Today everybody has a cell phone and the source of interacting with your contacts is either by text messaging or by calling them directly. According to a survey if we talk about only text messages, 19 billions messages were sent only through apps in year 2012 as compare to 17 billion messages which were sent as SMS text messages. You can see how apps are leading and SMS is lagging behind.

Of course apps are cool and exciting too, that’s why people like you and me prefer them to use. Instead of using SMS which demands some credit in your phone, why not use some smart apps which cost nothing and need only your wifi or 3g which I think mostly people have. If you have bought a new android phone and you need a short quick summary on some free apps, you are at the right place. So let’s go through some of the best messaging applications for Android.

Whatsapp

Whatsapp tops our list of best messaging applications for Android. Whatsapp is currently the most popular and worldwide used application. This app is pretty good and easy to use. Things like messaging; sharing your location, pictures and sounds is here in this all in one package. Even you can group chat with your buddies.

Do we need to fill something?

This was a general overview. Now look at its startup. Whatsapp demands nothing but your cell phone number so it cuts your signup trouble.

Is it like Facebook? Log in or log out?

Whatsapp remains always on. No log in and no log out confusion.  Another great thing about whatsapp is you do not have to add your contacts; it will automatically get your phonebook and add your contacts in your whatsapp contact list.

Any poor side of this app?

One weak point about whatsapp is your privacy. If someone has your phone number he can easily add you on whatsapp so it makes you a little comfortable. So you can get rid of this by simply block that person.

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Viber

Followed by Whatsapp, it’s Viber in our list of Best messaging applications for Android. Viber is just like whatsapp free and easy to use, but something more interesting in it is HD phone calling feature which makes it endearing, yes now you can call your friends who are far-flung from your home free of cost. And the rest is same like whatsapp, you can message, share your location, emotions, synchronize with your contact list etc plus you have your phone number as your entrance key to enter into Viber.

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Kik Messenger

It’s different than Viber and whatsapp; in both of the above apps you have your phone number as your entrance key but in kik you have a signup step and then you can have your specific username.

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Other than that you may message, share your pictures, location, game scores and much more. Another tasty feature is the notification mechanism like in Facebook, you can find who saw your message and did not give you worth and ignored you.

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Facebook messenger

Facebook is running with the speed of C-130. Now with this app you can directly message your Facebook friends without log in to Facebook, it is not confined to only Facebook friends you can also talk with other friends just type their phone number. While the rest is same like just talk in Facebook, you can call, share your videos, add emotions, create group chats, forward messages and another good feauture is you can use other apps as well while using Facebook messeger.

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GroupMe

GroupMe is especially made for group chats. It just closes you with those to whom you always want to stay in touch.  A cool thing inside this app is saving your memories in gallery, sometimes you are busy and you got something important, so you can share it later just save it in gallery. This is what makes GroupMe as one of the Best messaging applications for Android.

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Well these are some simple and awesome apps, you should try them. If you think that some other application should be included in our list of Best messaging applications for Android then leave feedback in comments.