Office Chat, Work Messaging vs AnswerForce
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Office Chat, Work Messaging
This secure messaging service enhances company collaboration, networking, and information sharing. It offers features like group and private chats, rich media attachments, and real-time notifications to streamline internal communication for businesses of all sizes.
- Group and private chat
- Rich text and media attachments
- Unlimited chat history
- Real-time push notifications
- Message delivery confirmation
- Email integration
Read full descriptionHide full description
Office Chat is a secure mobile messaging service. Improve your company's ability to collaborate, network, and share information. Businesses big and small, start-ups, and non-profit organizations use Office Chat to streamline secure communication within their company. Office Chat features include: - Group messaging and private chat - Rich text messaging features that allow you share pictures, video, and audio attachments - Ability to view images inline and play videos directly from within the message - Unlimited chat history - Detailed info pages for colleagues & teams - Message delivery confirmation for your sent messages - Real time push notifications for messages received by you - Quick access to colleague list & the teams you are in - Email integration allows messages sent from Office Chat to be replied to from any email client - Hyper real-time, where character-by-character message transfer option is available in private chat Beyond chatting, with Office Chat you can also share files, pictures, audio, and videos with your coworkers instantly -- without worrying about exchanging phone numbers or information leaking.
AnswerForce
This app provides 24/7 live receptionist services to ensure instant customer responses and excellent support. Manage your business communications on-the-go, access call data, and respond to customer messages directly from your smartphone.
- 24/7 live receptionist service
- Instant customer responses
- On-the-go business management
- Access call data and messages
- View appointment updates
- Respond to inbound messages
- Forward messages to team
Read full descriptionHide full description
Deliver happiness to your customers with instant responses, practical support, and excellent customer service. Carry your office in your pocket and manage your business on-the-go from your smartphone with the AnswerForce app. While you focus on expanding your core business, your AnswerForce receptionists focus on your customer communications. - Access your call data and messages - View your live appointment updates - View, prioritize, and respond to inbound customer messages - Share important schedule updates and collaborate with your team - Forward customer messages to your team via email/SMS - Add notes to customer messages to instruct your team
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: AnswerForce at 658 against Office Chat, Work Messaging's 7. AnswerForce also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). Office Chat, Work Messaging's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 54%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Office Chat, Work Messaging against 4.6 for AnswerForce. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AnswerForce has 658 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Office Chat, Work Messaging's written reviews are positive against 54% of AnswerForce's.
Office Chat, Work Messaging ships an update every 5 weeks, AnswerForce every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Office Chat, Work Messaging | AnswerForce |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) | 4.6 (658 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 658 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 308 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MangoApps Incorporated | Michael Payne |
Customer experience
Office Chat, Work Messaging
AnswerForce
Bugs and requests
Office Chat, Work Messaging
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
AnswerForce
Reported bugs
5 issues- App perpetually signs out users
- Notifications stop alerting on iPhone
- Pictures not showing in colleague messages
- App crashes when opened
- Background refresh not working
Requested features
3 requests- Text messaging capability
- Background refresh for notifications
- Improved app stability and performance
In-app purchases
Office Chat, Work Messaging
No in-app purchases
AnswerForce
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Office Chat, Work Messaging free?
Is AnswerForce free?
Which has better reviews, Office Chat, Work Messaging or AnswerForce?
Do Office Chat, Work Messaging or AnswerForce have ads?
Which is updated more often, Office Chat, Work Messaging or AnswerForce?
Other comparisons
