Comparison

WeChat vs Whisper

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WeChat

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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WeChat is more than a messaging and social media app – it is a lifestyle for one billion users across the world. Chat and make calls with friends, read news and use local services in Official Accounts and Mini Programs, play games with friends, enjoy mobile payment features with Weixin Pay, and much more. Why do one billion people use WeChat? • MORE WAYS TO CHAT: Message friends using text, photo, voice, video, location sharing, and more. Create group chats with up to 500 members. • VOICE & VIDEO CALLS: High-quality voice and video calls to anywhere in the world. Make group video calls with up to 15 people. • REAL-TIME LOCATION: Not good at explaining directions? Share your real-time location with the tap of a button. • MOMENTS: Never forget your favorite moments. Post photos, videos, and more to share with friends on your personal Moments stream. • STICKER GALLERY: Browse thousands of fun, animated stickers to help express yourself in chats, including stickers with your favorite cartoon and movie characters. • CUSTOM STICKERS: Make chatting more unique with custom stickers and selfie stickers. • OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS: Tons of accounts to follow with original content and news for your reading pleasure. • MINI PROGRAMS: Countless third-party services all within the WeChat app that don't require additional installation, saving you precious phone storage and time. • TOP STORIES: See the latest articles your friends are reading and discover all kinds of interesting content. • GAMES: Have fun and compete with friends in a huge selection of WeChat Mini Games and Tencent Games (available in select regions). • WEIXIN PAY: Enjoy the convenience of world-leading mobile payment features with Weixin Pay and Wallet (available in select regions). • WECHAT OUT: Make calls to mobile phones and landlines around the globe at super low rates (only available in select regions). • WERUN: Use Healthkit and Health app data to sync your step count on WeRun, where you can compete against friends with daily step rankings. Enable WeRun in “Settings” > “General” > “Plug-ins”. • LANGUAGE SUPPORT: Localized in 20+ different languages and can translate friends' messages and Moments posts. • BETTER PRIVACY: Giving you the highest level of control over your privacy, WeChat is certified by TRUSTe - view our privacy policy for more information. • EASY MODE: Clearer and larger text and buttons for better readability.

About

Whisper

Connect with friends globally through a comprehensive communication suite. Share messages, pictures, videos, and voice notes. Engage in group chats and high-quality audio/video calls.

Highlights
  • Text, picture, and voice messaging
  • Group chat
  • Video chat
  • Audio calls
  • Global connectivity
Features
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Whisper is a full range of mobile phone communication and chat software to help you easily connect with friends around the world. Whisper provide: group chat, video chat or other functions. Whisper introduction: • Messages: support sending videos, pictures, texts and voice messages. • Group chat and calls: Support group chat and audio and video calls. • Voice and video chat: Provide high-quality global calls.

Screenshots

WeChat4 screens
Whisper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: WeChat at 3.9 against Whisper's 3.1. WeChat also leads on ratings volume (82K vs 16) and review sentiment (31% vs 14%). Whisper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WeChat sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whisper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WeChat holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WeChat has 82K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of WeChat's written reviews are positive against 14% of Whisper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WeChat ships an update every 3 weeks, Whisper every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
WeChat versus Whisper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeChatWhisper
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (82K ratings) — better3.1 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews31.4% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings82K — better16
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size922 MB56 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperWeChatCrait Technology Inc.

Customer experience

WeChat

All ratings81,493 ratings
Positive72.4%
Neutral4.6%
Negative23.0%
Written reviews3,895 reviews
Positive31.4%
Neutral7.3%
Negative61.3%

Whisper

All ratings14 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

Bugs and requests

WeChat

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent app crashes and connectivity issues
  • Syncing problems between devices
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Unreliable voice/video call quality

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve chat organization with folders and pinning
  • Allow editing of posted content
  • Provide better translation and language support
  • Simplify account recovery and unblocking process

Whisper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

WeChat

One-time10
  • WeChat Out Top-Up Card$0.99
  • 42 WeBeans$0.99
  • WeChat Out Top-Up Card$1.99
Show 7 more
  • 126 WeBeans$2.99
  • WeChat Out Top-Up Card$3.99
  • 350 WeBeans$6.99
  • WeChat Out Top-Up Card$9.99
  • WeChat Out Top-Up Card$14.99
  • 896 WeBeans$19.99
  • 9086 WeBeans$199.99
None

Whisper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WeChat free?
WeChat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Whisper free?
Whisper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WeChat or Whisper?
WeChat is rated higher. WeChat averages 3.9 out of 5 from 82K ratings, while Whisper averages 3.1 from 16 ratings.
Do WeChat or Whisper have ads?
WeChat shows ads; Whisper does not.
Which is updated more often, WeChat or Whisper?
WeChat ships an update every 3 weeks, and Whisper every 6 weeks. Most recently, WeChat was updated on October 31, 2026 and Whisper on October 24, 2026.

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