Nowadays, people opt for free call-making applications on their mobile or desktop for making calls to their friends, family or for business. The old ways of using the landline for this purpose and waiting anxiously for long telephone bills to reach your hands has long gone now.
These free applications are available on smartphones and they even come in desktop versions. People have several call-making applications to choose from, but not all of them are always reliable and of good quality. Here are some of the best applications, out of which you can select the one which best suits your needs and lifestyle.
Hangouts
Google Hangouts or Hangouts in short, is a free application made by Google for making calls and for communicating with a group using text messages. It is actually an integration of Google voice and Gtalk. Both local as well as international phone calls can be made using Hangouts. For smartphones, it is currently available for those phones which support Android operating system. Hangouts also comes in a desktop version so that people prefer to make calls from their PC can also make use of it. It is a great application for conversing with a large group, like corporate meetings, via text messages.
Viber
Viber is increasingly gaining popularity for making free calls. Its best feature is its versatility as Viber is available for iOS, Android and desktop platforms. Users don’t have to pay any money to make calls using Viber. Some of the functions that can be performed in this application includes making free phone calls to anyone who has the same application on their device, chat with people via text messages and upload and share your favorite videos. The features that makes Viber different from other applications are the ability to add stickers, animated emoticons and doodles. Users will be sent alerts on their device whenever an activity takes place.
Kakao Talk
Kakao Talk is popular because of it is the best in terms of versatility since it is accessible on many other smartphones other than iOS and Android enabled ones. Some other operating systems on which Kakao Talk can be downloaded are Blackberry, Windows Phone and Samsung Bada OS. This increases the range of people who are able to use the application.That’s not all, as Kakao Talk also includes some interesting in-built games to entertain its users. Users will also be able to follow their favorite celebrities from any part of the world and has an additional calendar feature. Due to all these wonderful features, there are many users, especially teenagers, who prefer to use Kakao Talk.
OoVoo
OoVoo is another popular application for making free video calls. It can be accessed on many different types of operating systems and also comes in a desktop version too for PC users. Due to this versatility, OoVoo is becoming the best choice for many users. The best feature of OoVoo is its ability to enable users to make simultaneous video calls to a maximum of 12 people.
Tango
Tango is another free call-making application available on iOS, Android, desktop and Windows Phone. Its features include free video calls, sending text messages and in-built games.