KakaoTalk vs Empathy : Which is Better?

KakaoTalk

KakaoTalk (Korean: 카카오톡), or sometimes KaTalk, is a free mobile instant messaging application for smartphones with free text and free call features. Developed by KAKAO

License: Freemium

Categories: Social & Communications

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Android iPhone Blackberry

Empathy

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. Developed by The GNOME Project

License: Open Source

Categories: Social & Communications Travel & Location

Apps available for Linux BSD

KakaoTalk VS Empathy Feature comparision

Feature	KakaoTalk	Empathy
Group chat
Based on phone number
Voice Call
Push Notifications
Secret chats
Voice chat
Stickers
Chat Bot
Lightweight
Cloud sync
End-to-End Encryption
Encrypted chat
Security focused
Privacy-friendly
Decentralized
Security & Privacy
Peer-To-Peer
Privacy focused
Custom Backgrounds
Forums
Video calling
Share your screen
Gmail integration
Animated stickers
Call Transfer
Desktop Sharing
Threaded Conversations
Group collaboration
Chat organizer
Chat
In-app Money Transfer
Messaging
Built-in File transfer
Integrated File Sharing
Support for Multiple protocols
Unified messaging
Video chat
Xmpp
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Video Conferencing
Federation
File sharing
File transfer
SIP client
Web application wrapper
Multi-messenger
Built-in themes