Comments on: App Review: IM+ with Push for iPhone

By: Pasquale Hildahl

Pasquale Hildahl — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:47:38 +0000

This made me smile and hopefully after your last post it will do the same for you: If you want to appear smarter, hang around someone stupider.

By: rimbaud

rimbaud — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:36:03 +0000

IM+ stopped working after I updated my iPod Touch to iOS4 and has not been fixed with recent patches (version 4.2.1). It crashes immediately after sending notifications.

By: Finally Woken

Finally Woken — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:25:02 +0000

I downloaded the IM+ (full) application and it works brilliantly with twitter, skype, ym and google talk. But for some reason even though I have activated my facebook status, it doesn't show my friends list and I still don't get facebook chat on it.

Any idea how to fix this?

Thanks in advance!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:19:03 +0000

never mind, i went and paid for the full app and then facebook was available.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:02:55 +0000

I just downloaded the lite version, trying to test it out before i paid for it. In the app description and here it says that it works with Facebook. Facebook is really the only im agent i use so i was really excited. However I couldn't find facebook anywhere on the app. Anybody know why this is?

By: Sper

Sper — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:50:45 +0000

I found another application that is similar but is FREE. It is called TextPlus and it allows you to text an unlimited amount for free.

Better yet, you can use this on the Touch so for the first time you can actually text from the touch!!

Not only that but it has group messaging so it makes everything so much easier to plan because you don't have to have separate conversations...you can just talk to everyone at once...regardless of what type of phone they have. And it has push notifications so you know when you get a text...it works just like regular texting but BETTER.

So for anyone who only has the touch or just wants a better text messaging option...I suggest trying TextPlus

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:50:53 +0000

Hi I just purchased this program for five bucks and its awesome. I was using bejive and brought it for 15 bucks when I first got my phone what a waste that beejive program constantly crashes. But IM+ is awesome never had a crash been using it for 2 weeks now and I am on it the whole day never one crash. Works excellent and the push works just great.

I really like IM+ very stable and excellent app....only thing I cannot figure out or wish it could do is let me put in my own avatar for myself.....but I can live without doing that for now....I also do see my friends avatars

By: j2innet

j2innet — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:38:39 +0000

hey guys, did anyone or urself notice that IM+ is eating up ur battery? it drain ur battery like water dripping... i could see that effect in my 3GS. that's sucks...

By: marc

marc — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:44:52 +0000

this app is 4.99 but you can find site on your phone and just bookmark it in your browser and there you go it free now

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:22:10 +0000

Just downloaded the app, works great. No problems or crashes. It would be nice if the push notification had a reply button that took you directly to the chat and not to the main screen. Only a suggestion, great program!

By: Guillermo Tejeda

Guillermo Tejeda — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:04:54 +0000

Does the Push notification work for iPhone 3g? THis is pretty sweet, Im going to lower my text messaging plan

By: Dank

Dank — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:12:45 +0000

awesome, thanks.

I'll start using it again.

By: Krisz

Krisz — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:26:26 +0000

3.2 seems to be stable -- I have been using it since its release and no craches so far

By: Dank

Dank — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:50:08 +0000

So, anymore feedback on 3.2? I stopped using IM+ and I've been using the AIM(FREE), Missing Skype though... how has everythin gone for you all?

By: snowcrash

snowcrash — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:45:38 +0000

The main problem with IM+ is that it TAKES FOREVER to restore the sessions when opening the app. Beejive is much faster. Even though Beejive is missing my beloved skype, I still prefer it over IM+ due to its speed.

By: Gar

Gar — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:17:16 +0000

3.2 is working better for me, no crashes since i installed it....i'll keep testing it today. This is a big relief.

By: striatic

striatic — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:40:59 +0000

can you change the colour/opacity of the message bubbles?

By: ripjames

ripjames — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:05:44 +0000

I am on an iPhone 3G and I have had way less trouble with it than Beejive. Also i've experienced no crashes, I did have a problem the other nite with yahoo not connecting and the app saying it was though. It's a pretty decent app, I'm torn between Im+ and Beejive at the moment.

By: jbrandonf

jbrandonf — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:47:39 +0000

@Joe McG: Did you really just say DA BOMB in 2009?

@'m, if you watched video of the two clients you wouldve seen where beejive whoops ass. Good luck with IM+.

@Truth an implementation like that would be convenient but that's not how push works. Ever notice how the im client will hesitate for a second then display the message? That's because it's polling for the waiting information. The app would have to run in the background for you to send out a quick reply.

By: Zuleika

Zuleika — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:22:20 +0000

I love this app and find it very convenient, but it's so slow! It takes almost 20 seconds to fully load and restore.

By: J.L.

J.L. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:49:12 +0000

any one with a jailboken 3gs having problems with push?

By: DJ Josh 16511

DJ Josh 16511 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:00:07 +0000

Ironically enough I purchased this app earlier today before I even read this.

I like it, alot. I'll leave it at that.

Landscape IM
Push Notifications
AIM, Yahoo, Facebook, and Skype being the 4 networks that I use, It's perfect.

Best app I've bought thus far.

By: icebike

icebike — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:56:30 +0000

@EviilHomer:

Yes you are simply missing it. IM+ does landscape.

By: icebike

icebike — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:55:20 +0000

@Joe McG:

BitSMS requires a Jailbreak, which not everyone is willing to do just to see how something works. Perhaps you could post some screenshots somewhere.

By: Evilhomer

Evilhomer — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:55:02 +0000

I may be missing it but I don't see a landscape mode for the messaging. With Beejive, you can use landscape.

By: m'

m' — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:36:22 +0000

thanks icebike, i agree, beejive has no huge advantage over IM+. i'm setting up my IM+ now =]

By: Manolo

Manolo — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:29:35 +0000

Thanks, icebike!

By: icebike

icebike — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:27:26 +0000

@M':

Its really up to you.

I use skype a lot (I have people I work with scattered on various continents). It was useless on the iphone until Push Notifications came along.

So far I see nothing BeeJive does that this app does not do. Its on sale for 4.99, so if you want it get it quick, because if 3.2 solves all the crashing problems (too soon to tell) the price will likely revert to the 9 dollar area.

By: m'

m' — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:14:45 +0000

simply put, should i get this or beejive? i don't use twitter and only occassionally use skype. is beejive really worth $5 more? i have a 3GS so i shouldnt have to worry about the app crashing.

By: Joe McG

Joe McG — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:10:09 +0000

@ iRoc

see BiteSMS. The quick reply / quick compose is DA BOMB

By: icebike

icebike — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:00:47 +0000

HEADS UP:

IM+ 3.2 JUST HIT THE APP STORE!!!

By: llofte

llofte — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:35:55 +0000

Wow! I can't believe I made that mistake... quite embarrassing. Fixing!

By: iRoc

iRoc — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:30:17 +0000

I've been using this app since pre push and have not had it crash once.

I don't understand the whole "hate that to reply have to go into the app" thing. Namely because when I get a text I have to do the same thing. Is there an IM client that let's one reply right from the springboard?

By: stulaw11

stulaw11 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:29:51 +0000

@ Terence. Yeh Ive seen reviews say there's no custom statuses but there is, you can edit the ones there or add them.

By: Manolo

Manolo — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:21:12 +0000

You can edit your status (MSN, Gtalk, Y!). Pushes come fast, so no complaints on that issue -except for FB-. I've seen two bugs: 1) when trying to switch between regular/landscape view, the screen gets cut in half, leaving at the bottom side a black empty rectangle -has happened like 5 times-; 2)some connections issues, but since update to 3.1, I've had only two... and I had to reboot phone so I could connect.

However, these are minor issues (given the really low frequency of the bugs). I hope they get fixed in 3.2.

For $4.99, it is a GREAT deal. Besides, everyone is bitching about every single IM app with PN (doesn't do this, doesn't do that), so until then, if you want to get one, I'd recommend IM+.

By: Max

Max — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:13:24 +0000

@Terence, You're absolutely right. The option to add custom status is there. I don't understand how that could've been missed by the reviewer.

By: Terence

Terence — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:01:59 +0000

You are mistaken about the custom statuses. It has an edit function like most other apps.

By: Desmond

Desmond — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:59:38 +0000

@ Truth. We are on the same page. That was what I thought would be implemented in Push Notifications. I absolutely dislike having to constantly go into the app to do what I need to do. I just want to keep going on about my day without having to keep going back into the app. This is terrible. I really think this is incomplete.

By: nick

nick — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:57:17 +0000

Mine crashes all the time with my 3G, I have reported the problem many a time but never get a reply . Hopefully the next version will fix it. You can set a custom status if u hit the edit button on the status tab.

By: icebike

icebike — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:52:28 +0000

Cardfan:

Checkout the texting rates to Europe some time.

By: icebike

icebike — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:51:09 +0000

The 3.1 release of IM+ is still a bit buggy.

They must realize that, because its still on sale, but 3.2 is in the app-store pending review. So grab this while it is still cheap.

There are crashes. There are connection problems. It will some times just grind away trying to restore connections. You can tell by the screen which connection it is having problems with. (In my case, usually skype).

But the push is indeed nice, and usually instantaneous.

MSN (Windows Live) Yahoo, and GoogleTalk are greased lightning.

Some services are slower as LLofte points out, but that seems to be service dependent, and nothing to do with IM+ itself.

Skype can not remain logged in for more than an hour after you close the app, but they are working on this.

I've sent problem reports, and gotten fairly prompt replies.

Authorizations do not seem to work for some services.

(Someone adds you as a contact. You have to authorize them to see your status. A pop up asks if this is ok, you reply YES, but you will get asked again next time you launch).

Authorize from your desktop and this is not a problem again.

By: cardfan

cardfan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:49:10 +0000

texting is easier.

By: Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:47:21 +0000

Didn't crash on me either, beta or release version, on iPhone 3GS.

By: laleshii

laleshii — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:46:39 +0000

The first version with push 3.1 is a little buggy but the app is really well made. Waiting for the next version which fixes the crashes ... About the custom status it can be set. At least on Yahoo network.

By: llofte

llofte — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:39:24 +0000

Really? Not once did it crash for me. I'm wondering if an iPhone 3G is more prone to crashes than an iPhone 3GS. I'm on a 3GS and IM+ is very stable for me.

By: Gar

Gar — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:35:42 +0000

I love this app but it crashes constantly when trying to send IMs on my 3G, i even restored and reloaded the ap. I have been emailing all occurences to tech support. They say they are working on it.

By: michael

michael — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:35:20 +0000

This application is horrible. It is great on the surface but not reliable. I have had this app about 2 weeks and I have finally stopped using it. This application quite on me numerous times in a single setting over about a period of 30-60min. If this app was stable, it would be terrific. I would get ready to send a text and out of the blue it would crash. Every time it crashes you can send a report. Their report says you will here back within 48 hours. I have not once ever heard from anyone.

By: Truth

Truth — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:31:09 +0000

A quick reply in the push notification would eliminate having to return to the app.

They really half assed the who PN thing.