Cisco Jabber vs PS|Receiver
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
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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
PS|Receiver
Streamline mailroom operations with this app that tracks letters and packages from arrival to delivery. It integrates with web-based software for remote configuration and real-time status updates. Optional scanners enhance efficiency, and the app provides data for optimizing delivery processes.
- Package tracking from arrival to delivery
- Integration with web-based mailroom software
- Optional barcode scanning
- Remote device configuration and security
- Real-time status updates for senders/recipients
- Outgoing mail and pickup management
- Data analysis for route optimization
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PS|Receiver™ is an iPod/iPhone/iPad app for mailrooms. It is a companion product to the web –based PS|Ship™ mailroom management software. PS|Receiver helps mailroom staff track letters and packages from the moment they arrive at the central mailroom to the moment they are delivered to the intended recipients. iPods can be equipped with optional scanner sleds that scan address label and other (e.g., location, personal ID, etc.) barcodes conveniently, quickly and accurately. The scanner sleds are not required to run the software. PS|Receiver communicates automatically with PS|Ship cloud servers via Wi-Fi –connections, so that PS|Ship administrators can configure and secure the devices remotely, and recipients and senders can see the exact status of their packages as they move throughout the building. This is accomplished through scans when packages arrive, when they leave the mailroom, as they move through the building (using optional waypoint scans), and when they are either signed, left at some location without signature (when applicable,) or returned to the mailroom as undeliverable. PS|Receiver can also handle outgoing mail and package pickups from individual offices back to the mailroom up to an eventual hand-off to a commercial carrier. The large amounts of data generated by PS|Receiver can be used to manage, analyze, and optimize mail routes; discover and address inefficiencies in internal mail and package delivery processes; and provide comprehensive reporting and analysis on all aspects of mail coming into and going out of the building. PS|Receiver is a state-of-the-art iOS application that is extremely easy to learn and use. It is secured by centrally managed user authorization and access, encrypted data on the device, and encrypted SSL transport between the device and the cloud servers. PS|Receiver security is enhanced further by the fact that uploads its data to secure cloud servers automatically and as soon as possible. PS|Receiver is a great, affordable investment for small, medium and large companies due to its extremely fast ROI for mailroom operations -- it can cut in-house mail and package processing to a fraction of the time required with a manual or semi-automated process.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PS|Receiver at 5.0 against Cisco Jabber's 4.6. PS|Receiver also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Cisco Jabber's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 7). 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.
PS|Receiver holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cisco Jabber has 17K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Cisco Jabber ships an update every 2 months, PS|Receiver every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cisco Jabber | PS|Receiver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (17K ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 170 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cisco | Lynch Marks, LLC |
Customer experience
Cisco Jabber
PS|Receiver
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
PS|Receiver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cisco Jabber
No in-app purchases
PS|Receiver
No in-app purchases
Questions
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