Both WhatsApp and Line are brilliant ways to text, using only data. So... Which is better?
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Allows you to text other users using
only data
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Yes
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Yes
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Allows you to text
international numbers registered by users
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Yes
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Yes
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Free Calls or video Chat (like skype) to other service
members
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No
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Yes
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Where is is predominantly used?
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Europe
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Asia
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Price
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First year free
$0.99 per year after the first
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Free… Always!
(there are stickers and games
you can buy in app, but they are completely optional, and there is no pushy
advertising)
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Allows you to send videos, and
Photos
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Yes
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Yes
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Available on iOS and Droid?
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Yes
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Yes
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Stickers
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No
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Yes
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With WhatsApp, the first year is free, but every year after that is $0.99, and there is no calling service. It is the prefered method of communication here in Spain, so you will need to download it if you have a smart phone. It is a fair price for the quailty of the app, and I not had any issues yet with it.
Line |
With Line, it is always free, you can call other users. This App was widely used in Japan, and is the more popular texting system in Asia. The icing on the cake is the sticker feature, which I love. Most of Ben and my texts are exclusively stickers, they are a cute/creepy/amusing... way to communicate with other users.
Bottom line, in Spain you will have to use WhatsApp, in Japan you will have to use Line. I prefer Line because it is always free, and way cuter, but when it comes to functionality, they are both perfect.
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