Comparison

Freshchat vs Tasko GO

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

Tasko GO

Features
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Tasko Pro is a professional service management app designed for service providers and technicians to manage their work, complete missions, and grow their income. Connect with customers who need reliable home services, receive assigned missions, manage your schedule, communicate with customers, and track your earnings — all from one convenient app.

Screenshots

Freshchat4 screens
Tasko GO4 screens

Verdict

The call

Freshchat and Tasko GO 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 Tasko GO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFreshchatTasko GO
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews19.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size244 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFRESHWORKS TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITEDTasko LLC

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

Tasko GO

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Freshchat

No in-app purchases

None

Tasko GO

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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