Intercom Conversations vs Linear Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Intercom Conversations
Manage customer conversations and access your inbox from your mobile device. Respond to messages, assign tasks, and view customer profiles to build better connections.
- Manage inbox on the go
- View and assign conversations
- Collaborate with team notes
- Start/continue conversations
- Use saved replies
- Search leads and users
- View live user profiles
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The Intercom Conversations app lets teammates access all their Intercom conversations and customers from their iPhone or iPad. Intercom is the first to bring messaging products for sales, marketing & customer service to one platform, helping businesses avoid the stiff, spammy status quo and have real conversations that build real connections. Designed to feel like the messaging apps you use every day, Intercom lets you talk to consumers almost anywhere: inside your app, on your website, across social media and via email. With the Intercom Conversations mobile app you can: Manage your inbox from anywhere View and assign conversations, see where you’re mentioned, and collaborate with your team using internal notes Start or continue a conversation Send a new message or respond to a customer via in-app or email Insert saved replies to resolve common questions faster Search and see your leads and users Gain context by viewing a user or lead’s live profile to reduce frustrating back and forth
Linear Mobile
Manage your product development workflows on the go. This mobile companion allows you to file issues, track projects, and update important documents from anywhere, ensuring you stay connected to your team's progress.
- File issues on-the-go
- Stay updated on work streams
- Instant notifications
- Update issues and projects remotely
- Companion to desktop app
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Linear is a purpose-built tool for planning and building products. Streamline issues, projects, and product roadmaps. Linear Mobile is a companion to the Linear desktop app, designed for on-demand workflows when you are away from your keyboard: • File issues on-the-go • Stay up-to-date on your most important streams of work • Get instant notifications about important updates • Update issues, projects, and documents from anywhere Please note: This app requires an existing Linear account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Linear Mobile at 4.8 against Intercom Conversations's 2.1. Linear Mobile also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 18%) and ratings volume (2.1K vs 171). Intercom Conversations's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Linear Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Linear Mobile has 2.1K ratings behind it against 171, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Intercom Conversations's written reviews are positive against 57% of Linear Mobile's.
Intercom Conversations ships an update every 5 days, Linear Mobile weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Intercom Conversations | Linear Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (171 ratings) | 4.8 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 57.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 171 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 172 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Intercom | Linear |
Customer experience
Intercom Conversations
Linear Mobile
User reviews
Intercom Conversations
From 171 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📱 Mobile access to respond on the go
- 🔔 Push notifications for new messages
- ⚡ Quick replies when away from desktop
- 🎯 Easy to use for basic chat responses
- 👥 Good for team collaboration awareness
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constant crashes and instability
- ❌ Missing core features from web version
- 💸 Expensive pricing for limited functionality
- 🔔 Unreliable notifications
- ⚙️ Poor performance and slow loading
Linear Mobile
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clean and clear interface
- 🚀 Smooth and fast performance
- 💡 Thoughtful and intuitive UX
- 🚀 Efficient workflow
- 👍 Helpful mobile experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sign-in with Google issues
- 🔍 Limited search and filtering options
- 📱 Missing some features from web/desktop app
- 📜 Difficult to navigate long issue lists
Bugs and requests
Intercom Conversations
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes when scrolling through conversations
- App crashes when opening or sending messages
- Crashes when loading conversations
- Notifications not working or delayed
- Message badges not displaying correctly
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- Filter resets from 'Me' to 'All' automatically
- Keyboard randomly hides when switching apps
- Login verification email not sent
- SAML login not supported
- Saved replies not inserting when selected
- Messages not queuing to send
- Text formatting changes after sending
- Conversations not loading
- Macros not functioning properly
- App crashes on rotation
- Slow performance on larger devices
- Filtering by 'Me' shows incorrect ticket counts
- Translation feature not working
- Copilot feature not functional
Requested features
16 requests- Dark mode option
- Ticket attribute management
- Tag and label functionality
- Macro/saved reply improvements
- File attachment capability
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- Hyperlink creation in replies
- Customer event history visibility
- Keyboard shortcuts for external keyboards
- Do not disturb/quiet hours settings
- Conversation snooze feature
- Internal notes functionality
- Multiple conversation type selection
- Web version feature parity
- Advanced formatting options
- Translation feature in app
- Intercom call capability
Linear Mobile
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sign in with Google not working properly
- Scrolling issues when navigating issue lists
Requested features
4 requests- Drag and drop to rearrange tasks
- Ability to modify documents
- Vim mode
- Widgets for iOS
In-app purchases
Intercom Conversations
No in-app purchases
Linear Mobile
No in-app purchases







