BeejiveIM 3.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch – All your Instant Messanging clients in one…with push!

If you do any sort of instant messaging on your iPhone, check out Beejive. Beejive is a multi-client IM application that is easy to use, exquisitely designed and packed with useful, innovative attributes.  It supports AIM/iChat/MobileMe, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN/Windows Live, Yahoo, MySpace and Faceook Chat all in one application.  No more opening a bunch of different apps and juggling between them to keep up with your contacts.  Beejive handles all your IM needs in one tidy app that is astonishingly light on battery life.

I don’t know where to start because Beejive is just overflowing with high quality features!  The developers didn’t miss a beat and are still constantly evolving the application and responding to user feedback in their support forum. Looks wise you can skin the colors and chat bubbles every way possible and there is full emoticon support.  You can choose a background from your photo gallery or a list of stock wallpapers.  But Beejive isn’t just a pretty face…it has functionality to satisfy even the most hardcore IM addict!  There is file transfer support, custom status messages, full integration with iPhone notification settings, alerts and badges, and auto-reconnect if there is any data interruption. You can even receive push email notification when you’re idle.  Hard to believe, but I’m barely scratching the surface of all the capabilities of Beejive.

Just when I thought I couldn’t love an app more, there were little details I stumbled upon in the options menu that sealed the deal for me and really showed that the development team was making every effort to leave no stone unturned. As an iPhone user who always types in portrait mode, I was thrilled to see that the Beejive wizards integrated an option to lock the screen in portrait or allow landscape typing.  I hate being in the middle of composing a message and having the screen tilt on me!  However, I know that many people feel just the opposite and love using the landscape keyboard so huge props to Beejive for giving users the choice.  Another thing I love is the option to shake your iPhone to switch between chats.

Check out the gallery below to see the many ways you can change the appearance of the IM interface and the huge list of available options.  I really didn’t mean to take so many screen shots for this review but there is just so much impressive content to show off.  I’ve tried just about every instant messaging application available for the iPhone and Beejive is hands down my favorite.

Beejive is available for iPhones and iPod Touches running OS 3.0 and higher and can be purchased for $9.99 through the AppStore.  Absolutely worth the price tag considering the incredible quality, powerful interface and advanced level of customization.  Click here to launch iTunes to purchase Beejive or read more about it.  To see Beejive in action check out these videos on Beejive’s website.