Comparison

Messenger vs WA Business

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

Head to head
About

Messenger

Connect with friends and family through text, audio, and video calls. Share photos, videos, and large files, and express yourself with custom themes and animated content. Features an AI assistant for help and support.

Highlights
  • Text, audio, and video calls
  • High-definition photo sharing
  • Shared photo albums
  • QR code connections
  • Large file sharing (up to 100MB)
  • Edit and unsend messages
  • Disappearing messages
  • AI assistant
Features
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Messenger is a free messaging app that helps you connect with anyone, anywhere. Stay in touch with your friends and family, explore your interests with people like you, build your community, and share your vibe beyond words, all in one app. CHAT AND CALL ANYONE, ANYWHERE
 Find and connect with your friends and family on Facebook and Messenger, no phone number needed. GET INSTANT ANSWERS FROM YOUR AI ASSISTANT* Meta AI is your assistant that can answer any questions, give you advice, help with homework, and more. SEND YOUR PHOTOS IN HIGH DEFINITION Send and receive clearer, crisper picture of your favorite moments with Messenger. CREATE SHARED ALBUMS From a recent summer vacation to your grandma’s 80th birthday, create albums of photos and videos to share, organize and reminisce over important moments in your group chats. EASILY ADD NEW CONNECTIONS WITH QR CODES Connect with people you meet in real life by scanning their Messenger QR code or sharing yours via a link. SHARE LARGE FILES DIRECTLY IN CHAT Whether it’s a Word, PDF, or Excel doc, you can send large files up to 100MB right inside of Messenger. EDIT AND UNSEND MESSAGES Hit send too soon? You can edit the message up to 15 minutes after sending DISAPPEARING MESSAGES Some things aren’t meant to last forever. Choose how long your end-to-end encrypted chats stick around after they’ve been read. COME TOGETHER WITH YOUR COMMUNITIES Meaningfully connect with people like you from your school, neighborhood, and interest groups. GET IN YOUR FAVORITE CREATORS’ INNER CIRCLE Stay in the know with creators by joining their broadcast channels for authentic and casual content. UNLEASH YOUR IMAGINATION W/ META AI* Tap into your go-to creative partner to create, edit, animate images and more. CAPTURE EVERYDAY MOMENTS ON STORIES Highlight moments of your day using photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours in Stories. DROP A NOTE WITH YOUR THOUGHTS Stay connected with your friends by sharing quick updates that disappear after 24 hours. BRING YOUR VIBE TO YOUR CHATS Sometimes words just don’t cut it. Tap into more ways to express yourself with animated stickers, GIFs, reactions and more. SET THE MOOD OF YOUR CHAT WITH THEMES Customize your chat with a large and constantly evolving list of themes featuring popular artists, holidays, and more. *Meta AI is available in select languages and countries only, with more coming soon.

About

WA Business

Access WhatsApp and Telegram via a web browser interface on your device. Manage multiple messaging accounts without needing separate phones. Offers daily quotes and status messages.

Highlights
  • Access WhatsApp Web
  • Access Telegram Web
  • Manage multiple accounts
  • Daily quotes
  • Daily status messages
  • QR code scanning
Features
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Are you in need of having a work life balance, be able to screen unwanted calls and texts and allow yourself to run an efficient business and have a separate line for friends and family without two interfering with one another? Having a second line to separate work and personal life can help but it comes with carrier fees, contracts and head ache that no-one wants to deal with. You don't have to go through that. WA Business allows you to conveniently access WhatsApp Web and Telegram Web through a dedicated browser interface, without the need for separate devices. You can easily manage your messaging needs through web versions of popular messenger apps. Download it now and enjoy the benefits that come with additional accounts. Your device have to connected to internet and you must scan qr code in device to use WA Business. WA Business is an UNOFFICIAL tool for WhatsApp and Telegram Messenger. WA Business is developed by an independent developer. WhatsApp feature is loaded from the web version, published in http://web.whatsapp.com and Telegram feature is loaded from the web version, published in https://web.telegram.org/ Features: -> Open WhatsApp and Telegram Accounts -> Access daily quotes. (You see 10 new quotes every 24 hours.) You can see and share beautiful different quotes everyday. -> Access daily status messages. (You see 10 new status messages every 24 hours.) You can see and share beautiful different status messages everyday. Note: Quotes and status messages pages update everyday but if you want you can refresh both pages! Premium Features (Subscription Required): Whatsapp Web and Telegram Web. Daily Quotes: Get 10 new inspirational quotes every 24 hours. Daily Status Messages: View and share 10 new status messages every 24 hours. Automatic daily updates and manual refresh options. These features require an active paid subscription. Subscription prices: Weekly Subscription -> $2.99/weekly Monthly Subscription -> $9.99/monthly Yearly Subscription -> $29.99/yearly Also users can use 3 days free trial subscription. Users can manage subscriptions from "Account Settings". Term of service : "http://bgnet.com.tr/WT/TermAndConditions.html" Privacy policy : "http://bgnet.com.tr/WT/PrivacyPolicy.html"

Screenshots

Messenger4 screens
WA Business4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Messenger at 66% against WA Business's 6%. Messenger also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.9) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). WA Business's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Messenger sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and WA Business sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Messenger holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Messenger has 14M ratings behind it against 720, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Messenger's written reviews are positive against 6% of WA Business's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Messenger ships an update weekly, WA Business every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Messenger versus WA Business: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessengerWA Business
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14M ratings) — better2.9 (720 ratings)
Positive reviews66.2% of reviews — better6.3% of reviews
Number of ratings14M — better720
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#7 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB107 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMeta Platforms, Inc.Baris Gungor

Customer experience

Messenger

All ratings13,628,351 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews12,456 reviews
Positive66.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative28.2%

WA Business

All ratings720 ratings
Positive44.6%
Neutral3.2%
Negative52.2%
Written reviews846 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative91.8%

User reviews

Messenger

From 14M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📱 Useful for staying connected with friends and family
  • 🗣️ Enables easy communication through text, voice, and video
  • 💬 Convenient group chat features
  • 🌐 Works across multiple devices and platforms

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔒 Privacy and security concerns
  • 🔄 Unnecessary updates that remove useful features
  • 📤 Issues with message delivery and notifications
  • 🗂️ Cluttered interface and poor organization of chats

WA Business

From 720 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Useful for second WhatsApp
  • 🚀 Open second WhatsApp without number
  • 🚀 Beautiful UI and good WhatsApp solution

Room to improve

  • 💰 Requires subscription to use
  • 💰 Expensive at $6 per week
  • 🐛 Unable to find downloaded files
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches

Bugs and requests

Messenger

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unable to log in or access account
  • Messages failing to send or receive
  • Unexpected app crashes and freezes
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to delete or unsend messages
  • Improve search functionality for chat history
  • Introduce customizable notification settings
  • Bring back old features like emoji reactions and location sharing

WA Business

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Issues with downloading and finding files

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Better support for voice messages
  • Ability to create new WhatsApp account within the app

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Messenger

One-time10
  • Avatar Item$0.99
  • Avatar Item$1.99
  • Avatar Item$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Avatar Item$3.99
  • Avatar Item$4.99
  • Avatar Item$6.99
  • Avatar Item$7.99
  • Avatar Item$8.99
  • Avatar Item$9.99
  • Avatar Item$10.99
8 purchases

WA Business

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Membership Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Premium Membership Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Premium Membership Weekly$5.997 Days
Show 5 more
  • Premium Membership Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Premium Membership Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Membership Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Membership Yearly$29.991 Year
  • Premium Membership Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Messenger free?
Messenger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WA Business free?
WA Business is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Messenger or WA Business?
Messenger is rated higher. Messenger averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14M ratings, while WA Business averages 2.9 from 720 ratings.
Do Messenger or WA Business have ads?
Messenger shows ads; WA Business does not.
Which is updated more often, Messenger or WA Business?
Messenger ships an update weekly, and WA Business every 2 months. Most recently, Messenger was updated on September 27, 2026 and WA Business on September 25, 2026.

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