Ryver Reviews & Product Details - Page 16

Ryver functions as a messaging platform and forum, with simple file exchange. Maybe not THE BEST part, but certainly a HUGE factor is that Ryver is FREE! It organizes and functions a lot like slack. I really like the simple formatting (although full markdown would be better) and the way link previews show up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The look of the app is more subdued and less “fun” than Slack. Link previews load slowly. Currently, there is no way to permanently remove team members; their accounts can be deactivated, but they cannot be removed entirely. Also, “Chat” and “Post” do not share the same view; one is chronological, the other is reverse. I cannot find a setting to make this consistent. Either way (chronological or reverse) is fine if it were consistent across the platform, but I would prefer the ability to select a view. The app also lacks support for hashtags and different forums cannot be color-coded. Avatar images can be added for a forum, but they don’t display on the sidebar or anywhere relevant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how they do the grouping by teams and have the ability to add external parties (guests) to said teams. In general, it does a very good job of letting our team communicate amongst each other. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Import feature from Slack is not that well done, and the program often ends up being resource intensive. Additionally, they mobile applications are not nearly as good as Slacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ryver has this alternative name for groups called "Teams". I was involved in organizing the college cultural fest so that name suited us. We had all these different teams for different events that were to be held so each team had their own group on the same app. We could post topics that were pushed up to the top as latest discussion. If previous posts were important we could "promote" them to the top. I liked that feature of Ryver. Posts reminder feature was useful especially when we wanted to get to a post later when we were free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ryver has a problem of shutting down randomly. I don't know if it was because of our electronic hardware but we faced that problem quite a bit. The features are not high-end; it was enough for us but a person using it for higher purposes may find it inadequate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Similar ease of use to Slack but no cost so perfect for non-profits or education Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lack of integrations. If you need tight integration with other apps, this isn't there yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.