{"id":2129,"date":"2018-05-16T10:44:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T10:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/?p=2129"},"modified":"2018-05-16T10:56:01","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T10:56:01","slug":"top-5-whatsapp-alternative-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/top-5-whatsapp-alternative-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 WhatsApp Alternative Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps available on the market these days. Hands down, it is a good app with all the necessary features, but there are some reasons to switch to other messengers: security issues, VoIP call restrictions in different countries or some personal motives.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2133 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/z-11-1-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"messenger\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/z-11-1-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/z-11-1-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/z-11-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s talk about five possible WhatsApp alternatives and find out why those are equal or very often even better than WhatsApp.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Telegram<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Privacy is important for people, and Telegram is aware of that. The app is famous for its secret chats and encrypted messages. One of the most attractive features is being able to send temporary photos and messages that will be self-destructed after a short time. You can delete past messages and personalize the appearance of the app. If you are typing a message and close the app, Telegram will keep the draft. The app has also been banned in several countries during last few years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Zangi Messenger<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to its serverless concept, Zangi Messenger is known to be one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/zangi.com\/features\/security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">secure messengers<\/a> out there. All the messages are encrypted and are never kept on the servers, which gives another layer of security to those users who do not want anyone to access their private messages and calls. Here is some more information on the messaging app:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zangi uses the <a href=\"https:\/\/zangi.com\/features\/bandwidth-usage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">least data on voice and video calls<\/a> without compromising quality <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works even with 2G internet connection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zangi Out option to make cheap calls to any phone<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has a call forwarding option<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offers different sticker packages for free<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Skype<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though Skype has been in existence for a longer time compared to WhatsApp, the latter has a larger amount of users. In spite of this fact, many people still stay loyal to Skype. Unlike WhatsApp, you can create a Skype account on your computer. In case of WhatsApp, the web version requires you to have a phone to synchronize. If you use the mobile version of Skype, you do not need a sim card to log in. Some more of the features that are not available for WhatsApp users but work perfectly for Skype users are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">delete message history <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contact any Skype user<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have favorite contacts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">specify your availability <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">download Skype on old devices<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Viber<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have to choose between WhatsApp and Viber, install both so that you can compare these two very similar messenger apps. Of course, there are some key differences concerning the privacy issues, but these two apps are similar in services and features. Although, with Viber, you can send free SMS to any number. Viber has a built-in translator and all the above-mentioned features for Skype that WhatsApp does not have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Google Allo<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The phone-based app has been launched by Google around two years ago and is available in the Play Store. Many people find similarities between Google Allo and WhatsApp, but let\u2019s emphasize the differences:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">smart AI in Google Allo that lets you look for information, find flights, hotels, etc. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">expiration period for the chats from 5 seconds to one week<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">better design and text formatting options<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">no account needed to use the app<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To sum things up, <strong>Zangi and Telegram<\/strong> ensure your privacy, while Viber and Google Allo offer an interesting design and Skype has been out there for a longer period of time than any of these apps. All these apps are equivalent competition to WhatsApp<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But no feature can be a real deal breaker if you love the app. So once you have to switch to another messenger and delete WhatsApp, you will have a wide variety of choice. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps available on the market these days. Hands down, it is a good app with all the necessary features, but there are some reasons to switch to other messengers: security issues, VoIP call restrictions in different countries or some personal motives. Let\u2019s talk about five possible WhatsApp [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":2147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[247,245,246,248],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2129"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2148,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2129\/revisions\/2148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hitspanda.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}