eBuddy Pro

Michael E. | Feb 27, 2010 Social Networking

User rating:

(14 votes, average: 3.07 out of 5)

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Some apps you get, you use for about a week or two and then you delete them. I call those my ‘one and done’ apps. Games are a good example. Other apps you get and use over and over again, week after week. Social Networking apps for Facebook or Twitter are good examples. I have about two or three apps for these that I go back and forth between, though I occasionally try out something new.

Every iPhone or iPod Touch owner should have a good Instant Messaging app and while you could simply download Yahoo Messenger, AIM, GoogleTalk, MSN, or Facebook’s individual apps and use those, who really wants to clutter up their homepages with all those app icons and suck up precious memory space?

Not me. Plus, some of those individual apps cost money. If I’m going to pay for an app, it’s just more convenient to have everything I need in a single one.

Enter eBuddy Pro. I have to say, this is one robust IM app. Here are some of its features:

Push notifications for incoming messages up to 3 days even after exiting the app
Automatic reconnection if your cell or wifi signal is lost
Ability to view offline messages
Ability to select a display image from your iPhone/iPod Touch library or camera
Chat features including landscape orientation

The current version has 11 different themes, from a Classic white with light blue diagonal stripes to a retro wood paneling design. It can go into an auto-away mode after a customized time and will even send auto-away messages should someone send an IM to you and you don’t want to can’t respond.

On the plus side: I liked the fact that eBuddy Pro would keep me logged in to my accounts for up to 3 days at a time. And that auto-away response came in very handy with those who felt the need to send me IMs at 3 in the morning. On the minus side: I did notice some lag in the push function at times.

The $4.99 price tag seems a little steep, but I guess that’s the standard cost for IM chat clients. If the price makes you a little nervous or you’re the frugal type, try their free version (eBuddy) first and then upgrade.

iTunes Link – eBuddy Pro

Version 3.0.4

Tested on a Ipod Touch 3.1.3