74264 Top 9 Best Google Duo App Alternatives For Android – 2020

Top 9 Best Google Duo App Alternatives For Android – 2020



The Google Duo is, without a doubt, one of the best video chatting apps on Android. If, by some chance, you don’t like it, or your friends / family / contacts do not, there are other options out there. Luckily, there are quite a few options when it comes to video calling apps on Android. We cannot really round up all of them, but we’ve highlighted 9 of them below.

Do note that these 9 apps are only our favorite Google Duo alternatives. There are other great apps available, and it’s perfectly fine if you prefer something else, of course. That being said, most of these apps are much more than just video chatting applications. Most of them serve as messaging apps as well, and much more than that.

Speaking of which, we’ll talk about each of these apps separately in this article. You’ll be able to find a description of every app down below, along with some additional information. Information such as their price tags, required versions of Android, screenshots, and so on. That being said, read on if you’re interested.

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Top 9 best Google Duo app alternatives for Android 2020

Below is a quick overview of the top 9 best Google Duo app alternatives for Android 2020, including any download and in-app purchase costs.

Download CostIn-app cost (per item)
Skype
Messenger$1-$423
Signal
Viber$1-$136
WhatsApp
ZOOM
Houseparty$1.2-$4
JusTalk$1.2-$136
Hangouts

Top 9 best Google Duo app alternatives for Android 2020 downloads

Below is a little more information on each app, a suggestion for the type of user the app is best suited to, and a direct link for easy downloading.

All download links go to the app’s Google Play Store listing. Users are always recommended to download apps from Google Play or an authorized app store.

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Best Google Duo Android app alternative for most users

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Skype

  • Price: Free to download
  • In-app purchases: No
  • Android version: Varies with device

Skype is one of the most popular video call services in the world. This service has been bought by Microsoft a long time ago, and its Android app is quite great, actually. It works great, and it offers everything a regular video calling service should offer. On top of that, this app does serve as a messaging app as well.

The design is flat, and it’s actually quite a joy to both look at and use. You can make HD video calls with Skype, and you can do that with up to 24 contacts. When it comes to chatting, mentions are a part of the offering, and you can also great groups, if you’d like. The SMS Connect feature is also a part of Skype, as you’ll be able to replay to your phone’s SMS messages via your PC or Mac, thanks to this feature.

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If you’re not much into video calls, voice calls are always an option here as well. You can even call mobile and landlines at low rates as well, if you don’t have an Internet connection, or specifically want to contact someone that way. Skype is free to use, though it does come with ads.

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Best Google Duo Android app alternative for Facebook users

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Messenger

  • Price: Free to download
  • In-app purchases: Yes
  • Android version: Varies with device

Messenger is yet another well-known app, formerly known as ‘Facebook Messenger’. Well, truth be said, most people still refer to it as Facebook Messenger. In any case, this app has been getting better and better over the years, and it is now one of the top messaging and video calling apps out there.

Messenger actually allows you to conduct a voice chat with up to 8 people at the same time, with high quality audio, and high definition video. On top of that, it offers various interactive content in the form of face filters. Such content is constantly being added to the app, and there are tons of options to choose from at the moment.

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This app is, first and foremost, a messaging app, though. That’s the area where it truly shines. It has support for GIFs, you can send images and videos via this app, and so on. It is also worth noting that voice calls are also supported, as you may have guessed. You can also send voice messages, if you’d like, while the app does support a dark mode.

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Best Google Duo Android app alternative for security & privacy

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Signal

  • Price: Free to download
  • In-app purchases: No
  • Android version: Varies with device

Signal is one of the most popular ‘private’ messengers out there. This application is heavily focused on privacy and security, even though it’s not as popular as some other offerings on the list. The app offerings “state-of-the-art” end-to-end encryption, which is powered by the open source Signal Protocol. Privacy isn’t an optional mode in this app.

That being said, this app does offer HD video calls, while the same goes for voice calls as well. Do note that Signal is not exactly focused on group calls, but it works great when it comes to one-on-one calls, that’s for sure. The app also works as a messaging service as well, that is its main purpose

The app’s UI is extremely simplistic, and that’s a good thing. This app is extremely easy to navigate and use. It combines a white background with mostly blue hues. Signal also allows you to send images, videos, audio, GIFs, or any file type you’d like. Group chats are also supported.

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Best Google Duo Android app alternative for group voice calls

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Viber

  • Price: Free to download
  • In-app purchases: Yes
  • Android version: Varies with device

Viber is one of the world’s most popular messaging platforms, and it’s also used for video calls, intensively. Depending on the market you live in, Viber is either extremely popular, or a blimp on the map. Well, it turns out that a lot of people not only use this app for messaging, but also for video and voice calling.

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Viber allows you to participate in a group call with up to 20 people, though we’re talking about voice calls here. Video calls are also supported, though, and they do function really well. Viber does offer a ton of stickers for you to choose from, while it has support for GIFs as well.

You can send over images and videos via this platform, without a problem. Self-destruct secret chats are also an option in this application, while chat extensions are also at your disposal. All in all, Viber has a lot to offer in all areas, pretty much, so it’s not surprising it’s so popular.

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Best Google Duo Android app alternative for ease of use

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WhatsApp

  • Price: Free to download
  • In-app purchases: No
  • Android version: 4.0.3+

WhatsApp is just as popular, if not more popular than Viber. This app is actually quite similar to Viber. You’ll need your mobile phone number in order to activate it on a device you’re using. Once you do that, you’ll get access to a ton of its features, and those features include video calls.

Despite the fact WhatsApp has a ton of features to offer, this app is extremely easy to use. its menus are not cluttered or difficult to understand. You do have some options to customize the app as well, if you want. You can change the background of your chats, while you can also darken up the app if you want as well.

WhatsApp is also a multi-platform app, so staying in touch with your contacts is fairly easy, as long as they use the app. WhatsApp does support video and voice calls, and they both work really well, at least in our testing. This application is completely free to use.

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Best Google Duo Android app alternative for group video chats

ZOOM

  • Price: Free to download
  • In-app purchases: No
  • Android version: 5.0+

Zoom has had its fair share of privacy and security-related issues up to this point. The company was under the microscope for quite some time, but it seems like things are handled now. This app became extremely popular earlier this year, and the COVID-19 pandemic probably helped it shine.

ZOOM is a great and simple app for video calls, though its core purpose is to be used for meetings. This app is being used for chatting with friends and family quite a bit, though, and it does a great job at that. You can video chat with up to 100 people at the same time, and that’s not something many apps can offer.

We haven’t really had a chance to test this app with 100 people at the same time, but it’s possible. You can also receive phone calls via this application, and messaging is also included. This app also supports sending over images, links, GIFs, and so on. You can even collaborate on-the-go- with this app, as it offers mobile screen sharing, co-annotation over shared content, and so on.

Download ZOOM

Best Google Duo Android app alternative for hanging out with friends

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Houseparty

  • Price: Free to download
  • In-app purchases: Yes
  • Android version: 5.0+
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Houseparty is yet another app that flourished in the last year or so. This is a face-to-face social network that allows you to hang out with friends. It’s a bit different than every other app on the list, as it allows you to even play games with your friends. It truly is supposed to be an online hanging out-type of the app.

You can, for example, play UNO with your friends, in addition to a number of other games. The whole concept aims to make you feel as if you are hanging out with your friends in the same place, even though you’re online. Hence the name of this application, which explains it perfectly.

This app allows you to squeeze quite a few of your friends / family into a single conversation. The video call side of things works great, by the way. The app is completely free to use, though do note that in-app purchases are included here.

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JusTalk

  • Price: Free to download
  • In-app purchases: Yes
  • Android version: 4.1+

JusTalk is quite possibly the least popular app from this list, and yet, it definitely deserves to be here. It’s a great video chatting service, that’s for sure. It can offer great video quality, even if you’re connected to a 3G service at the time, which is great to see. This app does offer various other options while you’re in a video call, by the way.

It allows you to doodle on the screen while you’re chatting, while you can also send images during video calls. The app also offers some customization options, as you can theme it to a degree. Texting is also included in the package, as you can text your contacts without a problem, as you would with a regular messaging app.

This app has a rather low data usage as well, while voice calling is supported as well. You can conduct group video calls via JusTalk if you want as well, and that service works really well too. The app’s design is quite minimalistic, and quite frankly, the UI is laid out perfectly, the app is a joy to use.

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Hangouts

  • Price: Free to download
  • In-app purchases: No
  • Android version: Varies with device

The Hangouts app will soon become a thing of the past. It will be replaced by an another app, but while it’s still here, it’s a competitor to Google Duo, kind of. Well, we’d say an alternative, not exactly a competitor. In any case, Hangouts does offer the video call service, similar to Google Duo.

Hangouts app also supports group video calls (up to 10 people), and the same goes for voice calls as well. You can also organize group text chats if you’d like, as you can put a ton of people in a single group. The app also allows you to send over images, video, while it does have support for GIFs (via Gboard) as well, and the same goes for stickers.

You can even connect your Google Voice account for phone calling and SMS texting to this application. The design of Hangouts is still quite relevant, even though Google almost completely abandoned this app, in terms of development. Hangouts is still worth using, while it’s around.

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