Today
everyone wants to know which app is better for the chatting. There is a large number
of chatting apps available in the app store, but only a few of them got popular
because of their unique features which is attracting increased number of users
day by day. For example: WhatsApp, Line, WeChat, Facebook Messenger, and Groupme.
WeChat is the most used messaging app in China. But it couldn’t succeed in
India because of a huge competition from WhatsApp, and it failed to wow Indian
users mostly because users prefer the simple interface of like WhatsApp. So it
almost left the race in India. On the other hand, Indian company Hike is still
fighting to become competitor for WhatsApp.
Hike is having a similar interface of
WhatsApp. Smart features of Hike include:
1. Two way option: It means you can add or accept the contacts before you message and also it has some security protection that prevents from the unwanted messages from strangers, which WeChat doesn’t have.
2. App size (iOS and android): The size Hike app is also small compared to WeChat.
3. End to End encryption: End-to-end encryption protects data between two users and make sure
that only the receiver can access the unencrypted information from the sender.
4. Send free SMS:
By using Hike messenger, you can send free SMS for any number.
5. Even the app receives messages offline: Even when mobile data is off, the receivers can get
messages, but it is not available in WeChat.
Recent news of Hike:
The hike has
raised a fund of $175 million from China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd and Taiwan’s
Foxconn Technology Group, accompanied by Tiger Global, Bharti Enterprises and
SoftBank Group. Hike has joined unicorn list after being valued at $1.4 billion.
According to a source, this fund raising will help Hike improve the app and
increase team to compete with WhatsApp in India.
Hike
recently introduced 10+ new features like hiding chats, over 5000+ stickers,
free group calls with up to 100 people in a single click, new chat themes, instant
cricket updates, sticker suggestion as you type, maximum 1000 members and
multiple admins. You can even share files without internet, you can get loves
for photos which you post on timeline, easy search in shared content, free
voice call and many more. There are many mobile apps development companies in noida, India adopting Hike’s new features.
One of the disadvantages
of Hike over WhatsApp is that WhatsApp can be accessed through web based app. The
user base of Hike is also less compared to WhatsApp. WhatsApp has users all
over the world, but Hike’s 95% users are in India, so Hike needs to extend its
operations globally become competitor for WhatsApp.
However, we could
soon see Hike will do what WeChat couldn’t in India.
So which one
do you prefer Hike or WhatsApp! Let me know in the comments below. If you want
to suggest some more features for Hike, you can share it in the comment section.
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