泡泡IM vs 河畔Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
泡泡IM
This app facilitates private and group conversations with support for various media types, including voice, text, images, and files. It offers robust group management features and comprehensive contact management, allowing users to connect and communicate seamlessly.
- Voice, text, image, and file sharing
- One-on-one and group chats
- Group creation and management
- User profile customization
- Message history and offline messages
- Friend management and search
- Message recall and profanity filter
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【主要功能】 -支持发语音、文字、图片、表情、文件、视频聊天、语音聊天 -支持一对一私聊和多对多群聊 -群聊支持建群、退群、解散群组、禁言、踢人、拉人进群、群备注等功能、管理员 -个人信息支持更改昵称、头像、个性签名等 -支持查看历史消息、离线消息 -支持好友查找、好友申请、同意好友申请、拒绝申请、删除好友，好友备注 -支持消息撤回，脏字过滤 -支持通讯录，按字母顺序排列
河畔Lite
This app provides a streamlined interface for the official campus forum of the University of Electronic Science & Technology of China. It facilitates sharing and communication among students with a focus on user-friendly interaction and a minimalist design.
- Minimalist design
- Comprehensive features
- Dark mode support
- Automatic answering
- Friendly interaction
- Share daily life
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河畔Lite App是电子科技大学（University of Electronic Science & Technology of China）官方校园论坛（bbs.uestc.edu.cn）的第三方客户端，助力同学们在此分享、交流大学生活。 ·极简设计，功能全面 ·深色模式，黑夜的黑 ·自动答题，水滴多多 ·交互友好，助力交流 ·分享生活，分享快乐 【联系方式】 邮件：xusun000@foxmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 河畔Lite at 100% against 泡泡IM's 0%. 河畔Lite also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.3). 泡泡IM's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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.
河畔Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of 泡泡IM's written reviews are positive against 100% of 河畔Lite's.
泡泡IM ships an update every 10 days, 河畔Lite monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 泡泡IM | 河畔Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 亮 李 | 孙 许 |
Customer experience
泡泡IM
河畔Lite
In-app purchases
泡泡IM
No in-app purchases
河畔Lite
No in-app purchases
