BasicOps vs VSTS on Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BasicOps
A centralized platform designed to streamline team communication, file sharing, and collaborative work. Requires company subscription and authorized user credentials for access.
- Centralized platform
- Streamlined communication
- File sharing
- Collaborative work
- Team productivity
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BasicOps is a simple, centralized platform that takes the friction out of how teams communicate, share, and work together. To use BasicOps, your company must be a BasicOps customer and you must be an authorized user with BasicOps credentials.
VSTS on Mobile
Monitor project status and team progress for Visual Studio Team Services directly from your mobile device. Visualize key metrics, track builds, and review work item assignments and details on the go.
- Graphical dashboard with key metrics
- Seamless multi-account and project switching
- View build status and definitions
- Track team changesets
- Monitor work item assignments and status
- Drill-down into work item details
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** Works with only Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) ** The ultimate app for the executives on the move is here. Now you can now track the status of your projects hosted on Microsoft Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) right from your mobile phone and stay informed. This is the first release of the new version of the app and does not need oData configuration. More features will be added soon. Stay tuned. Features: • Beautiful dashboard with key metrics represented graphically • Switch and work with multiple accounts, projects, teams and iterations seamlessly • View build status for the various build definitions in the project • View the changesets created by your team • View the team member assignments and current status of the various work items in the project • Drill-down into the work items to view the status • View the details of the work items • … more to follow Audience: • Team Leads and Team Managers • Account Managers • Stakeholders Please remember that during the first use, you will need to authorize the app to connect to VSTS. Share your experiences, feature requests and feedback on our email tech-support@ecanarys.com with the subject line VSTS on Mobile.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BasicOps at 5.0 against VSTS on Mobile's 1.6. BasicOps also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 17%). VSTS on Mobile's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
BasicOps holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of BasicOps's written reviews are positive against 17% of VSTS on Mobile's.
BasicOps ships an update every 5 months, VSTS on Mobile monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BasicOps | VSTS on Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 1.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 17.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BasicOps | Canarys Automations Pvt. Ltd. |
Customer experience
BasicOps
VSTS on Mobile
In-app purchases
BasicOps
No in-app purchases
VSTS on Mobile
No in-app purchases
