Feature-rich messaging platform offering HD group video chats, social features, QR invitations, and simple games
Feature-rich messaging platform offering HD group video chats, social features, QR invitations, and simple games
Pros
- Allows group video chats in HD
- Simple and easy to use
- Loads up quickly and efficiently
- Allows inviting friends using QR codes
- Includes games
Cons
- Very similar to Whatsapp
- Has limited QR codes for invited friends
- Games offered are limited and very simple
WeChat is an application for Android that allows users to communicate instantly via text messages, chats, images, videos and voice notes. At its most basic, the app consists of several individual chat windows between the users and their personal contacts. However, the app also gives WeChat users the option of creating group chats with up to 255 other users at the same time. More than that, the app gives users to perform direct audio and video calls with another user. In addition, WeChat has a few useful tools and extra functions that make its use more dynamic and comprehensive.
In many ways, WeChat feels inspired by Whatsapp. Its interface, for one, looks a lot like the competing app's by offering four main sections: Chats, Contacts, Social and Settings. At the same time, the app uses push notifications to let you know of any new messages you may have in any of your chats. Conveniently, the app features a chat history that shows every action that took place in chronological order. While looking at their History tab, users of the app are presented with an interesting option: As long as no more than two minutes pass since it was sent, it is possible to delete a recent message. However, there is always the chance of the recipient having already seen the message by the time you delete it.
While it does hold a lot of similarities with Whatsapp and other messaging apps, WeChat does have some original and unique features. Without a doubt, one of the most notable is its integrated video call function. It does not only allow free video chatting in HD: It allows free group video chats in HD, making WeChat a suitable tool for video conferences. Generally speaking, the app is great for group communication, even allowing users to invite their friends to group chats via QR codes. Unfortunately, at the time of writing this review, the app only allows sending 100 QR codes for each user's account.
One of the latest additions to the app is the new WeChat Games section. This panel allows users to choose one of many simple games to play with their friends online. As of now, there is not a lot of variety in the games. Even worse than that, most of them are somewhat simple and repetitive. However, the concept is interesting, and with some more time to develop it, the programmers could have a real winner on their hands.
Pros
- Allows group video chats in HD
- Simple and easy to use
- Loads up quickly and efficiently
- Allows inviting friends using QR codes
- Includes games
Cons
- Very similar to Whatsapp
- Has limited QR codes for invited friends
- Games offered are limited and very simple
Pros
- Widely used chat platform with over 4.8 million downloads.
- High-quality video and voice calls.
- Share videos, images, location, voice messages, and contact information easily.
- Support for Android Wear watch.
- Send stickers and emojis within the app.
- Supports reading text messages to you.
- Supports easy translation between multiple languages.
Cons
- Users report some instability with the latest version of the app.
- No calling out to mobile phones or landlines over VoIP.
WeChat is an app for iOS and android which allows you to send text and voice messages as well as voice and video chat over WiFi or data. Send and receive messages to friends from other countries and cellular carriers without any issues, including China. Now with a host of new features and support for Android Wear watches, WeChat is more powerful than ever.
Now you and receive text messages, voice messages, GIFs, images, and a host of other media to any other user of the app anytime you have a data connection. You can connect with other users using your native phone number and easily scan through your contacts to find out who is already using WeChat. If you are on the run, you can have the app read text messages to you and send a voice message in reply. Do you have friends who speak another language? No problem! Two-click translation makes it easy to connect across every border and language barrier.
The latest version of the app includes new ways of communicating, including sight (live broadcast an event as you see it happening), voice, and video messaging. A very popular chatting app in China, WeChat is supported across various nations and borders. While the current version only permits communication with other users of the app, users will find there are far more new and innovative ways of communicating.
Pros
- Widely used chat platform with over 4.8 million downloads.
- High-quality video and voice calls.
- Share videos, images, location, voice messages, and contact information easily.
- Support for Android Wear watch.
- Send stickers and emojis within the app.
- Supports reading text messages to you.
- Supports easy translation between multiple languages.
Cons
- Users report some instability with the latest version of the app.
- No calling out to mobile phones or landlines over VoIP.
