Comparison

Provision vs IceWarp IceChat

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

Head to head
About

Provision

This mobile app helps automobile dealerships manage their used vehicle inventory. It allows for precise stocking, appraising, pricing, and listing of vehicles, integrating with tools like CARFAX and retail pricing guides to boost profits.

Highlights
  • Stock, appraise, price, and list used vehicles
  • Access retail pricing guide (rBook™)
  • Integrates with CARFAX reports
  • View third-party guidebook values
  • Access auction vehicles
  • VIN barcode scanning for quick decoding
Features
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**NOTE: This app is for automobile dealerships only and requires an existing vAuto subscription. Please note, some third-party apps require an additional mobile subscription per device. With the vAuto Provision mobile app, stock, appraise, price and list your used vehicles more precisely than your competitors. Join thousands of top dealers nationwide who rely on this used vehicle inventory management solution to increase profits. With vAuto Provision, get access to:               • Our exclusive, retail pricing guide – rBook™ • CARFAX reports • Third-party guidebook values • Auction vehicles For iOS versions - 15, 16, 17 and 18, vAuto provides the ability to snap a picture of the VIN barcode for quick decoding with your autofocus camera. If you would like more information on vAuto's products or would like to establish a new subscription, please call us toll free at 877-828-8614 or visit us online at www.vauto.com.

About

IceWarp IceChat

A professional messenger for business collaboration, enabling colleagues to stay connected on the go. Features include real-time presence, private messaging, media and location sharing, and enhanced security with TouchID integration. Seamlessly syncs chat history with the web client for continuity across devices.

Highlights
  • Real-time colleague presence
  • Private messaging and group chats
  • Media and location sharing
  • TouchID security and chat locking
  • Split-screen multitasking view
  • Cross-device chat history sync
  • Giphy integration
Features
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IceChat is a professional mobile messanger for the IceWarp business email and collaboration suite. Through the app you can stay in touch with your colleagues when travelling, see their online presence and privately talk to each other, share media, documents and GPS location. Strong Data Privacy and TouchID integration Upon the first use, provide login information to IceWarp WebClient. The app will retrieve company contact list, user photos, and corporate appearance presets. No passwords or data are submitted to any external provider. By default, all connections and data are encrypted. For added security, you can protect the app with TouchID, or lock sensitive chats. Multitasking View for Single Finger operation Turning your device to landscape enables split-screen conversation view that puts focus on conversations and greatly simplifies chatting with two and more people at once. The minimalistic switcher lets you quickly jump between unlimited open conversations. Chat History Often you need to switch between the mobile IceChat and the web-based private chat. The app will sync older messages with WebClient so you can always continue where you left off and keep a meaningful history on all devices. Features • Easy setup by AutoDiscover • Notifications with swiping actions • Lock the app with TouchID • Share media • Share location • Emoji • Giphy integration • Night mode NOTE: This app is provided as an alternative to Google Hangouts and Microsoft Lync and is not compatible with these services.

Screenshots

Provision4 screens
IceWarp IceChat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: IceWarp IceChat at free against Provision's subscription. IceWarp IceChat also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 21%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Provision's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (454 vs 3). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.9 for Provision against 3.0 for IceWarp IceChat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Provision has 454 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of Provision's written reviews are positive against 50% of IceWarp IceChat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Provision ships an update fortnightly, IceWarp IceChat every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Provision versus IceWarp IceChat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProvisionIceWarp IceChat
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (454 ratings)3.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.5% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings454 — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB59 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopervAuto, Inc.IceWarp Ltd.

Customer experience

Provision

All ratings454 ratings
Positive42.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative46.3%
Written reviews121 reviews
Positive21.5%
Neutral20.7%
Negative57.9%

IceWarp IceChat

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Provision

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • VIN scanner not working
  • Camera freezing or taking random photos
  • Photos not saving properly
  • Constant crashes and errors
  • Inability to log out and switch accounts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add camera features like zoom, grid, and focus
  • Optimize for iPad
  • Improve photo quality and management
  • Bring back ability to switch between dealerships
  • Add in-app music playback support

IceWarp IceChat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Provision

No in-app purchases

None

IceWarp IceChat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Provision free?
Provision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IceWarp IceChat free?
IceWarp IceChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Provision or IceWarp IceChat?
IceWarp IceChat is rated higher. Provision averages 2.9 out of 5 from 454 ratings, while IceWarp IceChat averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Provision or IceWarp IceChat have ads?
Neither Provision nor IceWarp IceChat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Provision or IceWarp IceChat?
Provision ships an update fortnightly, and IceWarp IceChat every 5 months. Most recently, Provision was updated on September 14, 2026 and IceWarp IceChat on September 11, 2026.

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