Comparison

stashcat vs OpenTouch Conversation Plus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

stashcat4 screens
OpenTouch Conversation Plus1 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
stashcat versus OpenTouch Conversation Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterstashcatOpenTouch Conversation Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better9.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStashcat GmbHALE International

Customer experience

stashcat

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative35.0%

OpenTouch Conversation Plus

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive9.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative81.8%

In-app purchases

None

stashcat

No in-app purchases

None

OpenTouch Conversation Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is stashcat free?
stashcat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenTouch Conversation Plus free?
OpenTouch Conversation Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do stashcat or OpenTouch Conversation Plus have ads?
Neither stashcat nor OpenTouch Conversation Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, stashcat or OpenTouch Conversation Plus?
stashcat ships an update fortnightly, and OpenTouch Conversation Plus every 3 months. Most recently, stashcat was updated on September 10, 2026 and OpenTouch Conversation Plus on September 7, 2026.

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