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Microsoft Power BI Negative Reviews

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Not a fan, over complicatedNot user friendly. Impossibly to find simple information. Trying to sort down to district level is a challenge and there are far too many options that aren’t labeled clearly enough to find the information I need quickly. The old version of sellmax was a fast one stop place to get the number I need. I have yet to find any of the info I have looked for on here any of the times I have tried. It shouldn’t be this difficult.Version: 25.8

Need to use a laptop to be usefulImpossible to manage on an iPhone.Version: 13.9

Slideshow functionWould be better to have the slide show function.Version: 23.5

Missing obvious featuresI can’t copy a field format to another field? That’s just so terrible. I can’t tell if a measure is not being used (if it is not being directly used in a visual). That and other features that I can’t think of right now..Version: 24.2

Barcode scanner filterHi Team, I am trying to use barcode scanner. I am able to scan it and it is taking me to the correct barcode report but I don’t see any scanner filter option on my phone app screen. I am not Able to filter my report with the scanned barcode value. I saw many blogs on google that this issue existed earlier due to some bug in app and has been fixed. But I still don’t see it in my app. I am using version 18.7, please help..Version: 18.7

AverageIt does not refresh properly. I’m getting pretty sick of the average performance..Version: 20.3

Hopeful but terribleIt’s good enough that you try to use it but more often than not you will encounter frustrating bugs that make it impossible to view reports. Keep trying Microsoft. It’s always an amazement that you’re still in business..Version: 17.4

Please add Bookmarks!This feature is super valuable on the iPad and computer but should also be available for phone. While you’re at it, allow us to create bookmarks on the iPad at least. These are mandatory for mobile business. Then I’ll give you 5 stars!.Version: 20.4

Great App, UI Needs Some AttentionThe app is a great tool to allow users to review data and conduct quick analysis on the go. However, some of the user interfaces need attention. I find it often on my iPad or iPhone that we I scroll on a page the header and footer info do not close allowing you to see all of your data. The markup feature is great but again the UI could use some attention. It is a great tool and app for BI!.Version: 17.1

No login on open securityThe App looks great and works really well. However, because we use it to do financial reporting and other sensitive information I’m going to have to delete it from my phone. The reason is that once you sign in, you can launch the app without any further security. The developers need to look at Touch ID login on launching the app, or a pin or something like most apps with sensitive data use. Shame I fundamentally cant keep it on my phone..Version: 15.4

Stick to the KISS rule.Terribly over engineered. I should only have access to reports that have functional data for my own use. Menus are too cluttered. The inconsistency of the data communicated between bi and our other programs ESS is absolutely astounding and unacceptable in a world ran bully technology and numbers. Leaving room for questioning accuracy in a timely basis should be priority number 1. Not how many different kinds of graphs you can show with the exact same date. The graphs don’t matter at all if the data isn’t current and unknown to be accurate. You would have more people use it if it was much more simply designed and functional..Version: 27.0

IPhone 14 max camera support nonexistentWill not switch to auto macro mode so using the camera feature to look up information via upc is extremely frustrating as it will not focus..Version: 27.7

Can’t annotate and shareAfter the last update I can no longer annotate and share with others. When I click on the the pencil in the upper right corner it drops down the workspace menu on the far left. I am on an iPad with the latest OS version. If this can be fixed it would go back to a 5 star rating for me..Version: 14.5

I do not like these reports.Information requires too much drilling down. The reports have complicated my sales performance. Instead of reports that motivate me to strategize and sell, they are not easy enough to focus on what is needed to work. They are not designed to be used by field personnel ..Version: 21.8

Power biPlease do you have power bi for Mac?.Version: 29.0

Integration assez faible avec iPadAssez peu fluide quand on veut utiliser le pencil pour faire des commentaires. Tjs devoir passer en mode edition pour cela..Version: 21.8

Power BI is not the friend of sales repsIt doesn’t update in a timely fashion, 2 days until the end of 1/4 it throws our random figures. For the past 18 months this app has either been delayed or given false figure causing stress to a large work force. Completely awful if you need to track live data. P.s 12pm GMT is the cut off to hit targets to go onto the following day. You can end up losing your bonus because their feed is so slow..Version: 23.6

Translation badIt is stupid idea to translate the work only according to the language iPhone is using. Keep the original language in the file!.Version: 21.0

Slicer header not workingRecently, the clear/erase option on slicer headers have stopped appearing. It used to be that you could click on the slicer header and the eraser would appear, but that is no longer the case..Version: 23.0

Ok but...It works ok in the sense that gives you a mobile access to your reports BUT the experience could be much better. Why do I need to select an object to interact with it?? You added 1 click to everything and please adapt selectors to the mobile world.Version: 14.6

Terrible AppMy reports are never correct. This is going on for almost 2 years now. It was fixed mid way through 2022, but reverted back to the incorrect report in January 2023. Terrible..Version: 28.0

Watch doesn't syncPower Bi is a great tool, the mobile app is equally a really amazing feature, and will improve with time as they constantly continue to update. However the watch part doesn't work - activating on my watch it just shows no dashboards even though the phone app says its synced a dashboard with watch..Version: 7.1

Slow to refreshSo slow to refresh keeps crashing and freezing.Version: 14.2

On iPad, not fit for purpose. Text too small to read, diagrams too small, maps too small.Ah Microsoft. The bigger the company gets, the dumber they get. Some departments good (Xbox, games for windows), some development departments staffed by clowns (office 365, power BI) Power BI is essentially useless on iPad. The text, diagrams and maps have tiny text, the maps only take up two thirds of the screen in portrait mode (what the? Guess devs are retards).... basically forget using it on iPad, you will strain to actually read anything. Menus are the SAME as the desktop/browser version, meaning tiny toggle arrows to click. Just spare a thought for folk who are trying it out on an IPHONE. you must need a magnifying glass to see that. Microsoft has for years an Achilles heel. They can’t leave anything alone once it reaches the pinnacle of design or usability. Power BI isn’t even anywhere near that stage yet, it’s still hot garbage on mobile devices. Otherwise, anything else you use software wise by MS, block or turn off updates if you like a program or application the way it is.... MS loooove fixing things that ain’t broken, they love to fiddle and twiddle, move buttons around, change the names of things, hide things, remove long loved features etc... Remember the office ribbon debacle in office 2007 when office 2003 file edit etc menus worked fine for decades? It’s still overly clunky, complex, too many buttons, confusing and still despised. Remember office groove? Then office Lync. No wait it’s called Skype for business. Groove was also windows 10 media player at one point. Now we have teams. Give it another 20 name changes and almost anything useful button wise turned into vague symbols you have to guess, and Microsoft should be at peak stupidity. For a company that makes such a cool line of consoles and games, (XBOX), competent hardware like mice/keyboards the rest of the company seem hell bent on changing things just to satisfy their own whims..Version: 21.8

Doesn’t workDoesn’t work.Version: 24.0

Takes forever to load dataTakes forever to load data.Version: 26.6

UnusableI have tried to do a simple report that provides a line chart from a modern List to show the progress of one numeric column over time, another column . Attempting to do this from the list itself leads to a weird “visualisation “ that only shows aggregations while the full on Power BI app defies understanding with its multiple steps and scheduled updates of the data. Most of the time I just want to plot one axis against another and it’s just near impossible. I used to build massively complex reports with Report Builder in minutes so I’m not sure this is entirely down to my incompetence. Perhaps it is… Very disappointed 🥺.Version: 23.8

So this didn’t helpI’ve been sent an invitation link, wouldn’t open on my computer despite me making an account as part of the sign up process. The client presumes my inability to access the link is my problem. On my phone didn’t work but directed me to the app. The app says I have to go into a 365 account and enable PowerBI. So I realise that the score really is probably not the app, rather the PowerBI ecosystem.Version: 25.2

Cumbersome problematic systemDifficult to see most needed data. Layers that need to access on phone are cumbersome, load fails frequently l, then can’t zoom to see info. Been using for 9 months and still very frustrated accessing data. Definitely do not recommend this platform. Our old simple data platform far exceeded this..Version: 20.9

Report accuracyReports either don’t load or are inaccurate due to data from other locations doesn’t transfer. If one report is accurate why isn’t the other report that pulls the data accurate. Leads me to believe the information is not trustworthy. We are 3 1/2 months into the year and still don’t have accurate information as to where we stand and don’t know what areas we need to improve on. It’s not fair to us that we have to react once the data and the reports are up to date. If one or more areas of our goals is lacking it’s hard to recover from by the end of the year. Especially when the rating scale changes and categories are changed. I do my job to the best of my ability and work hard to stay around a 2 rating overall. So not having accurate reporting is unacceptable..Version: 28.2

SalesAbsolutely awful. Way too busy. you need an instruction booklet to go on here and find information. I was the time to go over the instruction booklet every time you get home. I work in the field and don’t spend my time in front of a screen. I need information readily available. This is not it. TMI..Version: 23.9

Difficult to navigate and switch between pagesDifficult to navigate and switch between pages.Version: 18.8

Version 15.9 on 6/15 breaks iOS iPhone X viewingApp was working great until the 15.9 release on 6/15. Neither mobile dashboards nor reports load in the new version on an iPhone X. Load and refresh messages flash for a few seconds and then a blank screen. Unfortunate, as the app had been really useful previously. I have logged in/out, even deleted and reinstalled the app to no avail..Version: 15.9

Not user friendlyMobile version is bad ; not flexible or user friendly ; dashboard And reports good are not easy to find ; complex to view ...just not.Version: 20.6

Updating is minimalData updates ok but changes to dashboards, such as new pages, don’t update..Version: 16.0

Reverse the filter screen as defaultWhen opening for example the prior day sales it opens on the filter page and then you go into the prior day sales. It would be best and faster if it opened to the prior day sales page and then the filter page was default. Please change.Version: 21.0

Apple Watch StuckAfter latest update the Apple Watch portion of this app stays on sign in page even after reinstalling and restarting both phone and watch. No relevant support on website or help files to troubleshoot. May be a bug with latest set version..Version: 23.8

Power BiFrustrating on weekends when reports don’t up date until Monday . - example in stock Some reports aren’t user friendly - example item adjustment report store users having troubles getting their store to pull up.Version: 28.1

MeWill not load any info - constantly get the refesh ‘processing’ circle of death. Annoying.Version: 14.2

Needs a few thingsApple Watch only sync's first time, you then need to force close the Watch app and relaunch to re-sync. And the iPhone & iPad app is missing the ability to Refresh dashboard tiles, that's pretty core for a mobile realtime viewing..Version: 7.1

Not enough training exercisesShould have more demos and online training.Version: 17.0

Navigation and card issueIt’s very easy to view reports in the app and the performance speed is much faster, however it’s difficult to navigate. If I open a report and manipulate the filters multiple times, I have to keep pressing on the arrow in top left corner to go back to the list of my reports - is there a faster way? If there is, it’s not easy to find - not user friendly. Also, when looking at the report in horizontal way I cannot exit the app easily by swiping up from the bottom of my screen (I have an iPhone 11 and I exit all of my apps this way). What happens when I swipe from the bottom up is that the screen saver shows up positioned horizontally. There is no way to exit that - unless I turn off my phone. Also, one of my measures has spacing between values (using “ “&), the spacing is preserved when I first open the report but it’s not when I go back to that page from a different page..Version: 21.9

Cost for medium to large org is highI do Like the product, easy to adopt. But the cost yo have a dedicated space and refresh data often for over 800 users seems expensive..Version: 18.0

Drill through not working and app slow in loadingDrill through is still not working please share new update with this feature. And we observed slow in loading performing.Version: 15.8

I do like this app/program overall!Hello! My company recently ended a contract with a company offering similar services. I do like this program! It seems to be very versatile. I look forward to working with IT to fine tune it to best suit our needs. Question though - would it be possible enlarge the icons at the top of the window (Sales and Profit window)? That is, to the left, the arrow pointing up/2 down, surrounding icons, and on opposite side of window filter symbol/arrow/maximize icons as well as the icons to the far top right. I actually created a picture for descriptive purposes. Unfortunately, no way to upload here. We have 40 sales reps in the field who will be using this exclusively on iPads and phones. Enlarging the icons for better maneuverability when drilling down on analysis - I can already tell from some feedback - will make a huge difference. Thanks and looking forward to further development of this app!.Version: 20.4

Getting betterThe samples are great but it's not possible to build reports or dashboards with the sample features : landscape only, reports are not interactive, filters don't work. A great demo of what will be possible when they have fixed a few issues..Version: 5.9

Problematic card viewerThere is a Microsoft custom visual called a card viewer that is demonstrated with baseball players, you can insert a picture and include lots of great information on and “flip the card” to see even more information…. However in the mobile app this wonderful visual only works about 20% of the time and the rest of the time it won’t even show up, so what is a wonderful effect on the desktop ends up being an empty screen on the phone. I am giving this one star in the hopes that the good folks at Microsoft will address the issue. I’ve tried adding my review to the online forums with no luck. Aside from that this is a wonderful app, here’s to hoping that this review will get someone’s attention. 🤞.Version: 27.6

Refresh issueMicrosoft still has work to do on this app. Finding that reports are not refreshing if the same tables/queries are being used. Although I've reported the issue, no action is being taken to correct it..Version: 14.1

Poor UXReally poor navigation and UX.Version: 26.7

Not usable on a phoneThe reports that my org uses are impossible to use on a phone. Everything is tiny, menus don’t drop down, selections are impossible to make. Pointless really.Version: 21.7

App doesn’t capture dataI’m unsure why the iPad app doesn’t reflect the settings or data I load into the desktop version of Power BI and subsequently uploaded to the web. For example, the iPad app doesn’t capture the filter settings I have (single select vs. multi select) and omits items in that filter. The desktop version behaves/responds as intended. This is a disappointment..Version: 23.4

Keep up the hard workI realy like the app but there seems to be a problem with the zoom in and out on the i phone 8. once you guys figer that minor thing out i should be able fly through infomation at light speed. good job!.Version: 24.2

Can’t see dataUnable to read the dada as the background is white and so is the text so you can’t see the details..Version: 29.0

Useless since last update.After the last update I cannot load any of my reports. They say can’t display visual when they worked just fine prior to the update. Unless it’s fixed this app is now useless. I’m very frustrated with it to say the least..Version: 26.3

Terrible since updateSince this update, the usability is terrible. Before: I could pinch to zoom into a report/graph and move it around the screen to view it. Now: when I move a report/graph around the screen, it moves onto the previous / next report in that dashboard. It thinks every movement left or right on screen (not even a swipe) means that I want the previous / next report. So bad, I've gone back to browser version..Version: 9.7

Stopped working with iOS10App was working well running SSRS 2016 mobile reports, but has now stopped working since installing iOS10. I receive the error message: "Server password changed" even though it hasn't! I have deleted the app and re-entered credentials it connects and shows my mobile reports, but it won't load the reports!.Version: 9.1

Drill down does not workOtherwise ok.Version: 19.5

PowerBI developer for IPAD PRO?Do u have the developer for iPad Pro?.Version: 18.7

A little clunkyNot quite a slick interaction, and even with a larger tablet I think it would be missing a trick. Needs to be easier to navigate.Version: 15.4

NightmareWorst filtering , hard to use annoying and flipping useless.Version: 21.4

IOS 7.1It fails to initialize on iOS 7.1. The concerned Power BI app version is 4.1.Version: 4.1

Alerts BugI can't seem to be able to open alerts off a tile in the dashboards. It feels like a bug.Version: 18.4

Could be betterThe filtering functionality in the dashboards and reports is really hard to use. Enabling filters to use native IOS filters (swiping up and down across values) would be a big improvement. Right now you need to zoom or break fingernails to filter..Version: 20.6

Not a great appNever works properly. Very inconsistent performance. Not easy to navigate..Version: 24.9

As flakey as heckCan't move between pages on a report without it crashing. Microsoft, you need to up your game here. This simply isn't good enough..Version: 5.2

Version 9.3 reports blankWhen you click on a report it only shows a blank page. App needs fixing, currently useless..Version: 9.3

Sso login error required a delete app to be fixGreat app but once in a while I need to delete the app and reinstall it to fix a sso login..Version: 27.0

Apple watch bugDashboard on Apple watch not working..Version: 7.6


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