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Link | Skype | Facebook messenger | snapchat | viber | Kik Messenger | Google Hangouts | Yuilp | ooVoo | chatOn | Kakao Talk | Tango | Telegram | ||
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| Last update | Mar. 19th 2020 1:47:47 AM | Mar. 13th 2020 2:00:41 AM | Mar. 13th 2020 2:00:41 AM | Mar. 19th 2020 1:47:47 AM | Apr. 2nd 2015 9:31:40 PM | Jan. 22nd 2017 5:03:25 PM | Mar. 13th 2017 5:35:50 PM | Mar. 23rd 2020 10:24:29 AM | Apr. 2nd 2015 9:31:40 PM | Nov. 15th 2014 12:27:22 AM | Apr. 2nd 2015 9:31:40 PM | Mar. 31st 2014 12:28:20 PM | Mar. 13th 2017 5:35:50 PM | Mar. 19th 2020 1:47:47 AM |
| Website | whatsapp.com | skype.com | messenger.com | snapchat.com | wechat.com/en/ | kik.com | google.com/... | oovoo.com | kakao.com | tango.me | telegram.org | |||
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| Windows | Yes | Yes | Yes via Web browser | Yes | Yes with web browser | Yes | ||||||||
| macOS | Yes | Yes | Yes via Web browser | No | Yes with web browser | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| Linux | No | - outdated version | No | Yes with web browser | ||||||||||
| Video recording | No | |||||||||||||
| Desktop client | Yes | |||||||||||||
| Like | Likes 2 | Likes 3 | Likes 0 | Likes 0 | Likes 0 | Likes 1 | Likes 1 | Likes 4 | Likes 0 | Likes 1 | Likes 0 | Likes 1 | Likes 1 | Likes 4 |
| iPhone/iPad | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||
| Video call | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| @Skype | @oovoovideo | @telegram | ||||||||||||
| Mac OS | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ||||||||||
| SMS Delivery | Yes | Yes Paid feature ($ varies per country) | Yes | Yes on Android | No | No | Yes | |||||||
| Desktop Windows | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Live chat | Yes | |||||||||||||
| Contact Management | - | |||||||||||||
| IM Style Chat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ||||||
| Favorites | Yes | Yes | Yes Groups | Yes | ||||||||||
| Phone Contact Integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| FB Contact Integration | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | ||||||||
| Other Contact Integration | No, address book only | Facebook, Email (outlook contacts), rediff, mail.ru, Yandex, Libero, Rambler, mail.com, 163.com, Wirtualna Polska, Daum,Interia, Indiatimes, 126.com, FastMail contacts | Random contacts by shaking, drift bottle and closest WeChater | Integrated web browser | Skype, email (Outlook contacts), instant messengers, social networks | |||||||||
| Status Setting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Online, Busy, Away, Invisible | No | |||||||||
| Invite Friends | No need to send sms from cellular | Yes | Yes | Yes by sms or share link for download app | ||||||||||
| Status feed | No | No | ||||||||||||
| Custom Chat Area | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | No | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | Yes Background | Yes Font, emoticons | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | Yes Background/ Font/ Sound | |||||||
| Photo based contact | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Reliability | 3.5/5 2 ratings | 3.2/5 6 ratings | no rating | no rating | no rating | no rating | no rating | no rating | no rating | no rating | no rating | no rating | no rating | 5.0/5 1 rating |
| Make phone calls | Yes 0.99 USD/year | Yes Based on subscription plans | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||||||||
| Make video calls | No | Yes up to 25 people | Yes | Yes | Yes up to 10 people | Yes | Yes | No | ||||||
| Free phone calls | Yes | Yes 25 user limit | Yes | Yes between US, Canada, Puerto Rico | Yes Free, except to landline | Yes | No | |||||||
| Free international calls | Yes Free calls to specific countries (local numbers) with subscription service | Yes Free, except to landline | ||||||||||||
| Group calls | No | Yes up to 25 people | Yes | Yes Live Chat | Yes 10 users | Yes Free group video calls with up to 12 people | No | |||||||
| Group Chat | Yes max 100 users | Yes 300 people | Yes | Yes | Yes 150 people | Yes | No | Yes max 5000 users | ||||||
| Premium features | - | Yes ooVoo PRO | ||||||||||||
| Share photo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| Desktop Applications | No | |||||||||||||
| MMS | Yes | No | No | |||||||||||
| Blackberry OS | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | |||||
| Worldwide User | 800 million | 560 million | 900 million | 1.1 Bil. | 100 million | 500 milion | 80 Mil. | 23 million | 100 million | |||||
| Android | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 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 | Yes free | Yes VISA,MasterCard, AMEX, Discover | Yes free | ||||||||
| iOS client | Yes | |||||||||||||
| Android client | Yes | |||||||||||||
| File transfer | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Audio support | Yes Native audio | |||||||||||||
| Symbian | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | ||||||||
| Windows Mobile | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |||||||
| History | Yes | Yes + Backup | Yes | |||||||||||
| Group User Controls | No | |||||||||||||
| Caller ID | No | Yes Paid feature | Yes | No | - n/a | No | ||||||||
| SaaS | Yes | |||||||||||||
| LDAP/AD integration | No | |||||||||||||
| Editor/Owner | Microsoft | |||||||||||||
| Agentless | No | |||||||||||||
| one to many | - voice (screen share?) | Yes 10 | ||||||||||||
| Use for Single-Webconf | ScreenSharing/WebConf | |||||||||||||
| Web Client | No | - Skype chat is integrated with OneDrive web client | Yes | No | - only Chrome app | Yes | ||||||||
| Without phone number | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||||||
| Email + Password | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||||||||
| No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||||||||
| Share account on multiple devices | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Location | USA | USA | China | Canada | USA | Russia | ||||||||
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| Worldwide User | 800 million | 560 million | 900 million | 1.1 Bil. | 100 million | 500 milion | 80 Mil. | 23 million | 100 million | |||||
| Location/ Company | USA/ Facebook | USA/ Microsoft | China | Canada | USA/ Google | South Korea | U.K. | Russia | ||||||
| Like | Likes 2 | Likes 3 | Likes 0 | Likes 0 | Likes 0 | Likes 1 | Likes 1 | Likes 4 | Likes 0 | Likes 1 | Likes 0 | Likes 1 | Likes 1 | Likes 4 |
| Chat - IM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||
| Chat - Group | Yes | Yes Live Chat | Yes Free group video calls with up to 12 people | Yes 3 to 5 friends can participate in a Group Call at the same time. | Yes | |||||||||
| Phone Call - Free (Members) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||
| Phone Call - Group | Yes | Yes Live Chat | Yes Free group video calls with up to 12 people | Yes 3 to 5 friends can participate in a Group Call at the same time. | ||||||||||
| Phone Call - Credit | Yes Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, Ukash, Skrill, Maestro, Paybycash,sofortbanking, one-off bank transfer, Diners, paysafe card, JCB | Yes In-App, Paypal, Credit Card | ||||||||||||
| Phone Call - International - Free | Yes Free calls to specific countries (local numbers) with subscription service | |||||||||||||
| Video Call | Yes 2 Users Limit/ Premium 10 Users Limit | Yes | Yes 10 Users Limit | Yes 12 Users Limit | Yes | |||||||||
| Contact Integration - Phone | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Contact Integration - FB | No | Yes | No | Yes | ||||||||||
| Contact Integration - Other | - Address Book Only | Yes Facebook, Email (outlook contacts), rediff, mail.ru, Yandex, Libero, Rambler, mail.com, 163.com, Wirtualna Polska, Daum,Interia, Indiatimes, 126.com, FastMail contacts | Yes Random contacts by shaking, drift bottle and closest WeChater | Yes Integrated web browser | Yes Skype, email (Outlook contacts), instant messengers, social networks | |||||||||
| Invite Friends | No Need to send sms from cellular | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Premium Features | - | Yes | Yes ooVoo Pro | |||||||||||
| Caller ID | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| Photo Based Contact | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| File Transfer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Unlimited | ||||||||||
| Status Feed | No | No | ||||||||||||
| Status Setting | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
| Favorites | Yes | Yes | Yes You can register favorite friends so that you can easily locate them in Friends menu. | Yes | ||||||||||
| Payment Methodes | Yes Inn App, Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, Maestro | Yes Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, Ukash, Skrill, Maestro, Paybycash,sofortbanking, one-off bank transfer, Diners, paysafe card, JCB | - Free | |||||||||||
| Images | Yes Gallery/ Snap & Share | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes Gallery/ Snap & Share | ||||||||
| Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| Voice Message | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Audio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||||||
| SMS/ MMS Delivery | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |||||||||
| History | Yes | Yes | Yes + Backup | |||||||||||
| Windows Desktop | No | Yes | No | No | No | - Limited Options | Yes | - Limited Options | - No Original - Limited Options | |||||
| Windows Mobile | - Limited Options | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | - Limited Options | - No Original - Limited Options | |||||
| Own profile - Phone number | Yes Not for free | Yes Add credit to call non members | ||||||||||||
| Linux | No | Yes | No | No | ||||||||||
| Windows Phone | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Nokia S40 | Yes | No | No | No | No |
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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