MOTI Chat6.5.3

MOTI is the best combined messaging, payment and video chat experience on mobile. Businesses and professionals can speak with their customers and get paid for their services without haggling or invoicing. Customers can find professionals and experts to help them level up in their careers and personal lives.

Professionals in various fields use MOTI, such as lawyers, teachers, doctors, musicians, celebrities, tutors, therapists, motivational speakers, and life coaches. If you’re already running a business and have an existing client base, MOTI will expand your availability and untether you from your office.

MOTI features:
* Direct Messaging with Direct Payments, Booking Requests, and Image & File attachments
* Book calls based on a user’s availability and schedule management for Pro users
* Private 1-on-1 video calls
* A unique realtime video recording feature that lets either party record the chat directly to their phone - as long as the other person grants you permission
* Landscape and Portrait video chat & recording
* Recording status icons at the bottom of the screen shows you which users are recording
* Recorded videos are saved directly to your photo library
* Pro Users can set a per-minute rate, and every call is timed (rounded up to the minute)
* Standard Users can set a time limit so they know they will only get charged a maximum amount
* Calls can be stopped by either party at any time, and Standard Users only pay for the time you use
* Pro Users can request payments from their customer during a call
* Pro Users can choose not to charge a per-minute rate using the "Cover Call Fee" feature, and use in-call payment requests to get paid
* Standard Users can call other Standard Users; the user that requests the call must pay the per-minute fee
* Anyone with a U.S. bank account can become a Pro User
* A minimalist split screen video chat view so both parties can see each other clearly
* Fullscreen mode for when you want to focus on the other person
* Add contacts from people you know in your device's address book, or search for them by name or username
* Only approved contacts can book, call, or message each other so you won't get random requests from strangers
* Rate the other person at the end of a call with a simple star rating with the option to include a written review
* 3 visibility modes: Visible to All, Visible to Favorites only, or Invisible to all
* Maintain a call history, favorites list, and contacts list in a familiar way that you are already used to on your phone
* A statements page shows you a monthly summary of how much you're spending or earning
* Apple Pay is supported as a payment method

Version History Some minor bug fixes related to messaging, attachments, and opening profile deep links 6.5.3 Jul 7 - Bug fix: call recordings had a missing video track (introduced in a previous version)
- Video call layout updated for iPad in portrait orientation 6.5.2 Jun 5 Fixes a contacts sorting bug 6.5.1 Jun 3 Good old fashioned bug fixes 6.5.0 May 14 Send and receive message attachments.
File formats: various images, PDF, CSV, and MS Office docs up to 100MB each.

*** This feature is limited to Verified Pros and their contacts *** 6.4.0 May 9 New Google Calendar integration features:
- availability can be determined by non-MOTI events in your Google Calendar
- syncs your MOTI scheduled calls onto Google Calendar

Other updates include bug fixes and performance improvements 6.3.0 Apr 17 - Login with a passkey
- New Availability settings for Pro users
- Design updates 6.2.0 Apr 8 This is a major new release.
- Verified Pro users can create public call links
- Faster logins especially for users with a lot of contacts
- Default Call Options settings for Pro users
- Pro Account information showing your Stripe balance, next/last payout, and status
- Pro users can sign up in countries that support USD currency
- Opt-in to scheduled call reminders by SMS on the phone screen
- Lots of bug fixes 6.0.0 Feb 22 - Share user profiles to other users via messaging
- Use the native media picker when selecting profile images
- Several bug fixes and performance improvements 5.8.0 11/19/2025 Fixed bugs:
- Old messages weren't loading under certain conditions
- The profile photo & video capture camera mirroring was not always correct
- Opening a message on iPad from a push notification did not show the side panel
- Hiding/showing your own video during a call had stopped working 5.7.2 10/30/2024 Just some bug fixes, nothing to see here. 5.7.1 08/27/2024 New features:
- Checks available storage space before and during recording to prevent your device from running out of space while recording the video chat
- Unlimited Pro users can extend free calls

Plus a few bug fixes related to call setup 5.7.0 08/20/2024 Bug fixes:
* prevent sent message from appearing twice on user's sending device
* load existing conversation history when previous contact is re-invited 5.6.2 07/24/2024 Fixes a display bug when selecting a new invite in the contact list. 5.6.1 07/22/2024 We bring to you a slight design refresh as well as additional features.

New features include:
* Better invite handling for large numbers of invite requests
* Countdown timer when 30 seconds remains on the call
* Moved the schedule to the main navigation tabs
* Moved the monthly statements into the history screen
* Tons of little iPad design tweaks make MOTI a joy to use on iPad, especially with a keyboard
* New Pro and Verified Pro badges make it easier to identify Pro users in search results
* Better instructions for new users
* Dynamically sized text in system accessibility settings now applies to messages

Bug fixes:
* Sent message appeared twice sometimes to the sender
* Messages were not marked as read in certain cases
* Double error screen showed on failed login
* Better autocorrect handling in message input field 5.6.0 07/20/2024 Fixes a critical bug on the email verification screen where the back arrow and cancel button caused a white screen. 5.5.1 07/05/2024 * Redesigned profile photo/video editor screen for Pro users
* Fixed new messages not appearing in messaging list after logout and then login
* Fixed unread message count bug 5.5.0 07/04/2024 Some improvements this time...
* Faster loading during login
* Show pending scheduled calls in the Manage Schedule screen
* Redesigned upcoming calls list 5.4.0 06/26/2024 - Visual update to contact list and messaging screen.
- The search field in the contact list now automatically appears when you have 10 or more contacts.
- "New +" button on contact screen goes directly to Search screen, removing New Message screen. 5.3.0 06/06/2024 - Improvements to the direct payment screen when not in a call
- Fixes video call screen UI things
- Fixes stuck onboarding issue when using ApplePay 5.2.0 05/30/2024 A few minor fixes...

Fix #1: contact list was not updating in realtime.
This fix brought to you by 1/2 a line of code.

Fix #2: typing indicator wackiness resolved on tablets
This fix was needed because of lack of sleep.

Fix #3: when you have multiple devices, your own sent messages did not appear on all devices in realtime
This fix brought to you by someone with too many devices.

If you're not seeing some messages due to any of the above issues, you can logout and login again to re-sync your messages. 5.1.1 05/17/2024 * Fixes missing dates on the scheduled call setup screen
* Performance improvements 5.1.0 05/15/2024 MOTI App has been reworked for iPad! We added a split screen style that works great in landscape and portrait mode on all sized iPad screens. This is the first step in bringing you a great user experience on all your devices. Look for updates in the coming weeks as we incorporate various design updates.

Other notable updates:

* The Explore screen has been rebuilt to show Featured Pros, and Top Rated Pros filterable by category.

* Scheduled calls are no longer pre-paid.

* Tap on a Call from the PAST tab of the History screen. A new Call History Detail screen shows you a breakdown of your charges and payments for each call.

* Manage Schedule screen is available to Standard users.

* Email verification now uses a 6-digit code 5.0.0 05/15/2024 Bug fix: when using ApplePay to start a call the call didn't start. Now it's working again.
Also fixes some misaligned text issues. 4.6.2 05/10/2024 Bug fixes:
* fix logout on profile screen
* fix white screen when tapping Edit Account from banner on Pro User's profile screen 4.6.1 05/07/2024