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Empathy vs Messenger Kids

A side-by-side look at Empathy and Messenger Kids. 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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Messenger Kids

Messenger Kids

Social & Communications

Messenger Kids is a messaging app by Facebook aimed at children under 13, with parental controls and no ads. It allows kids to video chat and send messages while giving parents oversight and ability to set restrictions.

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