WeChat Alternatives

WeChat is described as 'Complete mobile communication and private social networking app. Free, cross-platform, and full-featured, WeChat the best way to keep in touch with everyone you care about' and is a very popular instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to WeChat for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows, Web-based and Mac apps. The best WeChat alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WeChat are Telegram, Element, Tox and WhatsApp.

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WeChat alternatives are mainly Instant Messengers but may also be Video Calling Apps or Group Chat Apps.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of WeChat.
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WeChat is a complete mobile communication and private social networking app. Free, cross-platform, and full-featured, WeChat is the best way to keep in touch with everyone you care about.

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WeChat alternatives page was last updated Nov 9, 2024
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  1. 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

    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 WeChat

     
  2. Skype Lite icon

    Skype Lite

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    Skype Lite lets you send free text messages and make voice & video calls even under limited network conditions.

    212 Skype Lite alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  VoiP Calls
    2.  Reduce mobile data usage

    Skype Lite VS WeChat

     
  4. 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.

    52 Tribe Messaging alternatives

    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 WeChat

     
  5. SliQ icon

    SliQ

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    SliQ brings voice, video calling and entertainment that works even over networks where other apps fail. With SliQ, experience video calls that scale from very high quality on WiFi or 4G/3G to an uninterrupted smooth video calling experience on 2G/3G networks in emerging markets.

    50 SliQ alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    SliQ Features

    1.  VoiP Calls

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  6. Steam Chat icon

    Steam Chat

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    The Steam Chat app includes many key features of the desktop Steam client chat, including:

    47 Steam Chat alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
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    Steam Chat Features

    1.  Voice Chat
    2.  Text chat

    Steam Chat VS WeChat

     
  7. Mixin Messenger icon

    Mixin Messenger

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    An open source crypto wallet with Signal messaging.

    47 Mixin Messenger alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Flatpak
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    Mixin Messenger screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  AES-256 Encryption
    3.  Two-factor Authentication
    4.  VoiP Calls
    5.  Dark Mode

    Mixin Messenger VS WeChat

     
  9. Text Me! icon

    Text Me!

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    TextMe is an easy to use messaging application that allows you to send unlimited text, voice, pics, video messages to any mobile phone number in United States, Canada, Mexico, China and more than 40 countries in the World for FREE.

    24 Text Me! alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
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    Text Me! Features

    1.  VoiP Calls
    2.  Based on phone number

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  10. GetFire.net icon

    GetFire.net

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    Modern open web standards compatible progressive web application for free public and private chat on desktop and mobile with no downloads or updates required. Simple, personalized sharing for all your individual contacts and topics, with interactive community discovery and...

    49 GetFire.net alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    GetFire.net screenshot 1

    GetFire.net Features

    1.  Local Search
    2.  Progressive Web App
    3.  Desktop Application

    GetFire.net VS WeChat

     
  11. Turms Messenger icon

    Turms Messenger

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    Smart, quick, and fast messaging service. Send public messages to make new friends and have constant conversation, make people happy over message, and you can also send messages to your friends.

    18 Turms Messenger alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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    Turms Messenger Features

    1.  Self Destructing Messages
    2.  Secure Chat

    Turms Messenger VS WeChat

     
  12. signal-cli icon

    signal-cli

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    signal-cli is a commandline interface for the Signal messenger. It supports registering, verifying, sending and receiving messages. signal-cli uses a patched libsignal-service-java, extracted from the Signal-Android source code.

    37 signal-cli alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Java
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Ad-free

    signal-cli VS WeChat

     
  13. monocles chat icon

    monocles chat

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    monocles chat is a fork of blabber.im and Conversations with some changes, to improve usability.

    46 monocles chat alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
    monocles chat screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  VoiP Calls
    4.  Decentralized
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Voice Chat

    monocles chat VS WeChat

     
  14. Librem Chat icon

    Librem Chat

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    End-to-end encrypted chat, VOIP, and video calling used by millions of people.

    169 Librem Chat alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
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    Discontinued

    App hasn't been updated on Play Store since 2020.

    Librem Chat Features

    1.  VoiP Calls
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  Decentralized
    4.  Ad-free

    Librem Chat VS WeChat

     
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