The best apps to call your friends:

The best apps to call your friends with during the coronavirus are:

1. Facetime

2. Zoom

3. Houseparty

4. Skype

5. Whatsapp

6. Netflix Party

7. Instagram

8. Google Hangouts

9. Facebook Messenger

10. Snapchat

11. Caribu

Facetime

This is undoubtedly the #1 app for iPhone and iPad users, it is extremely easy to use, however it is only available from the App Store on Apple devices

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App Features:

• You can call up to 32 people

• Free to download

• You can take pictures of the person you are calling

• To add filters or stickers you must press the Effects button

• It's easy to make calls from group texts or the middle of a voice call.

• There is an option for audio or video calls

Zoom

Zoom is the best video call app for conferences, large gatherings and classes. It is free to download and is available on all devices and, if you are not able to download it, it works online too.

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Features of Zoom

• There are up to 100 participants (unless using paid subscription)

• Audio and Video calls

• Scheduling and hosting calls is very simple

• There is a host that controls the meeting

• Option to use Virtual Background

• It is possible to chat to participants during the call

• There are signs to use, such as thumbs up or raising a hand

Houseparty

Houseparty is the best app for playing with your friends because there are many different games to choose from. Houseparty is available as an app or on Chrome.

There are more than 50 millions users on Houseparty, and it has rapidly increased in popularity since the COVID-19 outbreak.

In general, houseparty is an app for younger users.

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App features

• Games to play include 'finish the lyric', 'trivia' and 'heads up'

• Up to 8 users on a call

• Audio or video calls available

• Notifications when your friends 'join the house' (go online)

• Option to 'pass a note' (send a message) and 'send a facemail'

• There is an option to 'lock your room' so that people cannot join your call or see who you are calling

• Send friends requests to people you know so that you can call and see when they are online

Skype

Skype is super useful for work calls as it includes real time translation and screen sharing in their chat feature. Skype is easiest to set up if you already have a Microsoft account.

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App features

• Up to 50 participants

• Option to photograph the person you are calling

• You can screen record your call straight from the app

• Live subtitles are a new feature

• Available on mobile, web, tablet, Xbox, desktop and Alexa

• Audio and Video calls

• You can host or schedule meetings

• Screen sharing

• Smart messaging

Whatsapp

Whatsapp is the most popular messaging app worldwide. With more than 1.6 billion users, whatsapp has taken the world by storm. That is why it is the best app on our list for calling abroad. Whatsapp video-calling is only available on their mobile app, however messaging is a feature on their 'Whatsapp Web' too. Whatsapp is available on all Android and Apple phones. The calls are through your phone's data plan or via WiFi, which means voice calls do not eat up your phone minutes!

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Whatsapp call features

• Whatsapp upgraded from 4 to 8 participants on a call

• Group calling and personal calling

• Audio and video calls

Netflix Party

Netflix Party is a Chrome extension available on desktop and laptop computers. Netflix Party is a new way to watch Netflix with your friends online. Netflix Party synchronises video playback and adds group chat to your favourite Netflix shows.

There are over 1M Netflix Party users.

P.S: A Netflix account is needed to use Netflix Party Join Netflix Party here

Netflix Party Features

• Netflix party is for up to 500,000 users!!!!

• You can watch any Netflix show with your friends

• Whilst watching together there is a chat feature too

• Netflix Party is free as long as you already have a Netflix account

Instagram

Instagram is the best video-calling option as a social-network. There are more than 1 billion instagram users, which leaves plenty of options on who to call.

Instagram recently announced that they will be following facebook in the act of adding a feature called Messenger Rooms where one can call up to 50 of their instagram friends. To use this feature, the person who created the room must have a facebook account, but the people joining do not need an account.

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App Features

• Up to 6 people on a call (in the app)

• Up to 50 people on a call (Messenger Rooms)

• It is possible to do a live video chat with up to 4 people

• Whilst there is max 4 people on the call, all your followers can join to message

• Includes filters

Google Hangouts

Google Hangouts (created by google) is a software for text, video, and voice chat options. The software is available as

a Chrome extension, or an app from Google Play or the App Store.

Google Hangouts allows up to 150 people in a chat, but limits its video calls to only 25 people per call.

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App features

• Instant Messaging

• Free install

• HD Voice and Video Cal

• Intelligent Muting

• Syncing with other devices and Google apps

• Built-in screen sharing

• Custom Control for Admins

Facebook Messenger

This is the ultimate app for facebook lovers. Messenger includes Rooms, group chats, instant messaging, audio recording and image + video sharing. The app connects to your Facebook contacts and your phone contacts.

Brighten up your chat with camera filters, mood lighting, themed events and 360° backgrounds*.

App Features

• Up to 50 on a call

• Calls are free over Wi-Fi but otherwise, standard data charges apply

• App is free

• 1.3 Billion users

• Pop in and out of calls

• Brighten up your chat with camera filters, mood lighting, themed events and 360° backgrounds.

• Send a link to invite non-users to a call

• Video calls & audio

Snapchat

Snapchat is #1 for teen video calls..

There is the capacity for 16 on a video call and 32 on an audio call. Snapchat is owned by Facebook.

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App features

• Up to 32 on audio call

• Up to 16 on video call

• Request to join a video call or press the video call button

• Access to Face Lenses during a video call is available

• Minimize the call and chat to friends

Caribu

This app is very different to the other ones above; it is a story time app designed especially for little kid. This app allows families to connect through a video-call to read books, draw and learn together in real-time no matter where they are. Think FaceTime meets Kindle in a shared screen.

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App Features

• Many books and colouring pages for kids 3-8 years old

• Calling feature especially designed for grandparents and kids

• Family-friendly

• Free to download

• Available on Android and iOS

Thanks for reading!!

My personal favourite is Skype, but it really depends on the person!

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