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Add to SafariWhen comparing Beejive vs GroupMe, the Slant community recommends GroupMe for most people. In the question“What are the best messaging apps for iOS?” GroupMe is ranked 21st while Beejive is ranked 23rd. The most important reason people chose GroupMe is:
GroupMe has a built in function to read receipts.
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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 Reads receipts
GroupMe has a built in function to read receipts.
Pro Great web client
GroupMe has an excellent web client that can be used to send and receive messages and manage groups from the desktop.
Pro IFTTT Integration
Allows sending messages from web services via IFTTT.
Pro Integrated calendar
It's possible to add location and time with reminders directly in the GroupMe app.
Pro Makes it easy to silence 1 or all groups
GroupMe has settings that allow muting a single group or turn off all GroupMe notifications from within the app.
Pro Does not require everyone in the group to have a smartphone
GroupMe can set up a custom phone number which allows people without the App to send and receive messages. This makes it easy to add anyone to messaging.
Cons
Con Does not support Skype
Con Drains battery fast
GroupMe, in order to have a constant connection which allows for notifications drains the battery of a device quickly, which is not ideal for a messaging app that one needs on time notifications from.
