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