Sunday, 13 April 2014

Messaging Apps For You Continued

Messaging Apps For You: Continued

1. LINE

Line came into messaging a little late after WhatsApp and Viber launched in 2011, But it still has large number of users. The extra features of line include a large number of stickers that you can download and use. Line now also supports voice calls and video calls. The call quality was pretty decent compared to Skype and Viber. Line has introduced many promotional schemes in order to increase its usage. You can take benefit from these promotional offers and use it to recharge your mobile phone for free.

Advantages:
  • Stickers- A large variety of stickers available for you to download and use.
  • Voice Calling- Although voice calling is not new but it is still unavailable in popular messaging apps like WhatsApp.
  • Video Calls- A decent video calling ability adds to the advantages.
  • Promotional Features- Who doesnt want to get a free recharge?:D.
Disadvantages:
  • Not everyone is using Line as they are using WhatsApp.
  • The app can be sometimes irritating with all the promotional messages.
Download:
Hike is Indian Instant Messaging apps that provides all the features that you need in an Instant Messaging app. The feature that makes it different from others is the themes that you can add into chats and the text message feature. The text message feature allows you to send text messages to a person who is not able to receive your messages due to no internet. Also Hike also promotes its app by giving you a 20 rupees for every friend you invite on Hike. Pretty solid scheme if not many of your friends are not already using Hike. 

Advantages:
  • Rewards- You earn 20 rupees for every successful friend invite. 
  • Themes- Design your chats and groups using themes for every mood.
Disadvantages:
  • I found none!!
Download:
Blackberry Messenger is oldest in the game of Instant Messaging and once had the largest number of users. But along with the downfall of Blackberry the app also suffered. The once top messaging app lost its throne to several others competitors. Blackberry relaunched itself on Android and Ios later last year, and since then has been trying to bring itself back. There is a lot of features just waiting for you to be used. Give it  try!

Advantages:
  • Voice Calling feature is good.
  • You can share documents( That is new)
  • The contacts can see your location on a map.
  • You can control the people who can send you a message.
Disadvantages:
  • The app is still laggy.
Download:
  • Android
  • Windows Phone( Coming Soon)



4. WE-CHAT

We-chat is a popular Chinese Instant Messaging App, The apps design is satisfactory and it was one of the firsts to allow sending voice messages to friends. The special features include connecting with other people in your area using We-chat. The app also includes gif stickers that are fun to use. This app doesnt show the online or last seen feature which is sometimes good and sometimes irritating! 

Advantages:
  • Stickers- Huge variety of stickers to use
  • Voice and video calling- Same old same old
  • Near me-Find people around you using this app.
Disadvantages:
  • Less number of users. 
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