After Months Of Waiting, Trillian Is Finally Available In The App Store
November 19, 2009
Trillian was built to be a fast, easy to use, and reliable chat client for the iPhone and iPod touch. It supports multiple chat services at launch, including AIM, ICQ, WIndows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, and Google Talk, with many more to be added "soon." The app also features multiple account support, the ability to stay signed in for up to 24 hours, "intelligent" push notifications, global status control, and much more.
Trillian is also able to stay synchronized across multiple clients, which means if you change your avatar, display name, or add a contact, it will immediately be reflected on the Windows Trillian client, or vice versa. With Trillian, you will never be out of sync whether you are on the go or sitting at home.
There is no doubt Trillian is meant to compete with the likes of Beejive and IM+. It is priced very competitively at $4.99, and it contains many of the features available in both of those paid chat apps. The problem with Trillian, at least at the moment, is that you get what you pay for. Trillian doesn't support Facebook, Twitter, or Skype at this time, and it doesn't support landscape typing. Early iTunes reviews have also questioned some of the interface decisions, such as the large amount of space reserved at the top of the contact list screen for your avatar. But these things can be worked out over time, and the developers have promised to do just that.
If you are a patient person willing to wait for some key additions via updates, Trillian may just be the perfect chat app for you, especially if you are an avid Windows Trillian user. If not, you may just want to stick with your current app until Cerulean Studios has had more time to make some improvements.
[Thanks to Dave for the tip!]
