Comparison

Webim vs LiveTex Messaging

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

Head to head
About

Webim

Enhance your website with live chat functionality. Monitor visitors, respond to inquiries instantly, and offer proactive assistance directly from your mobile device. Stay connected and engaged with your audience anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Add online chat to your website
  • Monitor website visitors in real-time
  • Respond to visitor inquiries instantly
  • Offer proactive assistance
  • Background operation with notifications
  • Operator statuses
  • Chat history
Features
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Choose Webim to add online chat to your website. Set up the Webim Live Chat app for iOS on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and monitor who is browsing your site and which pages exactly. Using this app, you can instantly see a visitor with a question, respond to his/her request, or offer help in advance. With a Webim mobile app, you need no to sit at your desktop computer constantly in order to serve all visitors. The app runs in background, when iPhone is in your pocket. Upon request from some visitor or incoming message, iPhone notifies you with a vibro, sound, and visual alert. You can answer immediately using the mobile app. Read our Privacy Policy at https://webim.ru/privacy-en/ Advantages - Online consulting service 24/7 for your visitors - Client retention – leave not a single chance to your competitors! - Admin interface available in Russian and English - Operators can choose from 6 statuses which indicate their current operational mode - Notifications about messages and help requests from visitors, when the app runs in background - List of visitors browsing your site, updated in real time - Brief information about any visitor: name, location, web page opened in his browser - Online/offline chat with visitors - Chat history - Templates for frequent answers - Support for uploading files from visitors - System sounds (for notification on a new visitor or an incoming message) with the on/off switch - Password recovery - Service domain selection Frequently Asked Questions - Why shall I use this mobile app, if I am able to just open the Webim admin interface in my mobile browser? * First, the full-scale Webim admin interface cannot be optimized for limited capacities of a mobile browser. Second, mobile browsers are not designed for such usage. As soon as you send the mobile browser to background or switch to another application, your mobile device will “freeze” the Webim interface, and you will miss all visitors requesting help during this period of time. - How can I authorize in the Webim service? 1. Set up the Webim app from Apple App Store on your mobile device. 2. Run the app. 3. Enter your email address and password which you use at Webim. Hit “Log In”. - If you forgot your password, press the “Forgot your password?” button. - If you are an operator from a support team that uses Webim, then ask your system administrator for your login and password. - Should I authorize again when I restart the mobile app? *No, the credentials you previously provided are cached. When you turn your iPhone off and on again, or restart the Webim mobile app, the service starts automatically. - Will the app notify me of new incoming messages, if it is running in background? *Yes, you will get visual, vibro, and sound notifications on arrival of a message.

About

LiveTex Messaging

This business communication app allows users to interact with company support staff via text messages, emojis, and file sharing. It provides a history of conversations, operator information, and the ability to rate consultations. System messages indicate the status of inquiries, and push notifications alert users to operator responses.

Highlights
  • Text messaging and emojis
  • File sharing
  • Conversation history
  • Operator information
  • Consultation ratings
  • Push notifications
  • Bot support
Features
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Приложение реализует удобный интерфейс коммуникации с сотрудниками компании LiveTex, используя возможности LiveTex SDK. Перечень функций, предлагаемых LiveTex Messaging: * Возможность выбора группы операторов в начале обращения; * Передача дополнительных данных о пользователе при начале обращения; * Ведение переписки с оператором при помощи текстовых сообщений и смайлов; * Возможность копирования и цитирования сообщений; * Отображение системных сообщений со статусом обработки обращения; * Передача файлов в обе стороны; * Отображение истории переписки пользователя с компанией; * Возможность оценить консультацию; * Отображение информации об операторе; * Отображение PUSH уведомлений при ответе оператора * Поддержка текстового и сценарного бота Вся функциональность, предлагаемая в LiveTex Messaging, может быть реализована в вашем мобильном приложении. Эта версия приложения использует новую библиотеку SDK.

Screenshots

Webim4 screens
LiveTex Messaging4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LiveTex Messaging at every 2 months against Webim's every 4 months. On price, review sentiment, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Webim ships an update every 4 months, LiveTex Messaging every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Webim versus LiveTex Messaging: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebimLiveTex Messaging
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWEBIM.RU LtdOmnichannel technologies LLC

Customer experience

Webim

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral11.5%
Negative46.2%

LiveTex Messaging

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Webim

No in-app purchases

None

LiveTex Messaging

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Webim free?
Webim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiveTex Messaging free?
LiveTex Messaging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Webim or LiveTex Messaging have ads?
Neither Webim nor LiveTex Messaging shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Webim or LiveTex Messaging?
Webim ships an update every 4 months, and LiveTex Messaging every 2 months. Most recently, Webim was updated on October 26, 2026 and LiveTex Messaging on October 24, 2026.

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