Chat application question

[m1ks]

Hello,

 

I wonder which chat application you guys recommend? I would like to implement chat gadget to my band website for people to talk with us. I would also like to have option for a custom design.

 

Thanks!

[SlamminTunes]

I've used a few, X7, FlashChat and Blab recently. Personally I'm still using Blab but really wish it had more controls because it does seem to be stable and runs smoothly and has some neat options but really needs to have some better moderation control.

[m1ks]

Hey, thanks SlamminTunes. I made a lot of research lately as well in finding a chatroom for my Algo-Trading website. I used envolve for a while till they closed up, pitty. I tried IRC but I truly did not like the look and feel and the "mess" of text in there.

 

I had several points which are important to me.

 

1 - First I needed a chat that can be seen in mobile (all versions) so I narrowed down the search for html5 chat room that look good on both mobile and pc.

 

2 - I needed a custom design, I needed my background to be black or transparent. This was very hard to find (my site is dark).

 

3 - I do not like to install the chat in my server as this is high cpu and resource consumer. So I need a chat service.

 

4 - Lastly, I needed the ability to add youtube videos and upload files (technical analysis).

 

I have checked several chats and only 2 met my needs, RumbleTalk and Cbox.

I choose RumbleTalk finally as it can be integrated into my page and not only as toolbar.

[SlamminTunes]

I checked both of them out as well. My biggest complaint with RumbleTalk is the pricing and CBox chat box is just odd and not the style I was looking for.