Mobile App Comparison Chart (iOS vs. Android)

We offer the Bynder Mobile App for iOS and Android Apps. See below for a comparison chart that outlines the difference in functionality for each device type. 

Mobile App Comparison Chart (iOS vs. Android)

Categories Working Functionality Limitation iOS App Android App
         
Searching / Filtering Users are able to search by keyword tags Users cannot search for AI tags ✅ ✅
         
  Users can view recent searches in the app There currently is no way to filter the waiting room for app uploads    
         
  Users can filter using both advanced filters and smart filters   ✅ ✅
         
Uploading Users are able to upload assets with the mobile app All uploads are sent to the waiting room (this also applies to admins) ✅ ✅
         
    There is no ability to add metadata during mobile uploads    
         
    Required metaproperties are not respected    
         
Metadata Standard metadata: “Added on”, “Date modified”, “Publication date”, “Brand” AI tags are not displayed in the app, but are displayed in the interface    
         
         
Downloading Disclaimers are respected No derivatives in the mobile app, users always download the original file    
         
  Permissions are respected PDF files can be viewed in the iOS native PDF viewer ✅ ✅
         
Sharing & Collections User can create new collections in the mobile app Users can share assets, however they need to be downloaded first ✅ ✅
         
  Users can add assets to existing collections in the mobile app   ✅ ✅
         
  The favorite assets are automatically sent to a “favorites” collection Users can see all collections in the DAM, however they are blurred and cannot be added to ✅ ✅
         
    Users who log into the app with full collection permissions, have a holistic view of all collections in the DAM, which is different than the interface view ✅ ✅
         
Permissions Content in the app is respected by the user’s permissions   ✅ ✅
         
Available Offline Only implemented in iOS This feature is not available for Android ✅  
         
  Make assets available offline - in the app when no internet access   ✅  
         
  You can see it in the interface as well, but it needs to be triggered in the app   ✅  
         
Notifications (non-Bynder) Bynder would like to access your photos (confirmed for both apps) Upload requests approved - No notifications in the APP    
         
  Uploads in-app notification (iOS) Users still receive email notification    
         
  Android notification in the panel when upload is finished      
         
Open Image Bank N/A Open Image Bank is not compatible with mobile apps    
         
Favorite Assets In the app users are able to add assets to their favorites and filter on the favorite assets The favorite assets are only displayed in the app, and not shown in the interface as metadata ✅ ✅
         
Custom Theme Standard Bynder brand colors and fonts Custom app colors are not available in the app    
         
Reporting Not available Not available    
         
SSO SSO functionality is supported in our mobile apps   ✅ ✅

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