Five advantages of LINE over WhatsApp

It seems that the battle between the instant messaging applications continues While WhatsApp remains the most used application, newcomer LINE continues to gain fans. But why? At tuexpertoAPPS we have been analyzing and trying to see the advantages and disadvantages of one or the other tool. On this occasion we present five of the advantages why LINE can be considered a better application than WhatsApp They are as follows.

Voice calls

Without a doubt one of the keys to LINE that cannot be faced WhatsApp is the function of free calls over the Internet A possibility that would allow us to do without using two applications such as WhatsApp and Viber, for having it all in one. All integrated comfortably, being able to choose the contact and press the option call to get in touch via voice. Of course, for now it is only available for users of devices Android, iPhone andcomputers

Multi platform

Unlike WhatsApp, LINE has opted for the true multiplatform, finding this application already available both on Android smartphones, iPhone,Windows Phone 7 and BlackBerry as well as on Windows and Mac computers And all of them can be in relationship, sending messages and, recently,being able to make calls It can also be downloaded on tablets, another point at which WhatsApp is lazy Of course, LINE has for now forgotten about the users of Nokia with operating system Symbian

Stickers

Although the Emoji emoticons of WhatsApp are unmistakable and truly endearing, we must not lose sight of the Stickers of LINE Although they look like simple drawings, their creation is measured to the millimeter. As we were informed at the presentation of LINE in Spain, these characters have been created to share all kinds of emotions and develop conversations much more expressive It is also a collection in constant evolution , being able to acquire new packs, yes, after checking out

Functionalities

We have already talked on another occasion about its security and the different personalization options Questions that, in themselves, are already an advantage. However LINE has other lesser options of very useful that give it an advantage overWhatsApp One of them is even knowing the exact time a sent message has been read Something that, contrary to what happens with the double check of WhatsApp, is a more reliable process that can save us more than one unnecessary waiting

It's completely free

We cannot forget one of its main keys: the free serviceAnd the fact is that downloading and using the basic functions of LINE does not cost us any Something that iPhone users will know how to appreciate, who have been forced to pay for WhatsApp from the beginning , while the rest of the platforms can enjoy of a year, at least, of free serviceTime after which it is necessary to pay a little less than one euro to renew our subscription. Something that we can avoid, even if it is a minimum cost, if we use LINE