In today’s world, chatting through texts or making a call is not enough. Video calling apps have become a major part of our social lives. While some chat-based apps have added video calling services later on, others started as video calling apps but ended up with chat functionality as well. Here is a list of the 10 best free video callings apps for users that are currently ruling the market.
- Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger is still one of the best video calling apps for users, even with a ton of competition all around. Through it, you can call anyone who is in your friends list without any charges. Also, it is compatible with all major Operating Systems like Windows, Android and iOS.
- Google Duo
Google Duo is the latest Google app that’s solely made for the purpose of video calling. It is basically Google’s answer to Apple’s Facetime. However, unlike Facetime, Google Duo is a cross-platform application, allowing you to connect to iOS and Android users as well.
- Apple Facetime
Apple Facetime is one of the most popular video calling apps on the iOS platform. It is also one of the apps that offer the best video quality in the business. Another cool feature is how you can switch your iOS device during calls without any interruptions.
- Skype
Skype is one of the most used and popular video calling apps in the world, if not the most. Since it is the oldest video calling app, it has been inducted in various systems and operating software. Be it Windows, Blackberry, Android, iOS, Linux – you can use Skype. In fact, Skype is available in PlayStation, smart TVs, PS Vita and other such appliances too.
- Whatsapp
Whats app is the most popular online chatting app, with over a billion active users to its name. This is the exact reason why it has a high number of active video calling users. However, the interface is quite simple and does have some trouble regards to networking issues. But it still is one of the most used video calling apps in the world.
- Imo
Imo is an app that started by solely focusing on video calls and thus had a strong audience with users who needed the same. Over time, it has brought in other features as well where you can chat with others and send voice messages.
- Line
Line is one of the most popular video calling apps in the world, with millions of users. All the services are 100% free however, it allows you to make calls to other landlines and mobile phones that are not part of the Line network for extra charges.
- Kik
Kik is primarily a text chat app with video calling features as well. It does not require any phone number – just a username and account is enough for you to connect to different people. Therefore, it has a lot of users around the world as many people do not like sharing their numbers to chat.
- WeChat
WeChat is one of the first apps that came up with the concept of a video conference call and since then has been successful at capturing a large chunk of the audience out there.
- Viber
Viber is one of those apps that started as a video calling app and then transformed into a full-fledged chatting app. It is one of the oldest apps in this particular field and also has some additional features like hidden chats and so on.
Which app will you be using in 2020? Let us know in the comments!