The app is arguably the biggest competition to iMessage simply due to the enormous user base. When you look at the most popular messaging apps across the world (and amongst the writers here at Android Central, WhatsApp is almost always at the top of the list. Source: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central (Image credit: Source: Harish Jonnalagadda / Android Central) It provides a great balance of everything you need, along with some features that you may not, and others that you'll come to know and love.

Telegram isn't the best chat app out there, nor is it the most private messaging app, but it's a lot better than others that you may find yourself using on a regular basis. You can keep up with those group chats from wherever you are, or mute them if your friends are just flying off the rails on a Friday afternoon. It's easy to use Telegram on any device that you own, regardless of whether you just grabbed the new iPad Pro or are looking to pick up one of the best Chromebooks. There are fun features including the ability to create custom stick packs, like the MrMobile sticker pack that former Android Central writer Hayato Huseman created. You can use it to create enormous communities of like-minded folks, or just stick to sending messages with a few friends who made the leap from something else. Telegram is one of those fun applications that offers a slew of great chatting features, along with others you may not even know about. Source: Jeramy Johnson / Android Central (Image credit: Source: Jeramy Johnson / Android Central)

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