Comparison

千牛 vs TIM

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

Head to head
About

千牛

Features
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The 9.0 version of qianniu was released in 2021, and every one can open shop on taobao for free. Qianniu is Taobao&Tmall merchants' workbench, millions of merchants are using it. More official tools are waiting for you to experience. [New workbench] ● On the workbench, pull down to view the data of your shop, and you can long press the number to rerank ● Many official tools were added, and open use for free. e.g. product management, order management, reviews management, join the sales-promotion, coupons management... [More Official Tools] The new version of Qianniu APP adds some official capabilities: 1. Product management ● Support publishing products with photo, and intelligent matting the products' picture ● Select pictures to publish products from your picture cloud storage, connect with your PC & mobile phone ● Save the draft at any time when publishing, not afraid of misoperation ● Publishing with the similar specifications, quickly set multiple specifications' price and inventory, batch off and off, greatly improve the efficiency of products' management ● Copy the web link of product, share the product with your contact, can meet your promotion needs 2. Order management ● Support remarks, price change, close with the waiting for paid orders ● To be shipped orders support scan code delivery, change the address, for multiple SKU orders, but also support to split multiple parcels delivery, modify the logistics number ● After sales orders can be agreed or rejected on the mobile terminal, but also extend the time to receive goods, apply for customer service intervention, view the history of negotiation 3. Reviews management ● View credit score/rating, DSR, and the statistics of reviews ● Review the buyer, or reply to the buyer's review, but also support batch operation 4. New customer service message and system message ● Automatic association of shortcut phrases when input, improve reception efficiency ● Long press the message session to add a star to mark important customers ● Integrated four system message classification 5. More marketing tools ● The official coupon tool is free to use, and supports the management of store vouchers and commodity vouchers ● Filter the activities that you meet the requiremens of the sales promotion, and you can directly sign up from from qianniu app, and offer goods with it ● Integration of multi-channel marketing play, set free station flow, efficient promotion, customer conversion in one of the marketing ability set page. Added one-click sharing ability to help merchants efficiently obtain off-site traffic 6. New QianniuToutiao 2.0 ● The headline channel is greatly revamped, upgraded to 4 channel: latest, Q&A, courses, live ● Information to help you to stay up-to-date on the platform's news and events ● The live course can enhance your business ability 7. Imporve the experienct of login and sub-account management ● Support to identify the phone number of one key login, scan face login ● Support to create, manage sub-accounts, set post permissions [We listen to your feedback] 1. You can directly call taobao customer service hotline: 0571-88157858 (manual service time: 9:00-21:00) for all kinds of rules and business problems in store operation. 2. If you need to feedback the function problems of Qianniu APP product, please open the "Qianniu sidebar → Feedback", select the correct feedback object, upload the screenshot of the problem, describe the specific problem, or add the Dingtalk group "34996305", email to "qianniu@taobao.com" to feedback the problems of Qianniu APP, and learn the latest changes

About

TIM

This instant messaging app focuses on efficient communication and collaboration for work, study, and life. It offers QQ friend and message synchronization, file saving, a favorites feature, and real-time voice and video calls. It also includes task management, scheduling, and collaborative document editing.

Highlights
  • QQ friend and message sync
  • File saving to cloud storage
  • Favorites for text, images, links
  • Real-time voice and video calls
  • To-do list management
  • Schedule creation and viewing
  • Collaborative document editing
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-----TIM是什么?----- TIM是腾讯出品的一款专注高效沟通、多人协作的即时通讯应用。TIM界面清爽,操作简单,协作便捷,助你提升办公、学习、生活效率。 -----TIM有哪些功能? ----- [QQ好友及消息同步] - QQ登录:支持QQ号直接登录,你的QQ好友及QQ消息都在,聊天更方便; -多端同步:QQ聊天消息多端同步接收,聊天沟通更轻松; [文件] 聊天中收发的文件、本机文件均可轻松保存到网盘,重要文件长期存储,随时查看; [收藏] -文字、图片、链接均可添加至“收藏”,并支持二次编辑; [电话] -电话会议:两人/多人实时语音电话、视频电话,异地会议无压力,畅快聊天,随心沟通; [待办] -随时随地创建待办事项,生活学习工作井井有条; [日程] -支持创建、查看日程,重要日程不再错过; [腾讯文档] -多人编辑:多人可同时在线编辑Word/Excel文档; - Word/excel模板:提供会议纪要、日报等各类word/excel文档模版,团队协作更高效; [安全能力升级] - 账号安全能力全面升级,支持更多安全登录方式,支持管理在线设备,全方位保障账号信息安全 - 举报系统全面升级,举报更加安全、流畅、有效 -----如何联系我们? ----- TIM官方网站: office.qq.com 意见反馈:请登录TIM,进入“设置-关于TIM与帮助”反馈你的意见和建议。 如果你觉得TIM还不错,请赏个五星好评哦!欢迎撰写评论鼓励我们~\(≥V≤)/~ 如果你在使用过程中有任何不满意的地方,也请在评论区留下宝贵意见或建议。 TIM团队非常期待和重视每一位用户的真诚意见!鞠躬^ ^

Screenshots

千牛4 screens
TIM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 千牛 at 2.8 against TIM's 1.9. 千牛 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). TIM's advantage is ratings volume (731 vs 223). On price, review sentiment, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

千牛 holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 223 and 731 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of 千牛's written reviews are positive against 19% of TIM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

千牛 ships an update fortnightly, TIM every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
千牛 versus TIM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter千牛TIM
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (223 ratings) — better1.9 (731 ratings)
Positive reviews23.5% of reviews — better18.8% of reviews
Number of ratings223731 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size300 MB347 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer浙江淘宝网络有限公司Tencent Technology (Shanghai) Company Limited

Customer experience

千牛

All ratings223 ratings
Positive43.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative54.3%
Written reviews306 reviews
Positive23.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative70.3%

TIM

All ratings731 ratings
Positive19.6%
Neutral6.4%
Negative74.0%
Written reviews303 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative71.6%

User reviews

千牛

From 223 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💯 Amazing platform
  • 👍 Convenient to use
  • 🚀 Efficient and fast

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and crashes
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💸 Excessive fees and charges
  • 🤖 Poor customer service
  • 📤 Unreliable message delivery

TIM

From 731 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient and focused on chatting
  • 👍 Simple and clean UI design
  • 🤖 Useful for office work

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🤯 Confusing UI changes
  • 🗑️ Removal of useful features like email

Bugs and requests

千牛

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Unable to publish products
  • Inventory management issues
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Delayed message delivery
  • Incorrect order and payment information

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improve message notification system
  • Add iPad/tablet support
  • Enhance search and filtering options
  • Streamline product listing process
  • Provide better analytics and reporting

TIM

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to open shared links
  • Inconsistent message synchronization
  • Unreliable notification system
  • Frequent login issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • iPad version
  • Improved file sharing and management
  • Restore removed features like email

In-app purchases

None

千牛

No in-app purchases

None

TIM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 千牛 free?
千牛 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TIM free?
TIM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 千牛 or TIM?
千牛 is rated higher. 千牛 averages 2.8 out of 5 from 223 ratings, while TIM averages 1.9 from 731 ratings.
Do 千牛 or TIM have ads?
TIM shows ads; 千牛 does not.
Which is updated more often, 千牛 or TIM?
千牛 ships an update fortnightly, and TIM every 3 months. Most recently, 千牛 was updated on September 22, 2026 and TIM on September 24, 2026.

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