LINE Alternatives

LINE is described as 'Japanese proprietary application for instant messaging on smartphones and PCs. Line users exchange text messages, graphics, video and audio media, make free VoIP calls, and hold free audio or video conferences' and is a very popular Video Calling app in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to LINE for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows, Mac and iPad apps. The best LINE alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LINE are Telegram, Element, WhatsApp and Jami.

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LINE alternatives page was last updated Nov 9, 2024
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  1. Sphinx Chat icon

    Sphinx Chat

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    Sphinx.chat lets you use your lightning node to talk to anyone else who is running lightning and a sphinx compatible chat client.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Sphinx Chat Features

    1.  Decentralized
    2.  WEB3
    3.  Based on Blockchain
    4.  Text messaging
    5.  Blockchain

    Sphinx Chat VS LINE

     
  2. Tribe Messaging icon

    Tribe Messaging

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    Tribe is the easiest way to message. Just press and hold to record a message. Release to send.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Tribe Messaging Features

    Tribe Messaging VS LINE

     
  4. Quaternion icon

    Quaternion

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    Quaternion is a cross-platform Qt5-based desktop IM client for Matrix, a reference desktop application using libQMatrixClient. Source code, issue tracker, roadmap etc. can be found at GitHub. Releases (with links to cross-platform source code archives, as well as binaries for...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Quaternion screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Matrix Protocol

    Quaternion VS LINE

     
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  6. GroupMe icon

    GroupMe

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    Group messaging platform owned by Microsoft. It's absolutely free, whether you're talking to a group of friends, or texting with one person. Best of all, it works on nearly every phone, via push or SMS. With GroupMe, it's easy to reach anyone, anytime, anywhere.

    45 GroupMe alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
    GroupMe screenshot 1

    GroupMe Features

    1. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    2. Microsoft Teams icon  Microsoft Teams Integration
    3.  AI-Powered
    4.  Team Messaging
    5.  SMS Messaging
    6.  Video Conferencing

    GroupMe VS LINE

     
  7. Telegram Web A icon

    Telegram Web A

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    This project won the first prize 🥇 at Telegram Lightweight Client Contest and now is an official Telegram client available to anyone at web.telegram.org/a.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Telegram Web A screenshot 1

    Telegram Web A Features

    1.  Telegram

    Telegram Web A VS LINE

     
  8. Bunch icon

    Bunch

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    Bunch is the fastest way to video message your favorite 8 friends. Press and hold to send a video message to your Bunch. As soon as your finger leaves the screen, your message will send in 3 seconds. Once your friend has seen the message, it’s gone.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    Bunch VS LINE

     

  10. Jami Commander

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    jami-commander (jc for short) is a simple but convenient CLI-based Jami client app for setting up accounts and swarms as well as sending.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Jami Commander Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Client-side

    Jami Commander VS LINE

     

  11. Signal-FOSS

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    A fork of Signal for Android with proprietary Google binary blobs removed. Uses OpenStreetMap for maps and a websocket server connection, instead of Google Maps and Firebase Cloud Messaging.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Security-focused

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  VoiP Calls
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Private messaging
    6.  GPLv3
    7.  Secure Chat
    8.  Encrypted Connection
    9.  Centralized model repository
    10.  Protected by Password
    11.  Forward Secrecy
    12.  International Numbers

    Signal-FOSS VS LINE

     
  12. Pinngle icon

    Pinngle

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    Pinngle is a secure messenger app with free messaging, voice calls, video chat, & public channels. Our focus is on quality & worldwide accessibility.

    255 Pinngle alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AM flagArmenia

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Pinngle Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Decentralized
    3.  VoiP Calls
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Reduce mobile data usage
    6.  Integrated File Sharing
    7.  Channels
    8.  Stickers

    Pinngle VS LINE

     
  13. Zalo icon

    Zalo

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    Zalo is a Vietnamese instant messaging multi-platform service developed by VNG Corporation.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • VN flagVietnam

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Mac
    • Online
    Zalo screenshot 1
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    Zalo Features

    1.  VoiP Calls
    2.  Support for @mentions
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  End-to-End Encryption

    Zalo VS LINE

     
  14. Numbers Station icon

    Numbers Station

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    Secure messenger that protects against NSO Group (Pegasus) & Cytrox (Predator) from exploiting your iOS device via "zero-click" exploit chains. These exploits are easily delivered via other messaging apps like iMessage, Signal, WhatsApp, etc. Protection for those at the highest risk.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    Numbers Station screenshot 1
    Numbers Station screenshot 2
    Numbers Station screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Security-focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Self Destructing Messages
    5.  AES-256 Encryption
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Real time collaboration

    Numbers Station VS LINE

     
  15. FaceFlow icon

    FaceFlow

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    FaceFlow is a free web-based application for video calling and group video calling. It also offers additional features such as chat rooms.

    97 FaceFlow alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Blackberry 10
    Random chat

    FaceFlow Features

    1.  Random Chat
    2.  Video Conferencing

    FaceFlow VS LINE

     
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