When comparing Beejive vs Allo, the Slant community recommends Beejive for most people. In the question“What are the best messaging apps for iOS?” Beejive is ranked 23rd while Allo is ranked 30th. The most important reason people chose Beejive is:
Beejive will also automatically reconnects after being out of network coverage and sends you any messages you received while offline.
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Pros
Pro Automatically reconnects
Beejive will also automatically reconnects after being out of network coverage and sends you any messages you received while offline.
Pro High level of customizability for power users
Nearly all of the core features and visual elements can be tweaked.
Pro Share Files
Send and receive files, including pictures and voice notes.
Pro Customizable chat skins & emoticon support
Pro Information stored locally
All account information (usernames & passwords) are stored locally on your Android smartphone and not kept on our servers.
Pro Email your chats
Pro Full Unicode support
Chat in any language supported by your iPhone
Pro Chat Protocol Support
- IM®/MobileMe®
- MSN®/Windows Live®
- Yahoo!®
- GoogleTalk®
- MySpace
- Jabber
Pro Persists history
Your chat history is persisted by default (you can send incognito end-to-end encrypted self-destructing messages instead if you so desire).
Pro Allows self-destructing messages
You can send messages that will be removed from both parties after a defined period of time.
Pro Allows end-to-end encrypted incognito messages
Pro Assistant
The assistant is a bot that can help book, look up locations, restaurants, set up calendar events, etc.
Pro Full quality pictures
Cons
Con Does not support Skype
Con Not yet released (should release in summer 2016)
