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Website | http://www.whatsapp.com/ | http://www.wechat.com/en/ | http://viber.com | http://line.me/de/ | http://www.nimbuzz.com/ | http://skype.com/ | https://threema.ch/ | http://fring.com | http://www.voipbuster.com/ | http://www.tango.me/ | http://talkboxapp.com/ | http://www.forfone.com/ | https://www.voxer.com | http://pingme.net/ | http://www.scydo.com/ | http://www.oovoo.com/ | http://www.movicha.com/ | http://kik.com/ | http://www.kakao.com/services/8 | http://www.google.com/hangouts/ | http://facebook.com | http://www.counterpath.com/bria.html | http://bistri.com |
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Worldwide User | 15 mil | | 50 mil | | 50 mil | 560 mil | | | | 23 mil | | | | | | | | 100 Millions | 57 Millions | | | | |
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Location | USA | China | Japan | Japan | India | USA | Swizerland | USA | | | | | | | | | | Canada | South Corea | USA | USA | | |
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Last update | 2014-02-25 03:59:04 | 2014-02-24 18:55:14 | 2014-02-25 03:45:15 | 2014-02-25 03:45:15 | 2014-02-25 04:24:14 | 2014-02-25 03:45:15 | 2014-02-24 19:13:34 | 2014-02-25 04:24:14 | 2014-02-21 10:35:58 | 2014-02-21 10:35:58 | 2014-02-23 20:53:11 | 2014-02-21 10:35:58 | 2014-02-21 10:35:58 | 2014-02-21 10:35:58 | 2014-02-21 10:35:58 | 2014-02-25 04:24:14 | 2014-02-21 10:42:57 | 2014-02-24 19:13:34 | 2014-02-24 19:13:34 | 2014-02-25 03:45:15 | 2014-02-24 19:14:05 | 2014-02-21 10:42:57 | 2014-02-21 10:42:57 |
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Features | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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IM Style Chat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | | Yes |
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Make phone calls | No | | Yes Via your own provider! | Yes PC, Android and iPhone | Yes USD 0.048/min mobile 0.020 landline | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | No | Yes | | No | | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | | Yes |
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Caller ID | | | | | | Yes | | No | | | | Yes | | | | | | | Yes | | | | |
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Free phone calls | No | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes 25 user limit | | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | | No | | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | No | | Yes |
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Make video calls | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes Free: 2 users Premium: 10 users | | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | | No | | Yes Limited (max 12 people) | Yes | | | Yes 10 user limit | Yes 2 user limit | | Yes |
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SMS Delivery | Yes | | Yes | | No | Yes | | | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | |
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MMS | Yes | | Yes | | No | No | | | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | | | | | | | | |
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Group Chat | Yes limit 30 users | Yes | Yes 15 user limit | Yes | Yes unlimited | Yes 300 user limit | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes limit 8 user | | | Yes | | Yes | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | |
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Free international calls | | | Yes | | Yes paid | Yes Free calls to specific countries (local numbers) with subscription service | | | - some countries | | No | - some countries, germany, spain, italy, UK, Switzerland | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Group calls | | Yes Live Chat | | | | Yes | | Yes | No | | | | | | | 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 | |
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Payment methods | | | No Calling others through phone provider | | Yes Visa, Mastercard | Yes Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, Ukash, Skrill, Maestro, Paybycash,sofortbanking, one-off bank transfer, Diners, paysafe card, JCB | | Yes Paypal, Credit Card, CashU | | | | Yes in-App, paypal, credit card | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Favorites | Yes | | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | | | Yes | No | Yes | | No | | | | | Yes You can register favorite friends so that you can easily locate them in Friends menu. | | | | |
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Phone Contact Integration | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | | | | No | Yes | | Yes | | | | | | | | Yes | |
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FB Contact Integration | No | | No | | Yes msn,yahoo,google talk,AIM,Myspace ICQ & Hyves | Yes | | No | | | Yes | | | Yes | | Yes | | | | No | | | Yes |
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Other Contact Integration | No, address book only | Random contacts by shaking, drift bottle and closest WeChater | | | Yahoo, Hangouts ,Aim , ICQ, SIP/voip providers | Facebook, Email (outlook contacts), rediff, mail.ru, Yandex,
Libero, Rambler, mail.com, 163.com, Wirtualna Polska, Daum,Interia,
Indiatimes, 126.com, FastMail contacts | | Yahoo, ICQ, Aim, Hangouts, SIP (voip) | | | | | | Phone contacts, SMS, email, Twitter, PingMe network | | Skype, email (Outlook contacts), instant messengers, social
networks | | Integrated web browser | | | | Microsoft Outlook® emails and contacts | Google, MSN, Yahoo |
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Status Setting | Yes | | No | | Yes | Yes | | | | | No | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | Yes |
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Invite Friends | No need to send sms from cellular | | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | | | | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | Yes | | | | | | | Yes |
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Status feed | No | | No | | Yes | No | | | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | Yes |
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Custom Chat Area | No | | No | | | No | | | | | Yes | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | Yes |
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File transfer | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | Yes |
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Photo based contact | Yes | | No | | Yes | Yes | | | | | | | | Yes | | Yes | | | | | | | Yes |
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History | | Yes + Backup | | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes |
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Premium features | | | | | Yes NimbuzzOut | - | | Yes | | | | Yes photo and location sharing, landline dialing (forout) | | | | Yes ooVoo PRO | | | | | | Yes Enterprise Features | |
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Exporting and Importing Friends List | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | | |
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Languages | | | | | | | | | | | | french, german, italian, spanish, russian, english | | | | | | | English, Spanish, Japanese, Thai, Indonesian, German, French,
Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Chinese (traditional), Chinese
(simplified), Korean | lot | | | |
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Sharing Features | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Share photo | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | | Yes | | | | | Yes | Yes | | | | | | Yes | | | | |
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Share video | Yes | | | Yes | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | | |
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Share voice message | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | | | | Yes | | | | |
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Share contact | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | | |
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Ratings | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Reliability | 3.5 2 ratings | 0 no rating | 4.3 3 ratings | 0 no rating | 5.0 2 ratings | 3.2 6 ratings | 5.0 1 rating | 3.0 2 ratings | 0 no rating | 0 no rating | 0 no rating | 5.0 1 rating | 0 no rating | 4.3 3 ratings | 0 no rating | 0 no rating | 1.0 1 rating | 0 no rating | 0 no rating | 0 no rating | 0 no rating | 0 no rating | 4.0 1 rating |
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Operating System | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Desktop Windows | | | Yes + Win8 App | Yes + Win8 App | Yes | Yes | | No | Yes | Yes | | No | | | | Yes | Yes | | Yes | | | Yes | Yes |
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Mac OS | Yes | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | | | | No | | | | | Yes | | No | | | | Yes |
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Android | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes crashes or hangs | Yes >= 4.0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | |
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iPhone/iPad | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | Yes | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | Yes | |
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Blackberry OS | Yes | Yes | No only text, no calls | Yes | Yes | | | No | Yes | No | | No | | Yes | | No | No | Yes | Yes | | | No | |
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Symbian | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | | Yes | | | | | | | | | Yes | Yes | No | | | | |
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Windows Mobile | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | | | | | Yes | Yes | | | | Yes | Yes | No | | | | |
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Web Client | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes Chrome | | | |
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Social Networks | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Twitter | http://twitter.com/whatsapp | | http://twitter.com/viber | | http://twitter.com/nimbuzz | http://twitter.com/Skype | | http://www.twitter.com/fring | | | http://twitter.com/TalkBoxApp | http://twitter.com/forfone | | http://twitter.com/PingMe | http://twitter.com/scydo | http://twitter.com/oovoovideo | | | http://twitter.com/kakaotalk | | | http://twitter.com/CounterPath | |
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Facebook | | https://www.facebook.com/wechatapp | https://www.facebook.com/viber | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Website | http://www.whatsapp.com/ | http://www.wechat.com/en/ | http://viber.com | http://line.me/de/ | http://www.nimbuzz.com/ | http://skype.com/ | https://threema.ch/ | http://fring.com | http://www.voipbuster.com/ | http://www.tango.me/ | http://talkboxapp.com/ | http://www.forfone.com/ | https://www.voxer.com | http://pingme.net/ | http://www.scydo.com/ | http://www.oovoo.com/ | http://www.movicha.com/ | http://kik.com/ | http://www.kakao.com/services/8 | http://www.google.com/hangouts/ | http://facebook.com | http://www.counterpath.com/bria.html | http://bistri.com |
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Registration | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Without phone number | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yes | | | | | |
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Email + Password | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Facebook | | | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Share account on multiple devices | No | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Other | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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