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Overall score
This overall score is made up of performance (audio and video) score (50%), ease of use score (40%), first use score (5%), and cancelling account score (5%).
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Ease of use score
Our tester looks at the various aspects that help make a video chat hassle free, including the ability to easily mute yourself, mute others in the video chat, use the app while working on something else and change the video layout grid.
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Pricing model
Free and freemium (paying for more features) are typically the available models of popular software. We test the free versions.
Participant limit
The maximum number of people you can have in the chat.
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Data usage for 30 minutes in MB
The amount of data consumed for a 30-minute video chat session. Our tester was unable to measure the data consumed on WhatsApp.
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Cancel account score
How easy it is to wipe the app off your computer and out of your life when you're finished with it. Some apps keep bugging you with notifications begging you to come back.
enter value/s in increments of i between 40 and 80
Software for Mac OS
Whether there is desktop software for the app (rather than just accessing the service via a website).
Software for Windows
Whether there is desktop software for the app (rather than just accessing the service via a website).
Web browser support
This is handy if the video chat app doesn't have a dedicated desktop version or if you can't/don't want to install it (e.g. if you're using a public computer).
Share screen
This is useful for presentations or when sorting out tech issues.
Record meetings with permission
Some apps can let the host to record the meeting without it being obvious to the other participants.
End to end encryption
While we indicate which apps have stronger protection with end to end encryption, this feature may become available for each app in future updates.
Included in this review
- Recommended
- Overall score
- Performance score
- Ease of use score
- First use score
- Cancel account score
- Good points
- Bad points
- Pricing model
- Data usage for 30 minutes in MB
- Android
- iOS
- iPad OS
- Windows
- Mac OS
- Linux
- Web browser support
- Supporting app
- Speaker highlighting
- Share screen
- Virtual backgrounds
- Fun filters
- Games
- Layout control
- Share files
- Transcripts
- Record meetings
- Host capabilities
- Hand off to other device
- Participant limit
- Maximum on screen
- End to end encryption
- ID required
- Minimum Android
- Minimum iOS
- Minimum Mac OS
- Windows minimum
- Hosting location
- Privacy policy