Comparison

alive5 vs Agent Assistant

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

Head to head
About

alive5

This app streamlines customer communication for agents on the go. It allows for accepting live chat requests and responding to customers via SMS/text messaging, with improvements to real-time conversation loading and message sending functionality.

Highlights
  • Accept live chat requests
  • Respond via SMS/Text Messaging
  • Real-time conversation loading
  • Improved message sending
  • Simplified interface
Features
Read full description

Introducing a brand new, simplified and minimized Alive5 mobile app. We’ve redesigned and rebuilt this to work better for Agents on the go who want to accept live chat requests and answer customers via SMS/Text Messaging. Many issues were resolved where the chat conversations would not load in real-time, and also some phone versions had issues accessing the textarea to send messages.

About

Agent Assistant

Access customer and policy details securely on the go. Follow up on pending applications with ease. Designed for insurance agents to manage their business efficiently.

Highlights
  • Secure customer information access
  • Policy details retrieval
  • Pending application follow-up
  • On-the-go management
  • Agent productivity tool
Features
Read full description

The Agent Assistant app allows agents to securely access their customer and policy information and also provides the ability to follow up on pending applications on the go.

Screenshots

alive54 screens
Agent Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Agent Assistant at 5.0 against alive5's 3.2. alive5's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Agent Assistant holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

alive5 ships an update every 2 months, Agent Assistant monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
alive5 versus Agent Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteralive5Agent Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (10 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAlive5, IncPhysicians Mutual Insurance Company

Customer experience

alive5

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Agent Assistant

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

alive5

No in-app purchases

None

Agent Assistant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is alive5 free?
alive5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Agent Assistant free?
Agent Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, alive5 or Agent Assistant?
Agent Assistant is rated higher. alive5 averages 3.2 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Agent Assistant averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do alive5 or Agent Assistant have ads?
Neither alive5 nor Agent Assistant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, alive5 or Agent Assistant?
alive5 ships an update every 2 months, and Agent Assistant monthly. Most recently, alive5 was updated on June 1, 2026 and Agent Assistant on June 22, 2026.

Other comparisons