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back in March about a month after Facebook announced it was buying what's up for 19 billion dollars we compared the popular messaging service with Facebook's in-house messenger but how does whatsapp compared with say kik another very popular mobile messenger I'm Taylor Martin this is PocketNow and this is whatsapp vs. cake right off the bat both of these messengers have a serious core difference what's up requires a phone number that's how your account is created and your context list is managed by corresponding phone numbers in your address book you don't add friends by user name you don't search for friends by email or first and last name you add them to the contacts list in your phone in other words if you don't have their personal phone number you can't talk to them and whatsapp kik is the complete opposite anonymity is a feature even though it may scan your phone for existing contacts who are already on kik you can also add users by their username and you never have to exchange phone numbers cake is sort of like the new-age AOL Instant Messenger or aim for smartphones whereas whatsapp is more like an SMS replacement but the differences don't end there neither do the feature sets in whatsapp you can attach pictures videos audio location and contacts to messages nothing terribly mind-blowing there however you can also have a back and forth voice chat if text simply isn't conveying enough emotion you gets in and read receipts inline media and the ability to set wallpapers and customize the font size with kik the customization options are limited to changing the chat bubble colors but you get Sint delivered and Rev recedes and the attachment types are definitely more open-ended this is enabled through one of kiks standout features an integrated browser right from within kik you can search and browse the web as cool as that may seem the actual integrated browser isn't as nice as it may sound it's fully functioning but you'd probably be better off switching to a dedicated browser for any serious browsing or searching the true utility of the integrated browser however comes with third-party plug-in style functionality through kik optimized sites you get integrated memes the ability to send videos without a time limit YouTube videos Reddit and even games we're not certain it's as innovative as cake would have us believe but it's definitely worth noting it certainly provides more unique experience it makes cake feel more like a digital lounge and strictly another chat app also worth noting is that both services come with file size limits 12 megabytes for whatsapp and 10 megabytes for kick though through some third-party sites you may be able to circumvent that limit and kick both also have group messaging which allows you to send pictures and other media to multiple people at once though we like whatsapp's group messaging a little better what about cross device support actually neither service offers it and neither can be accessed from the web or desktop they're both strictly mobile and if you log in the cake on two different devices you will only stay signed into the device you logged into last and your messages will not be synced across devices whatsapp is sort of the same way but at the very least you can export and email your conversations for safekeeping finally pricing whatsapp is free for the first year but each additional year will cost you 99 cents not too bad kit is completely free unless you're into paying a dollar or two for stickers here and there at the end of the day both of these apps though quite different will get the job done just the same they're both feature packed messaging services which have a lot to offer and giant user bases still whatsapp is definitely the more mature serious service and depending on your preference that may be a good or bad thing tick on the other hand comes with an air of youthfulness with its extra web-based plugins stickers and user names instead of phone numbers on the flip side that particular feature gives kik a unique advantage the ability to chat and get to know someone without sharing your private mobile number this is helpful when meeting people online especially if you don't want to get too personal thanks for watching everyone if you enjoyed this video and want to help us out be sure to click the thumbs up button below and of course subscribe to see more videos in the future you can find us on Twitter Facebook and Google+ at PocketNow I'm Taylor Martin you can find me on twitter at casper tech and i will see you next time