Micro Focus Messenger vs mobileRater
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Micro Focus Messenger
Secure, cross-platform instant messaging for businesses. Connect with coworkers instantly and securely from any device, leveraging your existing on-premise system. Features include simultaneous connections and integrated presence information.
- Cross-platform messaging
- Secure SSL encryption
- Simultaneous device connections
- Integrated presence status
- Admin-managed conversation history
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Your business knows no bounds, and your instant messaging solution shouldn't either. From desktop to mobile, Micro Focus Messenger gives you a cross-platform, business-class instant messaging system that gives you security, and takes the risk out of using IM in the workplace. By connecting this mobile app to your existing Micro Focus Messenger 3.0+ system, Micro Focus Messenger uses your existing mobile data or wifi connection to instantly and securely communicate with co-workers -- no matter where they are! * No Hidden Cost - Mobile apps are included in your Micro Focus Messenger purchase or entitlement. * Simultaneous connections - You can be logged into Messenger on mobile, desktop, and tablet at the same time! Received messages will appear on any device where you're logged in. * Safe, Quick, Secure - SSL encrypted messages are instantly delivered to devices by your own secure on-premise Micro Focus Messenger system, and conversation history can be managed by admins and users. * Integrated - Connects to other Micro Focus products (like GroupWise) to show online presence (Online, Busy, Away, Idle, etc.), and allow for cross-functionality. To use this app, your organization must have a Micro Focus Messenger system deployed.
mobileRater
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MobileRater for iOS is an app for pavement data collection with a built-in pavement condition index (PCI) calculator. This application is only compatible with StreetSaver Online. It is designed to assist pavement raters to record inspection data quickly and accurately. It can calculate PCI onthe spot, thus improving quality control. It also has the ability to record multiple distresses at the same time, just the way raters would record on paper. At the end of the day, just connect the device to the internet and upload. All the distress data collected will be easily uploaded to the StreetSaver Online Server.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Micro Focus Messenger at 9.0 against mobileRater's 13.0. 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.
Micro Focus Messenger ships an update every 4 months, mobileRater every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Micro Focus Messenger | mobileRater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenText | DevMecca.com. LLC |
In-app purchases
Micro Focus Messenger
No in-app purchases
mobileRater
No in-app purchases
Questions
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