palringo, IM+ or BeejiveIM

I like my IM+, mostly cause it has notifications including twitter. Some people say it doesn't look good. But i think it works really well.

 

IM+ probably edges out Beejive in terms of feature bloat, but Beejive is beautifully designed and works like a charm.

 

i dont know about skype. And they only reason really to use the twitter feature it to get notifications about when you've been @mentioned or DM'ed. I dont know if it's still the case, but when i bought it, it was the only app to do this.

 

Beejive for sure. It's a gorgeous app that just works, plain and simple. The push's are extremely fast and reliable as well.

 

BeeJive does not currently support Skype, but they've stated that it is on their roadmap. Haven't gotten any more specific than that, though.

 

I put my money into Beejive. Dont regret it one bit! It works great and is pleasing to the eye.

 

I use IM+, and Skype support is pretty good. It works 85-90% of the time. Other times is just says "connecting". AIM/Gmail/Yahoo work flawlessly though and connect each time. The Skype support was my primary reason for choosing this IM client vs. Beejive. I have no real complaints and would recommend it. Likewise, IM+ does have a separate Skype version for $5, so if you want to save some money, that may be one way to go about it.

 

I like Beejive and IM+ I give the edge to IM+ mainly for twitter support and beejive customer service is horrible.

 

Palringo is testing Skype support and should have it soon. Stay tuned

 

Beejive wins

Beejive for me. I have both but removed IM+ after a week of using Beejive.

The UI is much cleaner and the latest version loads fast. IM+ is bloated with unattractive features (for me) and loads a lot slower. After a push notification, I like to get into the app quickly, reply and then exit. Beejive wins in this regards! It's worth $9.99 and now with the sale at $6.99 you can't go wrong. I just use the free Skype app if I want to Skype.

 

I really like IM+ however I've noticed a few times that the background running of the app doesnt always work