Comparison

Webim vs Rox.Chat

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

Rox.Chat

Features
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Сhoose Rox.Chat to add online chat to your website. Set up the Rox.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 Rox.Chat 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://rox.chat/privacy-policy Advantages - Online consulting service 24/7 for your visitors - Client retention – leave not a single chance to your competitors! - Admin interface available in 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 Rox.Chat admin interface in my mobile browser? * First, the full-scale Rox.Chat 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 Rox.Chat interface, and you will miss all visitors requesting help during this period of time. - How can I authorize in the Rox.Chat service? 1. Set up the Rox.Chat app from Apple App Store on your mobile device. 2. Run the app. 3. Enter your email address and password which you use at Rox.Chat. 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 Rox.Chat, 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 Rox.Chat 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.

Screenshots

Webim4 screens
Rox.Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Webim at every 4 months against Rox.Chat's every 14 months. On price, ads, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Webim ships an update every 4 months, Rox.Chat every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and February 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Webim versus Rox.Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebimRox.Chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWEBIM.RU LtdRox.Chat

In-app purchases

None

Webim

No in-app purchases

None

Rox.Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Webim free?
Webim is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rox.Chat free?
Rox.Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Webim or Rox.Chat have ads?
Neither Webim nor Rox.Chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Webim or Rox.Chat?
Webim ships an update every 4 months, and Rox.Chat every 14 months. Most recently, Webim was updated on September 20, 2026 and Rox.Chat on February 16, 2026.

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