Comments on: TiPb AT WORK Instant Messenger Showdown: BeejiveIM vs Palringo

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:34:54 +0000

I test iPhones and iPods apps regularly to see how much data they use. Yes Palringo only has 3hrs set for push notification but for a good reason.

The program are still logged in checking for messages and even though it is a trickle of data, it does build up over 24hrs and not everyone has data bundled plans that they can afford to keep a program active for so long. Palringo is my choice when it comes to value for dollar in both its price and considerations for limiting push notifications to conserve the users data usage.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:14:52 +0000

Hello, will read more when I have more time.

By: leevi

leevi — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:54:39 +0000

Palringo is better. Even the best IM software to iPhone in my opinion.

It has push and UI is much better. Not as candy as is Beejive but simpler and quicker to use. Only lack of the push 24h, palringo has it like 3h?

By: Randy - NYC

Randy - NYC — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:31:06 +0000

Palringo is free and supports WM6. BeeJive too is but then it is in indefinite beta. PalRingo does not support email support, that is the only negative I have found. I would like it to show email notification in a matrix/table format and it will be a complete messaging solution for me.

By: gary

gary — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:59:05 +0000

Palringo 1.2.3 has the same push notification that BeeJive does and with Yahoo mail accounts you get your IMs instantly when you exit out to the home screen. Palringo also allows you to change the behavior of the app when you exit to the home. Example, I have my status set to "away". Last of all, Palringo will keep you online for 3 hours and is incrementing that by 5 minutes a day until they hit 24 hours.

I see no distinctive advantages with BeeJive now. Sorry, Palringo is #1.

By: Hal

Hal — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:06:31 +0000

I’ve had palringo burn up a whole charge while leaving it running in the background all night. Happens randomly. I did notice that it does try to reconnect several times randomly as well. I’m also not quite sure how its “10 min.” time limit comes into play with this. Any one with similar experiences?

By: bob

bob — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:26:29 +0000

palringo is kinds better because of the ability to send audio and pictures but then again status and being logged in for max 1 hour is bad

By: Sal

Sal — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:20:51 +0000

I’ve been looking for an IM client that will work with a corporate jabbar server, and it has to not capture the login/password. BeeJive looks cool but I’m pretty sure that they are storing the login information on their server. Comments?

By: Zorglub

Zorglub — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:23:22 +0000

I’am using the WebApp at http://www.meebo.com It is free, simple and efficient

By: Guy

Guy — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:57:35 +0000

I love BeeJive … I had been using Palringo before, and allthough it’s a nice app, the GUI was kinda confusing. BeeJive has a great GUI … real Apple like … just tap around with your finger and everything figures itself out. Wether it is overprized is debatable, I certainly don’t regret that I bought it.

By: mr. Hi-Definition

mr. Hi-Definition — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:55:37 +0000

@ Rick,

Yeah Rick, how do you get a SMS notification when you get a new IM?

I have it set up for an email notification, not SMS. If I could get an SMS notification, I wouldn't even mind not having push notifications running in the background that much.

@ Veronica,

Thank You...! I have been trying to tell everyone I know that BeeJive IM is the best mobile IM client. There is no mobile IM app that comes anywhere close to it. The best part is the dedicated servers that never sleep and keeps you connected to the app up to 24hrs. Once Apple "flips the switch" for push notifications in the background of other apps, everyone will appreciate BeeJive a lot more.

By: Veronica

Veronica — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:14:55 +0000

@Rick

How do you get the SMS sent to your phone to let you know you have a IM?

But I agree with a few of you… there is no comparison. I believe Beejive is the best for the fact you do not have to leave it up all the time. It saves all your IMs and you’re able to email you IM.

If anyone is debating the “plunge” to buy BeeJive and you’re a huge IM freak, I suggest just going for it. It’ll pay off!

By: Keil Miller

Keil Miller — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:34:09 +0000

Same here Rick. I now only use iChat for videochats when I have a mac buddy online.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:12:03 +0000

BeeJive’s key feature is their servers (think of it as a $10 app with a $5 lifetime server account). It will let you stay online all day, and a SMS message will come in telling you when you got an IM so you can go chat and then go back. I now use it as my exclusive instant messenger, even if I am sitting at a computer.

By: Andrew Farmer

Andrew Farmer — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:44:59 +0000

Fring hands down over any Iphone IM app I have used so far although haven’t tried Beejive but unlikley to at $15 Fring is free and allows Skype contacts and VOIP.

By: timbo

timbo — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:26:53 +0000

I couldn’t get beejive to work properly – a waste of money. Palringo worked first time and even much better than my experience of beejive on blackberry. And it is free!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:10:25 +0000

I dumped Palringo for Fring as it allows Skype Out calls and has SIP support for VoIP over WiFi.

By: Keil Miller

Keil Miller — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:36:24 +0000

If I leave BeeJive open and put my phone to sleep, it stays running… and it rings like a phone call or SMS when I get a message! Very cool.

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:18:12 +0000

I had beejive for my BB and it was great. Now to just get it for the iPhone. Who knows maybe I will win this time and get it for free –

By: Christopher Vitek

Christopher Vitek — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:11:02 +0000

Beejive sounds great, but I just can’t get past the $15 price tag. I have a hard time spending $10 for game, so $15 for an IM client? Simply not worth it IMO.

By: mebsers

mebsers — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:53:38 +0000

palringo is pretty neat, but it’s annoying that you can’t put up a status/away message or a picture. also (and maybe this is just me) if your friends have status/away messages up that are longer than the iPhone screen you can’t see what the heck they’re talking about because there is no way to view information for your friends. and yes, the IM window is pretty small and doesn’t allow you to refer back to what the other person typed, so conversations typically consist of brief one line responses on my end. but… for free, i’ll take it. i would be interested in beejive, but i can’t imagine that the cost is going to stay at that price point for too much longer. with my luck, i would buy it and the price would drop the next day or apple would come out with a program.

By: mr. Hi-Definition

mr. Hi-Definition — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:45:00 +0000

You've gotta be kidding me. I have both BeeJive IM and Palringo and there is absolutely no comparison. BeeJive is the hands down winner if not for the landscape keyboard then the dedicated server that keeps a session connected for up to 24hrs. You even get emails stating that you have received a new im on any of the many IM clients supported. Ok, at least you rated BeeJive IM the winner but I still believe the scales are tipped way more in BeeJive's favor because of all the functionality provided.

My rating would go something like this: BeeJive IM- 4.5 out of 5 Palringo- 3.5 out of 5 Aim- 3.0 out of 5

And yes, I know BeeJive is $15.99... but trust me, once you use it, you'll never want to go back to the Aim app or Palringo for that matter. It was still a good review though Casey, I'm not knocking your review, just your scoring.

By: Manny

Manny — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:41:34 +0000

beejive is way to mucho money for what it does Palringo all the way!

By: Zyber Joe

Zyber Joe — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:32:05 +0000

Thanks. I’ll consider getting beejive now. Although $16 is to much for me. I’ll wait thill it’s under the $10 mark. Paleingo for me (for now)

By: patrick b

patrick b — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:52:40 +0000

nice review. I will be sure to pick one of those up. Dnt know which

By: cherryhead25

cherryhead25 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:34:22 +0000

Great review. Palringo will also keep you logged in to their servers for about 10 minutes after you close the program. Not nearly as cool as being logged in for 24 hours and IM notifications but it works well if you need to check something quickly while chatting with someone.

I think I'm gonna take the plunge and jailbreak to see how Palringo operates in the backgroud. Just can't wait for Apple's push notifications and am too poor to shell out $15.99 right now. If anyone's already using Palringo in the background please let me know how it's working.

Again great review and keep up the good work!