IMVU Classic (IMVU Client) vs. IMVU Mobile: Feature Comparison

Modified on Thu, 19 Sep at 8:14 AM

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IMVU offers you various options to stay in touch with your friends and family! Get the full 3D experience by downloading IMVU Classic on your desktop, and take IMVU on the go by downloading IMVU Mobile! Check out the features available in each.


IMVU Classic (IMVU Client)

Experience the best that IMVU has to offer by downloading it on your Windows and Mac devices! This software will give you access to all of IMVU's best features. Customizing your own rooms? Check. Listening to Music Mixes? Check. Playing Walk Off? Check. All these, and a lot more!


With IMVU Classic (IMVU Client), you can:

  • View Themed Rooms, and a separate category for your own Public rooms

  • Hear Music Mixes

  • Perform trigger actions

  • Use the Narrate Feature (for VIP/AP users only!)

  • Moderate rooms, and assign moderators for your own rooms

  • Shop for clothes and outfits

  • Buy and arrange furniture

  • Buy Stickers in Shop

  • Filter your Inventory

  • Access Profile Settings (VIP Preferences, hide your email address in search, etc.)

  • Access Get Matched, Shop Together, and Walk Off

  • Access Online Friends

  • Access Shared Room

  • Access Our Room/Marriage Room


The following features are not accessible in IMVU Classic, but can be accessed via IMVU Classic Website:


 Note: Image captions and the Follow feature are not available in IMVU Classic, and can only be accessed via IMVU Mobile. 


IMVU Mobile

Not at home? We've got you covered! IMVU Mobile is available for both the Android and iOS platforms. The app gives you easy access to all of your messages and notifications, allowing you to stay up to date with your friends in just a few taps. Browse the Feed, engage in 2D and 3D Chat, send and receive WithMoji --- now there's no reason to miss IMVU wherever you are!


With IMVU Mobile, you can:


Currently, the following features are not yet available in IMVU Mobile:

  • Purchasing upgrades, such as the Access Pass

  • Shopping for rooms and furniture (any previously purchased rooms and furniture will not appear in the inventory

  • Editing rooms

  • Access to Shared Room

  • Access to Our Room/Marriage Room


IMVU Mobile is actively being developed, and new versions are being released regularly. Make sure to keep your app updated to enjoy the latest features!


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