stashcat vs OpenTouch Conversation Plus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
stashcat
A secure and GDPR-compliant communication platform for businesses, integrating chat functionalities with cloud storage. Facilitates efficient team coordination, file sharing, and appointment management. Offers a private and protected alternative to public messaging apps.
- Secure group and individual chats
- Integrated cloud file storage
- Channel-based organization
- Calendar module for appointments
- Survey module for polls
- GDPR compliant and secure hosting
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stashcat® - contemporary way of corporate communications - WhatsApp alternative for business and government. Efficient communication between all employees of a company is the basis for a target-oriented way of working. stashcat® combines the usual chat functionalities with your own cloud storage into a data protection compliant and secure communication platform - GDPR compliant. stashcat® offers a contemporary way of communication for companies and is subjected to a strict privacy policy. Communicate easily, quickly and securely within the company– with stashcat®. Organization via #Channels: With the # Channel function, you can easily and transparently chat in groups or teams and thus coordinate your in-house communication without great effort. Communication via single or group chats: You can quickly and easily interact with one or more users. This feature is not public and works like the latest generation of messenger apps. Own and shared file storage: Each user has a personal file storage in which documents and files can be stored, accessed and shared with other users at any time. Every #Channel and every chat has its own file storage. Calendar module: Appointments can be made privately or publicly, shared in channels with the ability to accept or cancel for members of the channel. Survey module: create appointment queries or evaluations in the question-answer-principle. Secure hosting and strict data protection in accordance with DIN ISO 27001: The operation of stashcat® is provided by various, redundant server systems. The user data are processed encrypted in a server center in Hannover and thus are treated according to German data protection law. Your app, our technology: Use stashcat® in your particular company layout and offer your employees and customers an effective way to communicate with each other, regardless of time and place.
OpenTouch Conversation Plus
This app provides a unified communication experience for businesses, allowing users to manage calls, messages, and conferences from their personal devices. It offers a single business identity across multiple devices and streamlines collaboration with features like one-click conference joining and seamless conversation transfer.
- Unified business identity across devices
- Voice over IP calling
- One-click conference joining
- Visual voicemail
- Call routing profiles
- Contact presence and availability
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PLATFORM REQUIREMENTS • OpenTouch MultiMedia Services server R2.5+. • Notifications received via Apple Push Notification Service • iPhone SE(2nd gen)+ • iOS 16.x + INTRODUCTION Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise OpenTouch Conversation+ for iPhone leverages what users love most – their own devices. OpenTouch Conversation+ for iPhone exposes the features and flexibility of the OpenTouch Suite through the popular smartphone from Apple. Use gestures to place calls, retrieve messages and move easily from a phone call or IM to a multiparty conversation. Join conferences in one-click, enjoy visual voice mail ergonomics, and define and select your call-routing profiles to meet current location and availability. FEATURES • Download a single application matching different end-user profiles. • Present a single business identity, with one phone number across multiple devices - desk phone, PC and smartphone. • Offer a common user experience whatever the device you use. • Voice over IP everywhere. • Place, answer, and manage voice calls using the enterprise dialing plan. • Call anywhere using device, corporate directory, or OpenTouch contacts. • Manage conversations using the complete set of mid-call controls: call recording, inquiry call, hold, back & forth, transfer, ad-hoc conference, add/remove participant, leave or terminate conference and hang up. • Join in one click a scheduled meeting. • Move the conversation between devices - move the late day conference to your mobile device and be on time for the next appointment. • Listen to and manage voice-mail messages. • View contact presence and availability and tap to start and manage collaborative, secure conversations. • Start with a simple one-to-one chat and add people, add voice - seamlessly and effortlessly. • Open past chats to review exchanges and when necessary re-start the conversation. • Manage communication preferences and reach-ability using call routing profiles, effortlessly while on the move. • Enable/disable Call Supervision delegation. • Enable/disable Hunting Group registration. • Schedule meetings on-the-go using predefined meeting profiles that tailor OpenTouch conferencing capabilities to match the type of meeting or event. BENEFITS • Reduced enterprise communications expenses through use of Wi-Fi or 3G+ data connectivity for telephone calls and conference call. • Compelling and thoughtful user experience that encourages use, encourages employee communications and encourages rich and frequent conversations. • Improve collaboration and increase efficiency with streamlined evolution of business conversations to include multiple parties, persistent conversations while on the move. • Boost productivity and reduce costs with quick access to business communication features anywhere. • Be contacted faster and more efficiently with a single business identity across multiple devices. • Guarantee employee efficiency with a full set of notifications (voice message, instant messaging, missed call, scheduled conference alert). • Secure access to the enterprise through Reverse Proxy and Session Border Controller. LOCALIZATION • Brazilian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish. DEVICE WHITE LIST Reference 8AL90822AAAB hosted on Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Business Portal under the Technical Documentation Library.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: stashcat at 50% against OpenTouch Conversation Plus's 9%. stashcat also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
stashcat ships an update fortnightly, OpenTouch Conversation Plus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | stashcat | OpenTouch Conversation Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stashcat GmbH | ALE International |
Customer experience
stashcat
OpenTouch Conversation Plus
In-app purchases
stashcat
No in-app purchases
OpenTouch Conversation Plus
No in-app purchases
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