Video Chat Application For Your Smartphone

Today, it’s all about video chatting. Since nearly everyone has a smartphone capable of handling video chats, it’s no surprise more people are discussing business ventures and opportunities via their phones.Here’s a list of excellent video calling apps that let you make a direct call to your friend or start a group video conversation.


1. GOOGLE HANGOUTS

Google revamped its communication service – Google Talk to Hangouts. Hangouts has turned into a universal messenger app for Gmail, Google+, Android and iOS users. Now you can do audio and video calls, text messaging, file sharing, real-time video streaming and much more. One can talk to up to 10 people simultaneously. The images shared during a call are saved in a private Google+ album, making it easier to access them later. Google Hangout is, probably, the only real Skype competitor in video calling.


2. BBM

BBM has had a lot of ups and downs since it was released a few years ago, but it seems to have its ducks in a row now. One of its more recent feature additions was the ability for BBM users to video call each other. The feature works as you would expect and it tends to work well for most people. It may not be the best idea for you to switch to BBM, but if you already use it or you already like it, then there’s no real reason to leave it to look at other video calling apps.


3. Viber

Viber is the one of the best video chat apps after Google hangout. Viber is compatible with and optimized for Android tablets. With Viber, everyone in the world can connect. Freely. More than 400 million Viber users text, call, and send photo and video messages worldwide over Wifi or 3G – for free. Viber Out can be used to make calls to non-Viber mobile and landline numbers at low rates. Viber is available for many smartphones and platforms. On Viber, your phone number is your ID. The app syncs with your mobile contact list, automatically detecting which of your contacts have Viber.


4. LINE Messenger

LINE is a very well-known messaging app that deserves its reputation. With over 480 million users spanning over 230 countries, it really is international, worldwide, and global in every sense of those words. It’s so good that it’s been labeled “the most downloaded app” in over 50 of those countries.

LINE’s killer feature is the ability to make free calls and send free messages at any time in any place. Calls include voice and video and they’re free both domestically and internationally. There are a few other features of lesser importance, such as the “Timeline” that tracks what you and your contacts have been doing lately as well as the ability to use Emoji. There’s also a LINE Call feature for reaching non-LINE users at a low rate.


5. Skype

Skype is one of the oldest, and probably the most well-known, video chat apps out there. Skype allows its 299 million users to video chat, voice chat, and instant messaging each other. That’s probably the best thing about Skype – the fact that so many people already have it.