LogMeIn has updated its join.me online screen-sharing service to support VoIP chat on its accompanying mobile app. 

The free join.me app for Android and iOS allows users to view a colleagues or friends desktop screen on their iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, or Android device, and the update lets users make voice calls over the internet while screen sharing. 

“In the few months since we launched join.me, the response from users has been overwhelmingly positive, and their feedback has been valuable in shaping the services evolution,” says Kevin Bardos, vice president of collaboration technologies for LogMeIn. “The new features are all designed to keep simplicity and accessibility central to the join.me experience, providing users with an even greater ability to work together and collaborate as if they were sitting in the same room.”

The service and mobile app are both free, with a premium pro version of the software available for a monthly or annual subscription. Online meetings are set up via the join.me website. You navigate to the site and click a button to share the screen – this opens a Java app and you are then given a code to share with the contacts with whom you want to share your screen. The mobile app works with the same code.

The Pro version of join.me adds personalisation features as well as a meeting scheduler, and additional privacy settings. It costs $29 (£18) per month or $299 per year.