LiveProfile has been released for BlackBerry today. It is an IM app for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry devices. It is totally free and looks quite similar to BBM. I haven’t had a chance to test it much yet, but as you can see from the twitter feed below, the “reviews” are mixed so far.
LiveProfile also professes to be “more than just a messenger” due to features like: profiles, pictures, status messages, and much more.
Keep reading for download info and screenshots.
Pick up LiveProfile directly from your BB browser at www.liveprofile.com/get.
I like this Add Friends feature which you can allow LiveProfile to scan your address book or find Facebook friends. After you sign up, you are given a unique PIN that you can use to add friends as well. I’ve heard QR codes work for that too. 
That icon looks very familiar…
Let us know what your initial thoughts are on this app. Does it compare to BBM? Is it..dare I say…better?
bahandi ( View Profile) Beginner - Posts: 103
Posted: March 25, 2011 at 7:17 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9800 | OS 6.0+
Just downloaded. Hope if goes well.
otykay Not Registered
Posted: March 25, 2011 at 8:22 AM EST
Downloaded and upgraded. Cant Add friends.
kiddo2050 ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1717
Posted: March 25, 2011 at 8:28 AM EST
I guess this is why RIM will release BBM for the other two guys. I’ll wait until then.
kiddo2050 ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1717
Posted: March 25, 2011 at 8:31 AM EST
Gotta add that I still love the look of the Bold compared to those two other phones. Once I get the playbook I think I’m going to dump my Torch and go to the Bold Touch. Keys are cool flat glass is just getting boring for a phone. IMO
DavidB ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1754
Posted: March 25, 2011 at 9:07 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9530
The two people I chat with the mist have both just left BlackBerry. One went iPhone and the other went Android. So here’s yet another one to try after not liking the BlackBerry client for PingChat or Cnectd and the Yahoo Messenger client for iPhone is garbage.
Fubaz ( View Profile) Master - Posts: 770
Posted: March 25, 2011 at 9:40 AM EST
is this the same release as the OTA that was leaked yesterday afternoon?
I heard it was murdering batteries.
Luis Merlos ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 1259
Posted: March 25, 2011 at 9:52 AM EST
No updated version, not sure why people are complaining if is a public beta.
yoyobo ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 23
Posted: March 25, 2011 at 9:53 AM EST
Will this have the same issue with RIM like KIK had.
Luis Merlos ( View Profile) Moderator - Posts: 1259
Posted: March 25, 2011 at 10:35 AM EST
It is odd that RIM only went after KIK and has left all this others alone. If I can remember correctly KIK did things a bit differently from this other apps who use the phone # as a pin or issue a different PIN. So I don’t see it happening to them but I could be wrong.
gozaim ( View Profile) Newcomer - Posts: 12
Posted: March 25, 2011 at 11:12 AM EST
Working pretty good actually. I can’t see groups anywhere which is one of my favourite bbm features.
DavidB ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1754
Posted: March 25, 2011 at 11:56 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9630
Downloads are disabled, says to see Twitter. I don’t Twitter so no idea why.
Jay Harker ( View Profile) Master - Posts: 1149
Posted: March 25, 2011 at 12:22 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8900
Here’s what they had to say on their twitter feed, “New BlackBerry downloads have been temporarily disabled. Upgrading infrastructure to handle this insane growth! Back in a few
”
The next tweet asked for 5 BB beta testers. Not sure why they asked for 5 if it is supposed to be a public beta. Strange.
DavidB ( View Profile) Guru - Posts: 1754
Posted: March 25, 2011 at 1:02 PM EST from my BlackBerry 9630
Man its frustrating to see companies constantly launch a new platform build without planning ahead for the growth.
John Not Registered
Posted: March 26, 2011 at 2:50 AM EST
I know for a fact that they did plan for a lot of growth, albeit not quite as large as what was seen. I’ve been told some very large numbers (hundreds of thousands).
Munya Not Registered
Posted: March 26, 2011 at 10:26 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9780 | OS 6.0+
Man this app still needs a lot of work if they want compare to bbm. So far I have noticced the following problems.
1. Does not do a full profile scan
2. It won’t log you on twitter or facebook
3. Bug #2 means you can’t even post anything on twitter/facebook
Beatriz Not Registered
Posted: May 25, 2011 at 8:32 PM EST
i Need HELP with LiveProfile sign up plzzz ?
jazz Not Registered
Posted: August 13, 2011 at 9:02 AM EST
its great