Charla Live Chat vs Alpha Shell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Charla Live Chat
Enable your team to provide customer support, sales, and lead generation on the go. Respond to visitor inquiries directly from your mobile devices, ensuring constant availability for your customers.
- Customer support
- Sales and lead generation
- Mobile agent responses
- 24/7 customer availability
- Team collaboration
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Great Businesses are using Charla for their Customer Support, Sales and Lead Generation. Always be there for your customers, even when your agents are out of the office. With the Charla iOS app, your team can respond to visitors and manage conversations directly from their mobile devices.
Alpha Shell
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The Alpha Shell app from Alpha Software allows Alpha Anywhere developers to test their Cordova/HTML5 mobile applications on an iOS device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Alpha Shell at 13.0 against Charla Live Chat's 15.0. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Charla Live Chat ships an update every 2 months, Alpha Shell every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and May 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Charla Live Chat | Alpha Shell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Charla LLC | Alpha Software, Corporation |
In-app purchases
Charla Live Chat
No in-app purchases
Alpha Shell
No in-app purchases
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