We spend at least 8x more time on instant messaging apps like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Kik, WeChat and the likes.

WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are leading the pack with more than 1,000 Million users per month. This statistic from Statistia shows how far spread the user base in the instant messaging space is:

A study conducted by Adobe has found that more than 57% of professionals agree enterprise communication and collaboration tools to be critical for organizational success in the coming years.

Enterprise chat apps provide a higher level of real-time communication capability, security and collaboration prowess that usual chat apps cannot provide.

The motive behind that pushes enterprises to develop mobile chat app include:

Improving employee productivity
Adding multiple real-time communication capabilities
Streamlining and grouping collaborative functions under a single interface
Providing round the clock access for employees to information
Remote connectivity through mobile, tablets desktops & hybrid devices

Not just enterprises, a chat app can prove to be a boon in several other operations like retail, in-app messaging, social communication, private group connect and much more.

The Catch In Building A Chat App

Cost. The cost to Create mobile chat application from scratch mobile app development is quite exorbitant. To quote a ballpark figure, the cost to Build mobile chat app like WhatsApp can cost anywhere from $18,500 onwards for Android and as high as $22,000 for iOS.

Secondly, the resources and man hours required to build chat app is hefty and can be demanding on an enterprise that may not have a full fledged digital wing.

But, there is a ray of hope in the end of the tunnel. There are readymade solutions that can be customized endlessly to make them perfect fit for any purpose as desired.

Introducing Apphitect IM Solution

Apphitect IM Solution is an enterprise-grade instant messaging app building solution. Think of it as a pre written source code to create a chat mobile app that you can purchase, customize as required and deploy in your enterprise, in-app, social circle or even as a chatbot for your eCommerce store or Messaging channel.

Tech Stack that pillars the functioning ofApphitect IM Solution

Apphitect IM Solution is built on a tech stack that facilitates creating a chat application that is high of scalability, flexibility and security.

Multi-dimensional features for Enterprise-grade communication

Apphitect IM Solution is equipped for rendering multi-dimensional facilities for communication, collaboration, scalability, productivity and security.

Features for real-time communication

Voice Messaging
Video Calling
Push Notifications
Online Presence Indicators
Location Sharing
Offline Messaging

Features for Collaboration

Group Chat
Social Integration
Sync and Store
Screen Sharing

Features for Scalability

Unlimited Member Capacity
Unlimited Cloud Storage for Media
Centralized Administration
All-network Compatible

Features for Security

HMAC Authentication
End to End Encryption
Auto Delete of Messages
Two-Step Verification

Summing it Up

A lion share of businesses and CIOs are placing high bets on enterprise chat apps. They believe it to be the nucleus around which organizational processes will revolve in the near future.