1. Telegram
This is the most obvious alternative to WhatsApp, which many people already use. Here you can write, send voice messages, exchange files, post stories, use chat bots, create groups, channels and a workspace. Video calls, message reactions and much more are available. There is a subscription with extended functionality.
2. "Yandex.Messenger"
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The application allows you to send text messages, make voice and cyprus mobile database video calls, exchange photos and files, create and subscribe to channels. The service has a convenient and simple interface that is easy to navigate. There is functionality for companies, and correspondence is stored in encrypted form on Yandex servers.
3. VK Messenger
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This is the official messenger of the social network "Vkontakte". It allows you to correspond, make voice and video calls and exchange media content. For schoolchildren, there is an educational profile "Sferum", where you can receive assignments, hold parent-teacher meetings, etc. In addition, it is possible to transfer contacts from WhatsApp chats.
4. TamTam
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This application was developed by the Russian company Mail.Ru Group based on the application "OK Messages". Here you can create personal and group chats, channels, make voice and video calls, exchange files and stickers. The application is convenient in that it can work with an unstable connection and offline. In TamTam, you can log in using accounts in Odnoklassniki and Vkontakte.