When comparing Hop vs IM+, the Slant community recommends IM+ for most people. In the question“What are the best messaging apps for iOS?” IM+ is ranked 24th while Hop is ranked 27th. The most important reason people chose IM+ is:
IM+ has the most extensive client support out of any of its competition and is the **only** app with the ability to send secure, off-the-record messages.
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Pros
Pro Turns your e-mail into mobile messaging
The app takes your email provider such as Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, or iCloud and uses their infrastructure and your established contact-list there and creates a messaging platform.
Pro Users can see when another person is typing
Users can even see when another person is typing, as you would with iMessage or chat.
Pro Supports voice and video calling
Pro Hop is the ultimate unified conversational tool for productivity and communication
Pro Can send encrypted messages
IM+ has the most extensive client support out of any of its competition and is the only app with the ability to send secure, off-the-record messages.
Pro Simple user interface
IM+ does the core IM experience incredibly well. The layout is intuitive to use and the very high app store reviews indicate how stable and user friendly the app is.
Pro Advanced chat history
Access your messaging history in the app or on the web
Pro View Twitter feed
Pro Off-the-Record Messaging (As a paid upgrade)
Pro Group Chats
Skype, MSN, AIM, and ICQ only
Pro Photo, voice, video and IM messaging
Pro Web application to chat from your desktop or laptop
Pro Extensive client support
IM+ has the most extensive client support out of any of its competition:
- Skype
- MSN/Live Messenger
- GTalk
- Yahoo!
- AIM/iChat
- ICQ
- Jabber
- Renren
- VKontakte
- Odnoklassniki.Ru
- Mail.Ru Agent
- Gadu-Gadu
- MeinVZ
- SINA Weibo
- mig33
- Fetion
- Mamba
- Yandex IM.