saved searches • Single sign-on (SSO) for login IBM Navigator Mobile focuses on driving efficiency across the organization by allowing mobile users to access their business content in their enterprise IBM FileNet P8 or IBM Content Manager systems – whenever and wherever they are. IBM Navigator Mobile Requirements: This mobile application requires IBM Content Navigator V3.0.11 or later. IBM Content Navigator is offered in various packages. Contact your IBM representative about using IBM Navigator Mobile in production environments or go to the IBM Content Navigator site for more information: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/content-navigator
Hi
Send and receive text and picture messages using your business phone number from any device. Allows multiple users to access the same number for team collaboration. Customers can text your business number easily without needing a separate app.
- Send/receive texts from business number
- Supports text and picture messages
- Use on multiple devices with one sign-in
- Access via web browser
- Multiple users can share a number
- Customer-friendly communication
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With Hi-Link SMS, you can send and receive texts from your Hi-Link business phone numbers. Make and receive text messages using your business phone number! • Use your business phone number to text instead of your personal number • Send and receive text and picture messages to/from any cell phone number in the continental US View your messages on multiple devices: • Use your account on multiple devices with one sign-in • Access your messages from any computer via your browser (Chrome/Firefox/Edge) • Multiple users can access the same number so you or your team can reply to any message Now your customers can communicate with you with the ease and convenience that they have when texting with friends and family. No need to download a separate messaging “app” to contact you - they can simply text your business number and get in touch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hi at 5.0 against IBM Navigator Mobile's 2.3. IBM Navigator Mobile's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). 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.
Hi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
IBM Navigator Mobile ships an update every 5 months, Hi every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IBM Navigator Mobile | Hi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IBM | Textable LLC |
Customer experience
IBM Navigator Mobile
Hi
In-app purchases
IBM Navigator Mobile
No in-app purchases
Hi
No in-app purchases







