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Link | Google Hangouts | LINE | Skype | Telegram | Viber | |
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| Website | google.com/... | line.me | skype.com | telegram.org | viber.com | whatsapp.com |
| Worldwide User | 500 milion | 400 million | 560 million | 100 million | 600 million | 800 million |
| Main Function | Option to use a PIN to open the app. | Secret chat. Option to use a PIN to open the app. Add contacts by username, without giving your phone number. | to send text, stickers and emoticons, photos, voice and video messages for free to other Viber users. | to send a message to your contacts in without any charges alternative way from contact people by using phone messaging | ||
| Features | ||||||
| IM Style Chat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Group Chat | Yes 150 people | Yes 50 | Yes 300 people | Yes max 5000 users | Yes max 15 users | Yes max 100 users |
| Make video calls | Yes up to 10 people | Yes | Yes up to 25 people | No | Yes | No |
| Group calls | Yes 10 users | Yes max 8 users | Yes up to 25 people | No | No | No |
| SMS Delivery | Yes on Android | Yes | Yes Paid feature ($ varies per country) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MMS | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Make phone calls | Yes | Yes Free | Yes Based on subscription plans | No | Yes Based on subscription plans | Yes 0.99 USD/year |
| Free phone calls | Yes between US, Canada, Puerto Rico | Yes | Yes 25 user limit | No | Yes | Yes |
| Caller ID | No | Yes | Yes Paid feature | No | Yes | No |
| Payment methods | Yes free | Yes Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, Ukash, Skrill, Maestro, Paybycash,sofortbanking, one-off bank transfer, Diners, paysafe card, JCB | Yes free | No Calling others through phone provider | Yes free | |
| Phone Contact Integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Google Contacts integration | Yes | |||||
| FB Contact Integration | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Custom Chat Area | Yes Background | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | No | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound |
| File transfer | No | Yes | Yes | - only some file formats | No | |
| Photo based contact | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sharing Features | ||||||
| Share photo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Share video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Share voice message | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Registration | ||||||
| Without phone number | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Email + Password | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| No | Yes | No | No | No | ||
| Share account on multiple devices | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Platforms | ||||||
| Linux | Yes with web browser | No | - outdated version | Yes Ubuntu, Fedora | No | |
| Android | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IOS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes with web browser | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Mac/OSX | Yes |
| Windows | Yes with web browser | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Desktop, Win 10, Win Phone 8 | Yes |
| Blackberry OS | No | Yes | Yes | No | - text only | Yes |
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User reviews and comments
Telegram is cloud-based and heavily encrypted
too much crashes and trouble with bluetooth headset