Filed under: Software, Odds and ends, iPhone, App Store
Shape IM+ All-in-One Mobile Messenger for iPhone
Another instant messenger app for iPhone has been released, joining the ranks of such stalwarts as Pairingo, MobileChat, and AIM for iPhone. Shape IM+ All-in-One Mobile Messenger for iPhone (click opens iTunes App Store) supports AIM/iChat, MSN/Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo!, ICQ, Jabber, Google Talk and MySpaceIM. All public IM systems can be connected through the one client, and all messages come into one shared inbox.Shape Services GMBH is currently offering the iPhone application for free, while the Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Symbian, and BlackBerry versions retail for $29.99. Get it while it's free!
Thanks to ZaP for the tip!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
brian papa said 4:19PM on 9-04-2008
Does this use the names from my Contacts application? I hate seeing AIM buddy list names in the IM client b/c I don't remember what person it is connected to. It'd be nice to see real names a la iChat, but I don't want to have to re enter them all when I already have them stored in Address Book.
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Josh said 4:20PM on 9-04-2008
Anyone else have trouble using this with yahoo? I can't get it to sign me in using my @sbcglobal.net email address. All the other messengers work just fine though. :-\
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Michael Collins said 4:31PM on 9-04-2008
It sucks
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kneel said 4:41PM on 9-04-2008
looks nice and all, but i cant get it to sign in at all.
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robogobo said 4:43PM on 9-04-2008
hmmm, not getting such good reviews in the App Store.
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Mehul said 4:47PM on 9-04-2008
Installer community has a good messenger called 'Agile Messenger'. I use it with yahoo, google and AIM and it works pretty good
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Level 5 said 5:23PM on 9-04-2008
I've used Agile Messenger on WinMo for a little over 2 1/2 years, it's amazing. Your mileage may vary, but if it runs in the background like on WM, I might actually ditch this POS Mogul and get an iPhone. Agile Messenger is fast and powerful. Highly reccommended, even though it's very far from free.
myxoid65 said 6:17PM on 9-04-2008
Agile is out for 2.0? Not last I checked... but I wish. What a great program.
Level 5 said 7:10PM on 9-04-2008
via installer.app only i'm afraid :(
DistortedLoop said 8:18PM on 9-04-2008
Installer.app won't even stay open long enough for me to refresh my sources to see if Agile is actually out for 2.0.x yet. Installer's got a long way to go...
As far as Shape's product, no issues here for me with it. Works fine with Yahoo and AIM on my phone.
I prefered Agile, though. At least IM+ is free. I paid $3 for that MobileChat product, and it is buggy, server crashy, and the developer blog is still full of nothing but apologies and excuses...
Damn you Apple, just give me frickin' iChat, MMS, and cut and paste. Everything else is great for me, but those features are sorely missed.
myxoid65 said 9:13PM on 9-04-2008
So I installed Installer 4 manually (left it out the last time I jb'd) to grab Agile. I was so excited when you said it was out for Installer... but it isn't there. Are you thinking of when it was available for 1.1.4 or is there a secret source you want to share?
Stephen said 4:54PM on 9-04-2008
Most of the time, just one message sent to a MSN contact is enough to crash the app. Did they even test the app before releasing it?
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NutMac said 5:05PM on 9-04-2008
I have installed this app awhile back. While it looks nice and seems capable, it just won't work. It takes few dozen tries (yes, dozens!) to connect to Yahoo! and when it does, I can only receive but not send messages to my contacts.
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Michael said 5:12PM on 9-04-2008
I've used this and found it to be 'ok' not great. I still prefer Mobilechat but it seems to have trouble connecting to MSN consistantly.
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Raz Pataca said 6:51PM on 9-04-2008
works fine... app closes when returning to the home screen... thats stupid :-/
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kiwinerd said 9:02AM on 9-05-2008
For those looking for Palringo, please note that it is spelled pa*L*ringo, not pairingo. palringo.com
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Roy said 1:53PM on 9-05-2008
im waiting for Apple to bring back the push API...it's completely useless if i have to constantly sign on again.
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round said 3:11PM on 9-08-2008
This doesn't work!. Save your money.
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coohou said 3:42PM on 9-08-2008
It's free.....:)
Lords said 7:22AM on 9-17-2008
i love palringo on my qtek s200, sek750i but i wanted it on my iphone. can anyone help me cos i have tried it with itunes but requested that i register, i try to register but it ask for a credit card that i dont have. is there a way to get it on my iphone without itunes like agile messenger through installer. pls mail me if there is a way through manyarecalled_11@yahoo.com
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