HCL Connections vs ClickShare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HCL Connections
This business social networking app connects you with colleagues and experts to collaborate on projects, share files, and discuss ideas. It provides mobile access to your company's internal social platform, enabling seamless communication and task management on the go.
- Collaborative project management
- Secure file sharing
- Expert discovery and networking
- Community building
- Blogs and wikis for knowledge sharing
- Task tracking and status updates
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HCL Connections (formally IBM Connections) is social software for your business. It enables you to build a network of colleagues and subject matter experts, and then leverage that network to further your business goals. You can discuss ideas, work collaboratively on presentations or proposals, share photos or files, plan and track project tasks, and much more. HCL Connections is a server product that is deployed on your company intranet or the IBM Connections Cloud. This HCL Connections mobile app extends access to that server for employees, like yourself, who are on the go directly from their iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. This app can also be securely managed by your company administrator through server side policies. Features - Securely drop documents, presentations and photos to your colleagues with Files. - Find experts in your organization and build a social network with Profiles. - Join together with others to accomplish business goals through Communities. - Influence and share your expertise through Blogs and Wikis. - Get everyone on the same page using Bookmarks. - Track your project progress to success with Activities. - Share news, links and status across your network at any time. - View and print documents, presentations, and spreadsheets over AirPrint ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In order to access your company Connections server, you will need a userid and password along with the URL address of the server. The app will prompt you for this information. If you are an end user and experiencing a problem, please contact your company IT help desk. If you are a Connections administrator experiencing a problem, please open a case at the HCL customer support site. In addition to rating the app here at the App Store, you can tell us what we have done right or what we can do better by emailing HCL mobile software engineering directly at heyhcl@pnp-hcl.com. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
ClickShare
Easily connect to meeting rooms and share content from your device wirelessly. This app facilitates natural interaction by enabling seamless screen sharing for presentations and conferences. It offers secure, encrypted sharing and convenient room discovery.
- Wireless screen sharing
- Connect to meeting rooms
- Share device content
- Room discovery
- Secure encrypted sharing
- iOS Screen Recording shortcut
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*** GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE CLICK *** ClickShare Wireless Presentation and Conferencing technology creates understanding between people by freeing them to interact easily and naturally. The ClickShare App lets you easily connect to the meeting room, allowing you to share any content on your device with everyone in the meeting. FUNCTIONALITY ◉ Share to any ClickShare or ClickShare Conference equipped meeting room (CS-100, CSE-200, CSE-800, CX-20, CX-30, CX-50) ◉ Quickly find a connected meeting room (mDNS/SSDP based lookup of network-connected ClickShare Base Units) ◉ Automatically connect to stand-alone meeting room setups after switching to the Base Unit Wi-Fi ◉ Share your screen in portrait or landscape mode (with supported apps; audio will not be shared) ◉ Control screen sharing from anywhere through the iOS Screen Recording shortcut ◉ Secure encrypted screen sharing
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Verdict
HCL Connections and ClickShare both sit at 3.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of HCL Connections's written reviews are positive against 25% of ClickShare's. ClickShare's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
HCL Connections holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of HCL Connections's written reviews are positive against 25% of ClickShare's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HCL Connections | ClickShare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (24 ratings) — better | 3.2 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.2% of reviews — better | 24.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HCL America | Barco |
Customer experience
HCL Connections
ClickShare
In-app purchases
HCL Connections
No in-app purchases
ClickShare
No in-app purchases








