Chat & Instant Messaging (101 programs)

Pros: Send free text messages to others who use the app. Send free SMS to any phone in USA or India. Simple to edit. Integrates with your phone's contacts.

Cons: Doesn't permit multimedia messaging. Visually poor. No emoticon support.

Pros: Easy-to-use interface. Up to 50 participants in a single call. Allows file sharing. Can screen-share.

Cons: Screen-sharing is only available on PC. Can’t set meetings in advanced. No configurable settings.

Pros: Good selection of emojis. Very funny animated gifs. Compatible with all messaging apps.

Cons: Not a great keyboard. It doesn't send imojis but created images.

Pros: TLS and SRTP encryption. Instant messaging and voice calling capabilities. Real-time collaboration on MS Office apps.

Cons: Limited to Microsoft applications.

Pros: Safe and secure. Quality audio and video.

Cons: Another messaging app. Convincing your friends to use it.

Pros: Extremely fast and easy to use. Supports both emojis and stickers. Preserves past conversations automatically. Optional end-to-end encryption.

Cons: Heavily designed for phones rather than other devices. Privacy may be an issue.

Pros: Fully customisable skins and profiles to streamline the user interface. Open APIs are available for programmers and developers.

Cons: Access to the full version will require a paid subscription. It may suddenly drop offline from time to time for no apparent reason.

Pros: Simple and free to use video chat.. Comes with features for added fun..

Cons: Not compatible wit all platforms.. Only works if each friend has Bonfire..

Pros: Allows video chatting at any pace. Has tons of features.

Cons: Has a small learning curve.

Pros: Block toxic users. Anonymous and private. Doesn’t require an email or phone number. No subscriptions.

Cons: Doesn’t send friend requests and messages. Network issues occur regularly. Slow update checks.