It works well, plus the great Knock Knock feature gives you a live preview of who’s calling (only on Android for now). It’s tied to your phone number, so as long as the other person has the app, you can get face to face with a couple taps. However, if your digital life revolves around your smartphone, Duo bests FaceTime in a massive way by being available on both iOS and Android. In this case, however, Duo is currently only compatible with mobile devices, so there’s no PC or Mac element. In that sense, Duo is very much like FaceTime with its simplicity and focus, allowing just two-person chats via an ultra-minimal interface. But for professionals and other well-traveled types, it’s one app that can connect you with pretty much anyone, wherever you are.ĭuo’s the new kid on the block in this category, but Google certainly isn’t: the company clearly learned from its inconsistent Hangouts app and wanted to do something more straightforward and to the point. Still, it works.īeyond that awesome flexibility, Skype loads in the features: it has group video calls and screen sharing functionality, text chat and landline calls, not to mention live translation of seven spoken languages-albeit only on Windows devices for now.Īs an all-in-one service, Skype might be intimidating for the casual user, and it’s certainly more than your mum would ever need on her phone. (Remember Kinect? It’s great for Skype video calls!) In fact, this image shows me using a dated laptop with a low-res chat cam. More importantly, you’ll find it pretty much anywhere: phones, tablets, computers, and even the Xbox One console via Kinect. It’s a fully-featured, multiplatform offering, which means you’ll find a lot more here-whether you want it or not. Skype is the elder statesman of VoIP calling, whether it’s audio or video, and the Microsoft-owned service has some strong qualities that other services can’t match.
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