Thanks to the widespread diffusion of smartphones, traditional SMS are in fact already dead and buried, since an Internet connection is enough to be able to send free messages to all friends, relatives and any other person we frequent (work colleagues, university colleagues, etc. .). Nowadays, in fact, there are several applications available to send messages or chat from Android and iPhone and they are all more or less good. Everyone will have to check which channels friends use to choose the most suitable application but it is also possible to install and keep several of these apps active to write and receive messages with everyone.
In this article, the best free chat applications for Android and iPhone, the most used in the world to chat and send messages for free .
Free chat and message apps
In the first chapter of the guide we will show you which are the best chats by diffusion, i.e. the chats where it is easy to find people to chat with. Later we will also show you which alternatives to use to the most well-known apps, so as to have a complete picture of the apps with which to chat for free on iPhone and Android.
After installation, we can immediately find the names of the friends who have installed WhatsApp from those in our address book and, vice versa, our friends will see our name. No authorization is therefore required to communicate with them because the contacts are added automatically and you can chat immediately with real-time messages and notifications .
WhatsApp is the most used in the world and in Italy, available for Android and iPhone but also installable on PC thanks to WhatsApp Web .
To become real WhatsApp experts, we invite you to read our Whatsapp guide : 30 Cheats and secrets of the chat .
Facebook Messenger
The second best app that we recommend you install to chat for free on Android and iPhone is Facebook Messenger.
With this app we can chat freely with all the friends we added on Facebook, using the same login credentials used on the famous social network. For more information, please read our Facebook Messenger article : Cheats, secrets and symbols of the chat .
Telegram
Another app that is quickly carving out space among fierce competitors is Telegram for Android and iPhone.
Thanks to some innovative features such as Bots, channels, super-groups, animated Stickers and secret chats (which can also be set in self-destruction), it has risen to the honors as one of the apps with the greatest growth and where it is possible to find more and more users.
To learn more about the features of this beautiful app, we invite you to read the Telegram article : Cheats, secrets and hidden options of the most complete messaging app .
Snapchat
One of the most youthful chats that you can use is definitely Snapchat.
The app offers a large variety of filters for the camera and all messages disappear after a certain amount of time, thus making written messages very flexible (typical of those who want to message immediately and directly without scrolling endlessly in a chat) .
To learn more about the use of this app, we can read our Snapchat Guide and tricks, the App for photos, selfies, chats, news and videos .
Signal
If we are obsessed with privacy and do not want our messages to be spied on, we recommend trying the Signal app.
With this app we will have end-to-end encryption on all chats, calls and video calls, obtaining a very high level of security that is difficult to violate. Unfortunately, the app is not as widespread as the previous ones, but it does not take much to invite your friends and acquaintances, so you can start using it immediately.
On the app we have created the article Secret and untraceable chats with Signal on Android, iPhone and Web .
Other apps for free messaging on Android and iPhone
The ones we have shown above are without a doubt the best messaging apps that we can try on an Android smartphone to chat for free; however, the chat apps are very numerous and, if we don't like those seen so far, we can always try one of those seen below:- Viber for messaging and calling for free from a mobile smartphone is based on the same principle as WhatsApp and allows you to make calls and calls.
- KakaoTalk: Free Calls & Text is a very rich community of users with whom you can chat freely, exchange photos, group chats and even make free calls.
- Kik Messenger is another free chat app, one of the best ones to chat anonymously and without revealing your identity.
- Parallel Space is perhaps the best multichat application that you can install for free, so you can have multiple services within the same app.
- Skype is an evergreen app with video calls, quick calls and chats with any Outlook contact or with an active Microsoft account.
- WeChat is a very famous app once but still very valid for communicating with friends, especially if they reside abroad.
- Line is another app widely used abroad and able to offer free calls and messages to everyone.
Conclusions
The messaging apps to try on Android and iPhone are not lacking, just try the most famous ones immediately and see if we find all our friends, relatives and colleagues, so you can chat quickly and have fun.In another guide we told you about the Best VOIP Apps to call low cost from smartphones and tablets .
If we are looking for something specific to make video calls and video chats, we advise you to read our guide free applications for making group video calls and video chats.
