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WeChat

WeChat

Calls, chats, and more

82K ratings
3862 reviews
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Details

Released
January 21, 2011
Updated
October 23, 2026

Features

Background Location Access

Developer

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About

Connect with friends and family through messaging, voice, and video calls. Discover news, local services, and games within the app. Features mobile payment and health tracking capabilities.

✓Text, photo, voice, and video messaging
✓Group chats up to 500 members
✓High-quality voice and video calls
✓Real-time location sharing
✓Moments for sharing photos and videos
✓Official Accounts for news and content
✓Mini Programs for third-party services
✓Mobile payment with Weixin Pay
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What users say about WeChat

Reviews of WeChat are mixed: the Social Networking app is rated 3.9/5 from 82K App Store ratings. What users like most: great all-in-one app, convenient features like payments and mini-programs. Top complaints: accounts getting blocked for no reason, strict security measures and verification requirements. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🚀Great all-in-one app
  • 👍Convenient features like payments and mini-programs
  • 💡Useful translation and sharing functions
  • 🔒Secure and private

Negative things

  • 🐛Accounts getting blocked for no reason
  • 🔒Strict security measures and verification requirements
  • 👎Poor customer support and unresponsive to user issues
  • 🔋High storage and battery consumption
  • 🤔Censorship and monitoring concerns
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What's New in WeChat

8.0.80

October 23, 2026

What's New: - Bug fixes and improvements.

16

Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

$9.99

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Charts

Top Free

📊 17

Social Networking

The app has maintained its position at 17 recently.

Last updated on October 28, 2026.

Top Grossing

📉 23-1

Social Networking

This app dropped -1 position in Social Networking chart.

Last updated on October 28, 2026.

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

中国互联网之癌

The cancer of Chinese internet in one app
JJasonUA

不适配iOS27设计规范

图标不支持深色模式，界面设计不遵从iOS27设计规范
张张小龙你在吗

Be careful

People will send illegal videos! Kid castle in Xining qinghai province did a lot of illegal stuff. Don’t teach there! A guy called Benjamin Griffiths in china be very careful of him. Evil.
WWaveRide

调一下服务费！

调低服务费
拉拉库恶徒部嗄跨磊磊拘霸

Impossible to use

The Chinese ideographs are too small to read and bear no relationship to those in the instructions for converting to English.
Neither user friendly nor useful.
RRrrrr826
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Frequent app crashes and connectivity issues

Bug

Syncing problems between devices

Bug

Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Bug

Unreliable voice/video call quality

Bug
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Requested Features

5 requests

Add dark mode option

Feature

Improve chat organization with folders and pinning

Feature

Allow editing of posted content

Feature

Provide better translation and language support

Feature

Simplify account recovery and unblocking process

Feature

FAQ

What is WeChat?

WeChat is a versatile app that combines messaging, social media, mobile payment, and access to various local services and mini-programs. It allows users to chat with friends, make voice and video calls, share moments, and utilize features like Weixin Pay.

What are the key features of WeChat?

Key features include text, photo, voice, and video messaging, group chats, high-quality voice and video calls, real-time location sharing, a 'Moments' feed for sharing updates, Official Accounts for content, and Mini Programs for third-party services. It also offers mobile payment and health tracking functionalities.

Is WeChat free to use?

The core messaging, calling, and social features of WeChat are free to use. However, the app does offer in-app purchases and has some features like Weixin Pay and WeChat Out that may involve transaction fees or costs for calls to landlines and mobile phones.

What platforms is WeChat available on?

WeChat is available on a wide range of platforms, including iOS and Android mobile devices. There are also desktop versions available for Windows and macOS, allowing users to sync their conversations and use the app on their computers.

How can I use WeChat for local services?

WeChat integrates 'Mini Programs,' which are third-party services that run directly within the app without requiring separate installation. This allows users to access a variety of local services, from ordering food to booking tickets, all within the WeChat ecosystem.