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Compare Google Hangouts vs LINE vs Skype vs Telegram vs Viber vs WhatsApp vs WeChat vs WeChat vs Facebook messenger vs BlackBerry Messenger vs Kik Messenger vs Kakao Talk vs Hike vs snapchat
Compare Google Hangouts vs LINE vs Skype vs Telegram vs Viber vs WhatsApp vs WeChat vs WeChat vs Facebook messenger vs BlackBerry Messenger vs Kik Messenger vs Kakao Talk vs Hike vs snapchat
Link | Google Hangouts | LINE | Skype | Telegram | Viber | Facebook messenger | BlackBerry Messenger | Kik Messenger | Kakao Talk | Hike | snapchat | |||
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| Website | google.com/... | line.me | skype.com | telegram.org | viber.com | whatsapp.com | wechat.com/en/ | wechat.com/... | messenger.com | bbm.com | kik.com | kakao.com | hike.in | snapchat.com |
| Worldwide User | 500 milion | 400 million | 560 million | 100 million | 600 million | 800 million | 1.1 Bil. | 438 million (Aug 2014) | 900 million | 115 mil registered, 85 mil active users | 100 million | 80 Mil. | 15 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 | WeChat provides users with free mobile instant messaging, video and voice calls, group chat, and multimedia messaging | private and group messaging/chat, voice, video, SMS and MMS messaging, | ||||||||
| Features | ||||||||||||||
| IM Style Chat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes up to 50 per group | ||||
| Make video calls | Yes up to 10 people | Yes | Yes up to 25 people | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes BlackBerry only, coming to iOS, Android, Windows Phone soon | ||||
| Group calls | Yes 10 users | Yes max 8 users | Yes up to 25 people | No | No | No | Yes Live Chat | Yes | ||||||
| SMS Delivery | Yes on Android | Yes | Yes Paid feature ($ varies per country) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||||
| MMS | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||||||||
| Make phone calls | Yes | Yes Free | Yes Based on subscription plans | No | Yes Based on subscription plans | Yes 0.99 USD/year | Yes | Yes | Yes In-app voice call over mobile data or wifi | |||||
| Free phone calls | Yes between US, Canada, Puerto Rico | Yes | Yes 25 user limit | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes In-app voice call over mobile data or wifi | |||||
| Caller ID | No | Yes | Yes Paid feature | No | Yes | 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 | Yes free | Yes free | ||||||||
| Phone Contact Integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Google Contacts integration | Yes | |||||||||||||
| FB Contact Integration | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||||||
| Custom Chat Area | Yes Background | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | No | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | Yes | Yes Wallpaper | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | ||||
| File transfer | No | Yes | Yes | - only some file formats | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Photo based contact | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Sharing Features | ||||||||||||||
| Share photo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Share video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes 16MB | ||||||
| Share voice message | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
| Registration | ||||||||||||||
| Without phone number | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Email + Password | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | |||||||
| No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Share account on multiple devices | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||||
| Platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Linux | Yes with web browser | No | - outdated version | Yes Ubuntu, Fedora | No | No | No | |||||||
| Android | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| IOS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| macOS | Yes with web browser | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Mac/OSX | Yes | Yes via Web browser | No | No | |||||
| Windows | Yes with web browser | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Desktop, Win 10, Win Phone 8 | Yes | Yes | Yes via Web browser | ||||||
| Blackberry OS | No | Yes | Yes | No | - text only | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
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User reviews and comments
capitalized the name
Telegram is cloud-based and heavily encrypted
too much crashes and trouble with bluetooth headset