Instant Messenger Compare
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Link | Skype | Google Hangouts | Viber | LINE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Website | whatsapp.com | skype.com | google.com/... | viber.com | wechat.com/en/ | line.me |
| Worldwide User | 800 million | 560 million | 500 milion | 600 million | 1.1 Bil. | 400 million |
| Main Function | to send a message to your contacts in without any charges alternative way from contact people by using phone messaging | to send text, stickers and emoticons, photos, voice and video messages for free to other Viber users. | WeChat provides users with free mobile instant messaging, video and voice calls, group chat, and multimedia messaging | Option to use a PIN to open the app. | ||
| Features | ||||||
| IM Style Chat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Group Chat | Yes max 100 users | Yes 300 people | Yes 150 people | Yes max 15 users | Yes | Yes 50 |
| Make video calls | No | Yes up to 25 people | Yes up to 10 people | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Group calls | No | Yes up to 25 people | Yes 10 users | No | Yes Live Chat | Yes max 8 users |
| SMS Delivery | Yes | Yes Paid feature ($ varies per country) | Yes on Android | Yes | Yes | |
| MMS | Yes | No | Yes | |||
| Make phone calls | Yes 0.99 USD/year | Yes Based on subscription plans | Yes | Yes Based on subscription plans | Yes Free | |
| Free phone calls | Yes | Yes 25 user limit | Yes between US, Canada, Puerto Rico | Yes | Yes | |
| Caller ID | No | Yes Paid feature | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 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 | ||
| Phone Contact Integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Google Contacts integration | Yes | |||||
| FB Contact Integration | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| Custom Chat Area | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | No | Yes Background | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound |
| File transfer | No | Yes | - only some file formats | No | ||
| Photo based contact | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Sharing Features | ||||||
| Share photo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Share video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Share voice message | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Registration | ||||||
| Without phone number | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Email + Password | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| No | No | No | Yes | |||
| Share account on multiple devices | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Platforms | ||||||
| Linux | No | - outdated version | Yes with web browser | Yes Ubuntu, Fedora | No | |
| Android | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IOS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| macOS | Yes | Yes | Yes with web browser | Yes Mac/OSX | Yes | |
| Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes with web browser | Yes Desktop, Win 10, Win Phone 8 | Yes | Yes |
| Blackberry OS | Yes | Yes | No | - text only | Yes | Yes |
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too much crashes and trouble with bluetooth headset