Although if you are reading these lines it is because you are looking for an alternative to WhatsApp, for whatever reason, perhaps you are missing some functionality that you hope to find in some other application, perhaps you think that the data of your conversations is not being treated safely or maybe you are just looking for a change because you have people from your environment that use other apps.
Whatever the reason you are looking for, we are going to show you the different applications that exist and which compete with WhatsApp for being the most used in the world.
Telegram
It is the best known behind WhatsApp, it has about 200 billion users worldwide. Although end-to-end encryption is not configured by default, you can activate it once you install the application. But, its encryption system is developed by the app itself, which has led different experts to question the security of the data.On the other hand, all conversations are stored in a Telegram cloud, which will make you always have them available and in case the application is mistakenly deleted or you have problems with your device, you can easily recover all your conversations.
Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger is the Facebook chat. One of the best alternatives to WhatsApp without a doubt. If what you are looking for is to be able to use a chat without having to associate it with a phone number, this is your ideal option. In addition, it has available the night mode and a large number of incredible stickers that you will surely like.However, if you are really running away from WhatsApp looking for a company where you think your data is stored securely and not processed for any other purpose, it may not be the ideal option, because their policies are probably similar to WhatsApp.
Signal
It is a simple and very easy to use chat application, perhaps the most unknown of those that we share with you today. One of its strengths is that it offers open-source end-to-end encryption, ensuring that security experts outside the application can perform tests to verify its security.Also, if you have ever used Snapchat, you are going to like this app. You can send messages that are available only for a certain interval of time that you choose.
As a negative point, we must say that it does not allow the use of animated emoji or the classic giff or stickers. If you want to add emojis you have to do it from your device.
Line
Line is another well-known app. As an interesting functionality we can say that you can prepare surveys and send them to your contacts. You can also call people who do not have the application installed, but just paying a reasonable price.With this application, unlike Signal, you will have a large number of stickers available to use that you will surely love.
Conversations can be held in a group of up to 500 people maximum. But an interesting functionality is that there are different games with which you can have a good time with your friends. Of the different alternatives that we show you in this article, it is the only app that has games available.