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Website | http://www.whatsapp.com/ | http://zangi.com | http://viber.com | http://skype.com/ | http://www.google.com/hangouts/ | https://www.messenger.com/ | https://telegram.org/ | http://www.wechat.com/en/ | https://imo.im/ | http://www.nimbuzz.com/ |
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Worldwide User | 800 million | 2 million | 600 million | 560 million | 500 milion | 900 million | 100 million | 1.1 Bil. | 200 million | 50 mil |
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Main Function | to send a message to your contacts in without any charges
alternative way from contact people by using phone messaging | safe messaging with decentralization, encryption and
serverlessness, calling even with 2G/Edge internet or Wifi,
original stickers, low data usage | to send text, stickers and emoticons, photos, voice and video
messages for free to other Viber users. | | | private and group messaging/chat, voice, video, SMS and MMS
messaging, | Secret chat. Option to use a PIN to open the app. Add contacts by
username, without giving your phone number. | WeChat provides users with free mobile instant messaging, video and
voice calls, group chat, and multimedia messaging | Message and video chat with your friends and family for free, no
matter what device they are on! | Free messages, Free Calls. Unlimited! CHATROOMS to discover new
friends in chat rooms, Use popular chat buddies for Cricket,
Astrology, Meet a Stranger, Jokes, Games. Custom chat wallpaper,
N-world, Virtual Goods, Free Avatars, Games and more. |
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Features | | | | | | | | | | |
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IM Style Chat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Yes | Yes |
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Group Chat | Yes max 100 users | Yes | Yes max 15 users | Yes 300 people | Yes 150 people | Yes | Yes max 5000 users | Yes | Yes Unlimited | Yes unlimited |
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Make video calls | No | Yes | Yes | Yes up to 25 people | Yes up to 10 people | Yes | No | Yes | Yes Yes | Yes |
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Group calls | No | No | No | Yes up to 25 people | Yes 10 users | Yes | No | Yes Live Chat | Yes Yes | |
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SMS Delivery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Paid feature ($ varies per country) | Yes on Android | Yes | Yes | | Yes Yes | No |
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Make phone calls | Yes 0.99 USD/year | Yes | Yes Based on subscription plans | Yes Based on subscription plans | Yes | Yes | No | | Yes Free | Yes USD 0.048/min mobile 0.020 landline |
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Free phone calls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes 25 user limit | Yes between US, Canada, Puerto Rico | Yes | No | | | Yes |
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Caller ID | No | Yes | Yes | Yes Paid feature | No | Yes | No | | | |
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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 | Yes free | Yes free | | Yes Free | Yes Visa, Mastercard |
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Phone Contact Integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes Automatic | Yes |
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Google Contacts integration | | | | | Yes | | | | Yes On Android - automatic | |
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FB Contact Integration | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | | Yes Yes | Yes msn,yahoo,google talk,AIM,Myspace ICQ & Hyves |
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Custom Chat Area | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | Yes Background | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | No | Yes Background | | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | | |
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File transfer | No | Yes All Files | - only some file formats | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | Yes Yes | |
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Photo based contact | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | Yes Where available | Yes |
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Serverless | | yes | | | | | | | | |
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Decentralization | | Yes | | | | | | | | |
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Encryption by default | | Yes | | | | | | | | |
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Sharing Features | | | | | | | | | | |
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Share photo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Yes | |
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Share video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | Yes Yes | |
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Share voice message | Yes | Yes Automatic too | No | No | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Yes | |
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Registration | | | | | | | | | | |
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Without phone number | No | Yes With email too | Yes | Yes | Yes | | No | Yes | Yes Phone number required | No |
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Email + Password | No | Yes Coming Soon | No | Yes | Yes | | No | | Yes No | |
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Facebook | No | Yes | | No | No | Yes | No | | | |
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Share account on multiple devices | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes Yes | |
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Platforms | | | | | | | | | | |
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Android | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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IOS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes Yes | Yes |
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Mac OS | Yes | - Coming Soon | Yes Mac/OSX | Yes | Yes with web browser | Yes via Web browser | Yes | | | Yes |
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Windows | Yes | - Coming Soon | Yes Desktop, Win 10, Win Phone 8 | Yes | Yes with web browser | Yes via Web browser | Yes | Yes | | |
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