It also enables you to make phone and video calls, which means you could skip having a phone plan altogether if all your contacts use WhatsApp. You can share files up to 100MB with other contacts on WhatsApp, too, making it a versatile communication app.

The app has end-to-end encryption, which sounds good, but it is owned by Facebook, and we all know how much that company likes to meddle with your personal data. If you’re looking for more secure alternatives, check out our article on encrypting text messages.