LINE Alternatives

LINE is described as 'Is transforming the way people communicate, closing the distance between family, friends, and loved ones for free' 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, iPad, Android Tablet and Windows apps. The best LINE alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LINE are Telegram, Element, WhatsApp and SimpleX Chat.

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  1. Zalo icon

    Zalo

     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Mac
    • Online
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  2. Tribe Messaging icon

    Tribe Messaging

     6 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  4. GroupMe icon

    GroupMe

     21 likes

    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.

    42 GroupMe alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
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  6. Tinode icon

    Tinode

     10 likes

    Fully open source instant messaging server and clients. No proprietary components or non-free dependencies. Backend in pure Go (GPL 3.0), with a command-line administration tool in python + gRPC. Clients for Android, iPhone, and Web - ReactJS (all licensed under Apache 2.0).

    160 Tinode alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    iOS client
     
  7. Bunch icon

    Bunch

     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
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  8. Talkatone icon

    Talkatone

     21 likes

    Talkatone gives you free calls, text messages, real-time location sharing and picture sharing to Facebook and Google friends, or any phone number in US.

    51 Talkatone alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Talkatone screenshot 1
     
  10. Sphinx Chat icon

    Sphinx Chat

     4 likes

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

    65 Sphinx Chat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  11. Telegram Web A icon

    Telegram Web A

     4 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Telegram Web A screenshot 1
     

  12. Jami Commander

     1 like

    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.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     

  13. Signal-FOSS

     2 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  14. Adamant Messenger icon

    Adamant Messenger

     8 likes

    The most secure and anonymous messenger, encrypted with Blockchain.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  15. Vector Private Messaging icon

    Vector Private Messaging

     3 likes

    Vector encompasses the ideals of freedom through free and open-source technology, using a "Privacy by Principle" approach. This means that privacy is not a feature or add-on, but the core foundation that Vector is built upon, which is granted and accessible to everyone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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