Cisco Jabber vs InformaCast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cisco Jabber
This application provides a unified communication experience, offering presence, instant messaging, voice, voice messaging, and video calling. It allows users to escalate calls into multi-party conferences and integrates with other collaboration tools.
- Instant messaging and presence
- Integrated voice and video calling
- Visual voicemail
- Escalate to WebEx meetings
- Cross-platform compatibility
Read full descriptionHide full description
Cisco Jabber™ for iPhone and iPad is a collaboration application that provides presence, instant messaging (IM), voice, voice messaging, and video calling capabilities on Apple iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Escalate your Jabber calls into multi-party conferencing with Cisco WebEx® Meetings. This application supports the following capabilities: • Integrated voice • High-quality video with interoperability to Cisco video endpoints • IM, presence • Visual voicemail • One-tap escalation to WebEx meetings (cross-launches the Cisco WebEx® Meetings application) Device and Operating System Requirements: The latest Cisco Jabber for iPhone and iPad Release is supported on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. iPhone models compatible with iOS18: https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/iphone-models-compatible-with-ios-18-iphe3fa5df43/18.0/ios/18.0 iPad models compatible with iPadOS 18: https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/ipad-models-compatible-with-ipados-18-ipad213a25b2/ipados For more information about Cisco Jabber, visit: http://www.cisco.com/go/jabber IMPORTANT: If connecting to Cisco Unified Communications Manager, administrators must enable the correct Cisco Jabber for iPhone and iPad configurations, or proper connectivity will not be established. For details, review the latest Cisco Jabber Installation and Configuration Guide, and Server Setup Guide. IMPORTANT: Most of the features described above are specific to a particular system configuration. Please check with your IT administrator to determine the specific features that are available to you. Portions of Cisco Jabber are licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), and are “Copyright © 1999 Erik Walthinsen omega@cse.ogi.edu”. You may obtain a copy of the LGPL license at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html. Cisco, Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Cisco Jabber are trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. Copyright © 2013-2025 Cisco Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. By tapping “Install” you agree to install Jabber and all future software updates, and you accept the terms of service and privacy statement below: http://www.cisco.com/web/siteassets/legal/privacy.html Email us at jabber-ios-feedback@cisco.com with any feedback. Support URL http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/customer-collaboration/jabber-iphone-ipad/tsd-products-support-series-home.html Marketing URL http://www.cisco.com/go/jabber
InformaCast
This cloud-based service enables organizations to send emergency alerts and other critical communications to mobile devices. Users can send and receive notifications with text, images, and audio, adhering to organizational templates and permissions.
- Cloud-based notification service
- Send emergency alerts
- Mobile device communication
- Text, image, and audio notifications
- Organizational templates and permissions
Read full descriptionHide full description
InformaCast is a cloud-based service that allows you to send emergency notifications and other communications to mobile devices. The InformaCast client allows you to send and receive notifications, including text, images, and/or audio via your iOS device based upon your organization’s templates, roles and permissions.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cisco Jabber at 4.6 against InformaCast's 3.7. Cisco Jabber also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 19) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). InformaCast's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 27%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cisco Jabber holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cisco Jabber has 17K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Cisco Jabber's written reviews are positive against 50% of InformaCast's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cisco Jabber ships an update every 2 months, InformaCast every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Cisco Jabber | InformaCast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17K ratings) — better | 3.7 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cisco | Singlewire Software |
Customer experience
Cisco Jabber
InformaCast
Bugs and requests
Cisco Jabber
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to receive calls when app is in background
- Notifications not working as expected
- Frequent need to log in and reconnect
Requested features
3 requests- Allow customization of ringtones
- Improve syncing of chat history across devices
- Add support for iPad multitasking
InformaCast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cisco Jabber
No in-app purchases
InformaCast
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Cisco Jabber free?
Is InformaCast free?
Which has better reviews, Cisco Jabber or InformaCast?
Do Cisco Jabber or InformaCast have ads?
Which is updated more often, Cisco Jabber or InformaCast?
Other comparisons
