Comparison

Fabasoft vs ALE OpenTouch Conversation for iPad

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

Head to head
About

Fabasoft

Features
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The Fabasoft app gives you access to your organization’s business documents. Wherever and whenever, securely and reliably. The Fabasoft app lets you: - Access your organization’s business documents quickly and easily. - Read, open and edit business documents and swipe between documents. - Open business documents on your iPad/iPhone using integrated apps (e.g. with Pages). - Play videos from your organization on your iPad/iPhone – even in offline mode. - Upload images and videos from your image libraries into Fabasoft Folio/Fabasoft eGov-Suite – even multiple files at the same time. - Upload documents from other apps into Fabasoft Folio/Fabasoft eGov-Suite (e.g. e-mail attachments). - Synchronize your business documents and folders and access them in offline mode without using the Internet. - Refresh all of the documents and folders that you want to access in offline mode with a single tap. - Use LAN synchronization to download documents from other devices on the same network. - Search for data in all your business documents to which you have access rights. - Create new Teamrooms and invite contacts to Teamrooms. - E-mail links to documents and email documents as attachments. - Display documents in full-screen mode. - Quick and easy access to your worklist, including your tracking list in Fabasoft Folio/Fabasoft eGov-Suite. - Sort the different lists on your worklist by date, activity type or object, in ascending or descending order. - Execute work items such as “Approve” or “Release” business documents and other objects. - Access your worklist on your Apple Watch (requires password for applications or basic authentication). - Protect your data at Fabasoft Folio/Fabasoft eGov-Suite from unauthorized access. Only registered users who have been invited to the collaboration are authorized. - Authentication via the following methods: user name/password (basic authentication), SAML2 or client certificates. If your Fabasoft Folio/Fabasoft eGov-Suite installation has enabled authentication via client certificates, you must import your personal client certificate using Apple iTunes into the Fabasoft app. In case of a permanent login together with SAML2, the device is bound to your user account using cryptographic methods. Please note: To use the worklist, you will need at least Fabasoft Folio 2020 or Fabasoft eGov-Suite 2020. Moreover your processes have to be prepared so that they can be used in the app. For more information about Fabasoft Folio and Fabasoft eGov-Suite, please visit https://www.fabasoft.com/.

About

ALE OpenTouch Conversation for iPad

This business communication app enables seamless voice and video calls, conferences, and multimedia collaboration. It allows users to manage calls, view contact presence, share desktops, and annotate documents. The app requires connectivity to an Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise OpenTouch system.

Highlights
  • Voice and video calls/conferences
  • Contact presence availability
  • Document annotation
  • Desktop sharing
  • Call routing profiles
  • Rapid Session Shift
  • Voicemail management
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The OpenTouch® Communications Suite from Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise transforms enterprise communications into collaborative conversations and business services. OpenTouch Conversation brings the essential elements of the OpenTouch Communications Suite to life, supporting seamless interaction across multiple media, devices, and participants, all within the same conversation. Using OpenTouch™ Conversation for iPad you can: * Place, answer, and manage voice and video calls and conferences using the enterprise dialing plan—call anywhere using device contacts, corporate directory, or OpenTouch contacts * View contact presence availability and escalate from a simple two-party chat session to a multimedia collaboration event * View and annotate presentations, PDFs, and bitmap images * View shared desktops * Manage your "reachability" preferences using call-routing profiles * Use Rapid Session Shift and move voice and video calls between iPad, iPhone, Android, and the PC * Listen to and manage your voice mail messages * Schedule meetings using pre-defined meeting profiles PLEASE NOTE that this application requires connectivity to an Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise OpenTouch system. If you need help, contact your IT department. LOCALIZATION Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish , Turkish. DEVICE WHITE LIST The Device White List for OpenTouch Conversation Software Clients (doc reference 8AL90822AAAA ed18) is hosted on Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Business Portal under the Technical Documentation Library. Please, consult regularly our Business Portal in order to be informed about the latest inputs including Technical Communications and Release Notes. More information available on http://enterprise.alcatel-lucent.com By using this application you agree with the terms of the accompanying user license agreement (EULA).

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Fabasoft at 3 against ALE OpenTouch Conversation for iPad's 1. ALE OpenTouch Conversation for iPad's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.0). 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

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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fabasoft versus ALE OpenTouch Conversation for iPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFabasoftALE OpenTouch Conversation for iPad
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPad
Requires iOS18.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabasoft R&D GmbHALE International

In-app purchases

None

Fabasoft

No in-app purchases

None

ALE OpenTouch Conversation for iPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fabasoft free?
Fabasoft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ALE OpenTouch Conversation for iPad free?
ALE OpenTouch Conversation for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fabasoft or ALE OpenTouch Conversation for iPad have ads?
Neither Fabasoft nor ALE OpenTouch Conversation for iPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fabasoft or ALE OpenTouch Conversation for iPad?
Fabasoft ships an update every 2 months, and ALE OpenTouch Conversation for iPad every 2 months. Most recently, Fabasoft was updated on October 19, 2026 and ALE OpenTouch Conversation for iPad on October 23, 2026.

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