Transcript 30 on Thurs Battle of the Apps

Battle of the Apps: SharePoint Mobile
App Review
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Today’s Session
• Topic:
– SharePoint Mobile Apps Review
• Presenter:
– Julie Muccillo, SusQtech
• Moderator:
– Steve Witt, SusQtech
Let’s get started
• SharePoint mobile pages are….
• The App market has exploded
• Reviews and Killer Features
SharePoint “M” Out of Box…
Disadvantages
• Can’t use edit menus, or most other
features.
• Browse only
• Not user friendly
• You must be connected
The “real site” on iPad
Disadvantages
• Can use some edit menus but
performance is unreliable.
• Get stuck at the “open/edit”
• Again, you must be connected
Enter the apps…
• Over 50 results in the Apps store if you
conduct a “SharePoint” search
• Variety of offerings, pricing, capabilities
• Which are the best?
5 Apps
• Colligo Briefcase
• SharePlus
• Harmon.ie
• MoPrise
• Filamente
Used QuickOffice Pro HD as editing tool
Evaluated the paid version of each, except
for Harmon.ie
Some key features
Feature
OOB SP
Colligo
SharePlus
Filamente
Harmon.ie
MoPrise
Read Access to
files and Lists
x
x
x
x
x
x
$
$
$
$
$
x
?
x
x
x
x*
x*
x**
Edit Access
Check in Check out
Offline Synch
x
Additional Security
Send Files by email
x
x
x
x
x
Share Links
x
x
x
x
x
Favorites
x
x
x
x
x
Dropbox uploads
x
x
Free version
x
x
x
x
x
Cost for 1 paid
14.99*
19.99*
16.99*
19.99**
14.99*
*enterprise also available
**enterprise coming Q2
Evaluated on 1 key scenario:
• Can I
1. Log in to a SharePoint site
2. Browse to a file I want
3. Check it out
4. Edit it (*using QuickOffice Pro, sold separately)
5. Check it back in
- Without reading any documentation
Colligo
• Biggest strength is synching offline
content
• Usability is not as good as it could be
• No check-in check-out feature
Colligo – Site
Sites
Colligo - Browse
Browse
View Files
Colligo - Edit
Editing
Synching
Colligo – Final Review
• Best for “read-only” offline synching
• Checking the file in and out was not
integrated well into the experience and
caused some usability issues
• Because of the synch settings, I was
editing an older version of the doc.
Filamente – Quick Review
• Similar to Colligo
• Could check the file out but could not
determine how to check back in.
Caused some usability issues
• Does have integration with Dropbox
SharePlus (Infragistics)
• Integration points with SP editing
features are solid
• Synch settings a bit more intuitive
• Good support for questions!
SharePlus
Sites
SharePlus
Browse
SharePlus
Editing
SharePlus
Check-in/Out
SharePlus
Synching
SharePlus – Final Review
• Only product where I could seamlessly
conduct my use case scenario
• WINNER!
• Required no reading or instructions
• Assistance was good when I had
product questions
Harmon.ie Review
• Great UI except for “properties”
• Does have check-in check-out built into
the product but I experienced an error
• Does NOT have offline synch
• Does have social feeds
Harmon.ie
Check-out/
Edit
Harmon.ie
Social
Updates
In Summary…
• Best All-around: SharePlus
• Best UI and Social capabilities:
Harmon.ie, but no offline synch
• Colligo and Filamente’s user
experiences caused some problems
QUESTIONS COMMENTS
Julie Muccillo
[email protected]
Twitter: @jujumucc
Steve Witt
[email protected]
Twitter: @splumberjack
Thank You!