Top Alternatives to FaceTime

Skype is an instant messaging and VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) client to communicate with people in a distant place.

Pidgin is a free and open-source chat client which supports AIM, Google Talk, ICQ, XMPP protocols.

Hangouts is an instant messaging software developed by Google.

Telegram is a free cloud-based instant messaging platform.

Tox is a peer-to-peer instant-messaging and video-calling protocol that offers end-to-end encryption.

Jitsi (formerly SIP Communicator) is a free and open source multiplatform voice (VoIP), videoconferencing and instant messaging application.

Facebook Messenger is the official Facebook app that lets you have text conversations with all of your friends on the popular social network.

Empathy is an instant messaging (IM) and voice over IP (VoIP) client which supports text, voice, video, file transfers, and inter-application communication over various IM protocols.

Linphone is a free voice over IP (VoIP) service and SIP client.

Wire is a cross-platform, encrypted instant messaging client created by Wire Swiss. It is available for iOS, Android, Linux, Windows, macOS and Web browser clients.

Fring connects with Skype, MSN Messenger, ICQ and Google Talk from your iPhone.

WeChat is a social media with instant messaging, commerce and payment services application.

appear.in provides one-click video conferences right in your browser without requiring PIN codes or additional software.

Snapchat is an image messaging and multimedia mobile application.

Tango is the messaging app with the best video calling. All messages and calls are free.

BlackBerry Messenger, also known as BBM is an instant messenger and videotelephony application included on BlackBerry devices that allows messaging and voice calls between BlackBerry, iOS, Android, and Windows Mobile users.

Google Duo is a video chat mobile app available on the Android and iOS operating systems.

Jitsi Meet is an open-source (Apache) WebRTC JavaScript application that uses Jitsi Videobridge to provide high quality, scalable video conferences.

Dialog Messenger is a handy and feature-rich enterprise multi-device messenger available for server or cloud.