FrontApp vs HubSpot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FrontApp
This platform streamlines customer communication for support, sales, and account management teams. It combines help desk efficiency with email familiarity, using automated workflows and real-time collaboration to deliver exceptional service at scale.
- Unified customer communication
- Automated workflows
- Real-time collaboration
- Centralized message routing
- Customer operations visibility
- Team efficiency tools
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Front is a customer operations platform that enables support, sales, and account management teams to deliver exceptional service at scale. Front streamlines customer communication by combining the efficiency of a help desk and the familiarity of email, with automated workflows and real-time collaboration behind the scenes. With Front, teams can centralize messages across channels, route them to the right person, and unlock visibility and insights across all of their customer operations. More than 8,000 businesses use Front to drive operational efficiency that prevents churn, improves retention, and propels customer growth.
HubSpot
This app unifies customer-facing teams on an AI-powered platform, offering a comprehensive customer view and enabling quick actions from any location. It includes an AI assistant to provide insights, draft communications, and support deal closing while on the move.
- AI-powered CRM platform
- Unified customer view
- Actionable insights
- Draft communications
- Deal closing tools
- Mobile accessibility
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The HubSpot mobile app keeps sales and marketing teams moving, wherever the day takes them. Keep campaigns on track, act on leads the moment they come in, and walk into every meeting ready. Every contact, deal, and email is right there when you need it, no desktop required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HubSpot at 4.7 against FrontApp's 3.3. HubSpot also leads on ratings volume (16K vs 185) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). FrontApp's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
HubSpot holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HubSpot has 16K ratings behind it against 185, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of FrontApp's written reviews are positive against 46% of HubSpot's.
FrontApp ships an update every 3 weeks, HubSpot weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FrontApp | HubSpot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (185 ratings) | 4.7 (16K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews | 45.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 185 | 16K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 166 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FrontApp, Inc. | HubSpot, Inc. |
Customer experience
FrontApp
HubSpot
User reviews
FrontApp
From 185 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👥 Excellent for shared team inboxes
- 🎯 Streamlined email collaboration
- ⚡ Desktop and web versions are solid
- 🔄 Useful commenting and tagging features
- 💬 Great for internal team communication
Room to improve
- 🐢 Slow app performance and loading times
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing
- 📱 Mobile app significantly behind desktop version
- 💰 Expensive pricing with unexpected increases
- 🔐 Login issues (Google and Microsoft auth)
HubSpot
From 16K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple to use
- 🚀 Ease of use
- 🚀 Intuitive user interface
- 🚀 Streamlined workflow
- 👍 Great business tool
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy app with crashes
- 🐛 Unreliable search function
- 🔒 Lack of security features
- 🔒 No biometric or PIN protection
- 👎 Limited functionality compared to desktop
Bugs and requests
FrontApp
Reported bugs
17 issues- App crashes frequently on launch and during use
- Emails fail to send or send blank messages
- Login redirects don't complete (Google auth)
- App freezes requiring phone restart
- Unable to mark emails as read
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- Cannot attach images to emails
- Cannot delete or close draft emails
- Inbox fails to load or refresh automatically
- Email body content doesn't load
- Keyboard jumps and disappears when typing comments
- Comment box loses focus with physical keyboard
- App closes when switching to other apps
- Swipe gestures display blank white screens
- Send button requires multiple taps to work
- Tags cannot be removed from emails
- App logs out users unexpectedly
- Performance degradation after updates
Requested features
15 requests- Dark mode for mobile app
- Ability to manage other users' status on mobile
- Calendar integration on mobile
- Push notifications for untagged emails
- Language filtering on mobile
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- Draft generation/AI features on mobile
- Knowledge base access on mobile
- Scheduling links option
- Multi-email selection with swipe gestures
- Tag and template creation/editing on mobile
- Better email truncation handling
- Session persistence when switching apps
- Apple Watch compatibility
- App widgets for mobile
- Advanced search functionality
HubSpot
Reported bugs
4 issues- Conversations tab not working
- Notifications not showing up
- Inability to log in on mobile
- Data loss and account deletion issues
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to attach files to emails
- More customization options
- Better integration with other tools
- Improved mobile optimization
- Access to service tickets and support
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- Easier task and pipeline management
In-app purchases
FrontApp
No in-app purchases
HubSpot
No in-app purchases
