Comparison

HCL Connections vs VIPreception

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

VIPreception

Features
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K VIPReception is a tool for the Receptionist. This iPad App has various facilities. The Receptionist of each company in a building can have their unique version of iPad, and he/she can see data belonging to their Company only. VIPadm Reception assists the Receptionist in handling visitors, contacts (hosts), meetings, book meetings and Evacuate. Visitors: The Receptionist can communicate with visitors and host by sending SMS or mail, sign out visitors when leaving, see the status of all visitors of today, and search by name of visitors or hosts to find by the date the number of visits. The alternative he/she may search on the name of a host in order to find all visits for this person. All Meetings: All meetings give info on all meetings today. The Receptionist can find which room is booked and which room is available. As soon as visitors are registered, the visitors belonging to each meeting can be listed. Book Meetings: The Receptionist can easily book new meetings here. Evacuate: Evacuate is give the clear information of Evacuate responsible Areas and Belonging responsible persons and belonging Employees and Visitors. based on this info we can easily track the who is in the building when Evacuate occurs at building and inform & Track them status of Responsible peoples. Contacts: The Receptionist can send SMS and mail to selected contact(s). Add new contact(s), edit and delete existing contact(s)

Screenshots

HCL Connections3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VIPreception at fortnightly against HCL Connections's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

HCL Connections ships an update every 3 months, VIPreception fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
HCL Connections versus VIPreception: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHCL ConnectionsVIPreception
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHCL America Inc.MØRNER AS

Bugs and requests

HCL Connections

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App crashes after recent update
  • App crashes at startup
  • Black screen after launch
  • No way to type new lines on post comments
  • Does not save password
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  • Short timeout period
  • Audio not heard when playing .MOV files
  • App loads a screen and then nothing
  • Server error
  • Endless looping, hard to view schedules
  • Freezes constantly
  • Does not parse passwords with special characters correctly

Requested features

9 requests
  • Support for SSO authentication
  • Support for plus-sized phones
  • Ability to take notes that sync to SmartCloud
  • Offline mode
  • File viewing in-app
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  • Hide left nav bar
  • Ability to click on someone's tags
  • Universal app for iPad adaptation
  • Improved password parsing for special characters

VIPreception

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HCL Connections

No in-app purchases

None

VIPreception

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HCL Connections free?
HCL Connections is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VIPreception free?
VIPreception is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HCL Connections or VIPreception have ads?
Neither HCL Connections nor VIPreception shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HCL Connections or VIPreception?
HCL Connections ships an update every 3 months, and VIPreception fortnightly. Most recently, HCL Connections was updated on November 1, 2026 and VIPreception on November 1, 2026.

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