Comparison

Freshchat vs Smart life bin

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

Head to head
About

Freshchat

This app allows businesses to engage with website visitors and users through a modern messaging interface. It provides tools to manage conversations, view visitor profiles, and receive instant notifications to ensure timely responses and enhance customer satisfaction.

Highlights
  • Manage conversations on-the-go
  • View visitor profiles
  • Receive push notifications
  • Share FAQ articles
  • Assign conversations
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Engage with website visitors and users on the go with the Freshchat (formerly Freshdesk Messaging) iOS app. Freshchat is a modern messaging app for sales and customer engagement teams. A leap from legacy live-chat systems, it brings the continuity and experience of consumer messaging apps to businesses to help them convert visitors and delight users. With the iOS app, teams can: • Ace Conversations - View, reply to, assign, and manage conversations from anywhere, anytime. • Know who you’re talking to - Get access to the visitor profile with details like contact information, event timeline, and usage history to make relevant conversations. • Never miss a message - With Push Notifications, get notified when you receive replies on conversations or when a user proactively reaches out. Stay on top of messages even when you’re not inside the app. • Enable a faster response time - Optimize team productivity even while on the go by sharing FAQ articles with visitors and users.

About

Smart life bin

Features
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SLB – Smart Life Bin is the official management app for SLB smart stations. The app allows you to control units, monitor device status, view real-time bins locations and capacity , and start wireless charging . Features: • Start Sorting Process for a Variety of Materials • view real-time bins capacity • Wireless phone charging via QR • User integration with points system to get his Rewards • Live station and unit status overview • Smooth and fast interface designed for users • Reliable performance for daily operations

Screenshots

Freshchat4 screens
Smart life bin4 screens

Verdict

The call

Freshchat and Smart life bin are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Freshchat versus Smart life bin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreshchatSmart life bin
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (51 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews19.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings51 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFRESHWORKS TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITEDEslam Gomaa Taha Khalil

Bugs and requests

Freshchat

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • Messages don't come through
  • Audible notifications rarely work
  • Long lag in message display
  • App logs out after a few days
  • Resolve status button shows error
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  • Cannot put links on text
  • Chat messages/notifications are slow
  • App stopped displaying all notifications
  • Apple Watch does not ring
  • Audios cannot be heard in Freshchat
  • Send option not visible after update
  • Apple keyboard covers buttons
  • Attachment and canned msgs tab missing
  • Notifications are NEVER working
  • Notifications do not work consistently
  • Error code 103 on login
  • Cannot login without long URL
  • Automation not working properly
  • User ID removed in update
  • App not showing badges on icon
  • Billing errors freezing chats
  • Notifications disappear too fast
  • Text entry displays single line
  • Resolved chats remain in 'new' folder
  • App crushes after updating
  • Cannot update app on iPhone
  • Session keeps signing out
  • Chat support integration with other channels is not good

Requested features

7 requests
  • Enable Apple Watch ringing for calls
  • Add audible notifications for customer responses
  • Ability to put links on text
  • Auto-email customer missed responses
  • Add user IDs back to the app
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  • Fix Gmail login
  • Integrate with Freshservice

Smart life bin

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Freshchat

No in-app purchases

None

Smart life bin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Freshchat free?
Freshchat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart life bin free?
Smart life bin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Freshchat or Smart life bin have ads?
Neither Freshchat nor Smart life bin shows ads.

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