Comparison

WordPress vs mylivechat

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

Head to head

WordPress

Design a site, build a blog

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 4.622K ratingsView app →

About

WordPress

Manage and create your WordPress blog or website directly from your iOS device. Edit posts and pages, upload media, track site statistics, and engage with your audience by replying to comments. This open-source tool empowers you to publish content on the go.

Highlights

Create and edit posts and pages
Upload photos and videos
View site statistics
Reply to comments
Supports WordPress.com and self-hosted sites
Open Source project

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Manage or create your WordPress blog or website right from your iOS device: create and edit posts and pages, upload your favorite photos and videos, view stats and reply to comments. With WordPress for iOS, you have the power to publish in the palm of your hand. Draft a spontaneous haiku from the couch. Snap and post a photo on your lunch break. Respond to your latest comments, or check your stats to see what new countries today’s visitors are coming from. WordPress for iOS is an Open Source project, which means you too can contribute to its development. Learn more at https://apps.wordpress.com/contribute/. WordPress for iOS supports WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress.org sites running WordPress 4.0 or higher. Need help with the app? Visit the forums at https://wordpress.org/support/forum/mobile/ or tweet us @WordPressiOS. View the Privacy Notice for California Users at https://automattic.com/privacy/#california-consumer-privacy-act-ccpa.

About

mylivechat

This tool allows website visitors to instantly communicate with your personnel through a live chat feature. Representatives can assist visitors by providing information, links, graphics, and guiding them through the website.

Highlights

Instant visitor communication
Live help button
Information and link sharing
Website navigation guidance
High performance tool

Features

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My Live Chat is a free, fast and high performance customer service and sales tool for your website that enables visitors to instantaneously communicate with your personnel. Visitors to your web site simply click a Live Help button and are connected with one of your representatives. Your representative then assists the visitor by providing information, links, graphics, or even guiding them through your web site.

Screenshots

WordPress4 screens

mylivechat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: WordPress at 37% against mylivechat's 17%. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WordPress ships an update every 3 weeks, mylivechat every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

WordPress versus mylivechat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	WordPress	mylivechat
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.6 (22K ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	36.9% of reviews — better	17.3% of reviews
Number of ratings	22K — better	—
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks — better	Every 5 weeks
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	17.0	16.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	239 MB	1 MB
Age rating	17+	4+
Developer	Automattic	WEI WANG

Customer experience

WordPress

All ratings22,282 ratings

Positive93.1%

Neutral3.1%

Negative3.8%

Written reviews542 reviews

Positive36.9%

Neutral13.5%

Negative49.6%

mylivechat

Written reviews52 reviews

Positive17.3%

Neutral11.5%

Negative71.2%

User reviews

WordPress

From 22K App Store ratings

What we love

🚀 Easy to use
🚀 Convenient for blogging on the go
🚀 Great for sharing content and experiences
🚀 Useful stats and analytics
🚀 Customizable and flexible

Room to improve

🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
🐛 Unreliable syncing between devices
🐛 Limited functionality compared to desktop version
🔋 High battery consumption
🤔 Confusing or unintuitive user interface

mylivechat

From App Store reviews

What we love

👍 Good for business notifications
👍 Works well when functional
👍 Free for most features
👍 Excellent tool for business
👍 Amazing that it's free

Room to improve

🐛 App doesn't work
🐛 Terrible performance
🐛 Slow in opening
🐛 Fails to connect
🐛 Freezes constantly

Bugs and requests

WordPress

Reported bugs

5 issues

Inability to upload photos properly
Drafts disappearing without warning
Formatting issues with text, lists, and media
Inconsistent behavior across devices
Login and authentication problems

Requested features

5 requests

Integrate Gutenberg editor
Add option to adjust uploaded photo sizes
Improve offline editing capabilities
Enhance integration with other apps and services
Provide more customization options

mylivechat

Reported bugs

41 issues

App doesn't work
Fails to connect to iOS device
Failure to log in
App does not respond
Slow software

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Freezes constantly
White screen on iPhone X
Not getting chat request pop-up notifications
App not starting on iOS 13.1.3 or newer
Can't log in
Connection bugs all the time
Cannot stay online, need to log off and back in
New update is ridiculous, not receiving chats
Doesn't allow to stay online
Upgrade doesn't work, takes ages to load
Cannot chat with people on website
Default greeting message not available
White screen when opening app
App opens as a white screen with nothing on it
Blank white screen
App doesn't work anymore
Sometimes see only white screen
Not always connecting on device
White screen most of the time
Can't get past the white screen
Only see a white screen
White screen, cannot access chat console
Last update was a year ago, not optimistic it will be fixed
Blank white screen when trying to load app
App appears to have died after latest iOS updates
Tells me someone has entered the website, but no visitors shown
Last update, app does not open at all
Cannot connect to the server
Stopped working on iPhone and iPad
Won't load, cannot login
Latest update doesn't work, refuses to login
App needs a lot of work
No notifications anymore
Crashes on startup
Push notifications don't work
Login button doesn't work

Requested features

7 requests

Option to delete old chats
Fix screen not jumping up to allow typing
Update for later versions of iOS
Add typing indicator for visitor/agent
Update for iPhone 6/6+ screen size

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Visual redesign needed
Better notification sound options

In-app purchases

None

WordPress

No in-app purchases

None

mylivechat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WordPress free?

WordPress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is mylivechat free?

mylivechat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do WordPress or mylivechat have ads?

Neither WordPress nor mylivechat shows ads.

Which is updated more often, WordPress or mylivechat?

WordPress ships an update every 3 weeks, and mylivechat every 5 weeks. Most recently, WordPress was updated on November 5, 2026 and mylivechat on November 1, 2026.