The rise of remote work has made one fact glaringly clear: If you work from home[2], you need a reliable, affordable, and user-friendly video chat app.
Video chat apps are an excellent form of communication, whether it's used for a job interview, a work meeting, or simply a hangout with friends. Poor connections, subpar audio, and frozen video, however, can all wreak havoc on your video calls. It makes finding the best video chat app challenging.
Here are our picks for the best video chat apps in 2021.
Compatibility
Android, iOS, Linux, Windows
Price
Basic: Free
Upgraded: $9.99/mo. or $99.99/yr.
At a glance
Founded in 2015, Discord boasts 150 million active users each month spread across 19 million active servers. The app holds four billion server conversation minutes each day. One reason is its wide availability, servicing 11 countries including Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, and South Korea. It is especially popular with college students, and it's used by over 200 colleges and universities.
Discord offers a combination of communication services, including text and video chat. It has convenient features like screen-sharing and a way to see who in your network is available to chat in real-time. If you are looking for topic-specific resources, Discord organizes them neatly into a database, keeping everything you need readily available with just a touch of a button. With additional community management, you can moderate your space by assigning members specific roles or creating private channels just for leadership.
Ever reliable, Discord also has excellent transparency, sharing real-time stats for all countries and third parties