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Empathy vs Hike Messenger

A side-by-side look at Empathy and Hike Messenger. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Empathy

Empathy

Social & Communications

Empathy is an open source instant messaging client that supports text, voice and video chat. It uses the Telepathy framework and integrates with the GNOME desktop environment. Empathy supports popular protocols like XMPP, IRC, Facebook Messenger, and more.

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Hike Messenger

Hike Messenger

Social & Communications

Hike Messenger is a free, cross-platform instant messaging app that allows users to exchange messages, photos, videos, stickers, audio clips and files. It offers features like hidden chats, offline messaging and supports group chats with up to 100 participants.

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