If you have a chat application installed on your smartphone, it is probably the popular smartphone app, Whatsapp. Whatsapp is a messaging app to send text, voice and picture messages to someone in an encrypted method. The biggest advantage of Whatsapp is, it is completely free, you can share messages, photos, contacts, videos and make video calls free on Whatsapp without spending a penny. Whatsapp is free from advertisement, no eye-catching advertisement, nothing, only a clean and neat interface just to share your stuff. What you need is a smartphone with a live internet connection, just download the WhatsApp and install, the app uses your phone’s Internet connection to send messages and videos. Whatsapp has a group chat feature it will help you to share messages, photos, and videos with up to 256 people at once.
You can record a voice message to send to your loved one. Whatsapp has end-to-end encryption feature. In this technique, your messages and calls are secured, so nobody in between can see your message (‘not even WhatsApp’-as per their claim). You can make voice calls in Whatsapp, you can talk to your friends and family through an active internet connection, without recharging your phone voice pack. You can send PDF files, documents, spreadsheets and slideshows (documents up to 100 MB) through Whatsapp. Do you want to use WhatsApp on your computer or in the browser? The web, and desktop app helps you to seamlessly sync all of your chats to your computer.
Do you know some other fantastic apps are also available to send messages and voices to your friends and colleagues? Let’s check some of the best Whatsapp alternatives apps.
Skype
(https://www.skype.com/)
Skype is an excellent app to make HD video calling with your friend or friends (group calling). You can record calls on Skype. You can call to landline and mobiles from anywhere in the world using Skype.
You can easily share your phone screen during the call. Screen sharing helps you to easily collaborate with your colleagues. You can instantly react to any message with fun reactions or use @mentions on Skype. You can use live subtitles to read the words that are spoken and Skype offers end to end encryption.
Facebook Messenger
(https://www.messenger.com/)
The messenger from Facebook helps you to easily connect with your friends and start a group without knowing their phone numbers. You can see who’s available online right now. You can start a group video chat or can play a game together. You can set up polls, friendly reminders, location sharing, etc. You can use stickers, GIFs and camera filters. You can customize Messenger with your own colors. You can suggest a meeting point or tell friends where you are by sharing your location using a few taps.
Viber
(https://www.viber.com/)
LINE
(https://line.me/)
Line app helps you to send one to one and group texts to your friends. You can make international voice and video calls for free. You can share your feelings and reactions with more than 10,000 stickers and emoticons. LINE helps you to share photos, videos, voice messages, contacts, and location information at the moment. A new feature is, you can follow the official accounts of your favorite artists, celebrities, brands, and TV shows for exclusive news, promotions.
Telegram
(https://telegram.org/)
Telegram is a feature-rich messaging app offering speed and security. You can synchronize Telegram on all your devices at the same time. That means the messages are synchronized seamlessly across any number of phones, tablets or computers. Use Telegram to send messages, photos, videos and files (supported, doc, zip, mp3, etc). You can also create groups for up to 200,000 people or channels. You can use your phone contacts to find people by their usernames. It also offers end-to-end encrypted voice calls. Do you want to delete messages after a particular time? Yes, you can easily destruct your messages with a timer. Telegram application is available for Web, Windows desktop, Linux desktop, and Mac. When comparing with WhatsApp, Telegram offers a cloud-based messenger with seamless synchronization. You can access messages from different devices at once (phones, tablets, and computers), share an unlimited number of photos, videos, and files of up to 1.5 GB each. You can also store all your data to their cloud service.
KakaoTalk Messenger, GroupMe, Kik Messenger, ChatON, WeChat, Signal, Wire, Tango, etc. are some Whatsapp alternative.
