<![CDATA[Reviews of Smartphone Apps]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/ https://cleartalking.com/main/gaana-app-review/ <![CDATA[Gaana App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/gaana-app-review/ Screenshot_20200109-144508 ]]> Thu, 09 Jan 2020 09:14:23 +0000 17266 2020-01-09 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/cf/47/3c/Screenshot-20200109-144508-4-1578561576.png Gaana is a music streaming app which was founded by Times Internet in 2010. This app is available for both android and IOS users. now you can listen to free MP3 songs and podcasts from all genres, moods, and activities on this app. You get pre-built playlist from experts and other app users.

Now you can set alarm using any song of your wish on his app. Interface of this app is easy to use, you get two color theme in this app.]]> Use Gaana For

Stream Music: Gaana is a music streaming app, you can a wide variety of Indians and International songs. Every song in this app is sorted according to your taste. The categories are as follow.

1. Top Pick: In this section you get music recommendation according to the music you have played previously. You get a card type side scrolling menu from which you can choose the song you want to listen.
2. Moods & Collection: In this section you can explore different type of playlist that was pre-made by the app. Again you get a similar card type interface to choose from.
3. Recently Played: You have this option where you can take a look at which music you have played recently. It makes easy for you if you want to replay the music you want to listen.
4. Made for You: the app identifies which are the songs that you listen on a regular basis, according to that you get playlist created so you don’t have to put any extra efforts finding any song daily and playing it.

Gaana Videos: the company has implemented a new feature where you can stream video songs which are available in portrait mode. Now you can also stream videos while playing song by just swiping left on the screen.

Radio: there are many radio, shows and Podcast on this option. You get live music radios on the app where you have different categories like Artist Radio which only plays music of a particular artist, then we have Radios for Ghazals, Rock Music, Soulful Retro, Hip Hop and RnB, EDM hits, etc.

AI Search: You get a search option in the app which reacts to your voice command using artificial Intelligence similar to Siri on app devices. You have to tell the name to the song you want to play and you get redirected to that song without typing any single letter.

]]> 1.     Song quality is best as compared to its market competitor Saavan.
2.     Video option makes it unique from other music streaming app in the market.
3.     Music recommendation is top notch.
4.     Overall quality and interface of the app is good.
5.     AI search feature works well. 
]]> 1.     Limited on International songs.
2.     You get ads if you are not premium member, which makes the app freemium.
]]> There are In-App purchase options available. This price could vary for different regions.
  1. Gaana+ India₹ 99
  2. Gaana+ Global₹ 249
  3. Gaana+ Global₹ 619
  4. Gaana+ Global₹ 1,199
  5. Gaana+ India₹ 199
  6. Gaana+ India₹ 249
  7. Gaana+ Global₹ 2,199
  8. Gaana+ India₹ 399
  9. Gaana+ Mini Top 50 Charts₹ 159
  10. Gaana+ Mini Artist Pack iOS₹ 159

]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/viber-app-review/ <![CDATA[Viber App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/viber-app-review/ 1 ]]> Wed, 08 Jan 2020 20:57:36 +0000 17262 2020-01-08 5 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/fb/a5/64/1-4-1578518108.jpg An instant messaging app, Viber, is used all over the world. It is a multi-platform application that was initially made for Apple iOS but later released for Android (and other iOS) and then a desktop version. It is free software, operating soul-ly on the internet connection, other than making calls to Non-Viber contacts by Viber Out. 

Viber lets you broadcast messages to multiple contacts, send messages, images, videos, audios emoticons, gifs, and stickers instantly to anyone. Viber is the only instant messaging platform that lets Brands and Labels talk to their customers with features like Viber Community. Viber is the answer to all your Instant messaging problems.

]]> • Stay In Touch: Use Viber for sending an instant text, audio, picture or video messages, even contacts, free to everyone with a Viber account. You can even send short instant video messages like voice mails. 
• Stickers and Gifs: Enhance your chatting experience by sending stickers and Gifs in between texts. Relay your emotions or moods with unlimited Gifs and over 35,000 available stickers. Make your conversations fun by conveying complete messages with emoticons. 
• Delete Messages: Delete any messages you did not mean to send.
• Secret Chats: Start a secret chat where your messages will destroy themselves after a pre-defined time from the receiver’s phone.
• High-quality Calls: Make high-quality voice and video calls to your Viber friends. Alternatively, use Viber Out to call landlines or numbers without Viber. 
• Viber Out: Pay a small amount monthly to use Viber Out and make international and local calls to numbers with Viber or internet availability.
• Multi-platform: Viber synchronizes your complete data on all the platforms you open your account. Unlike other instant messaging apps, you use one account on more than one platform. 
• Prioritize your Privacy: With End-to-End encryption be sure that your messages will remain only between the sender and receiver. At Viber, Privacy and security are taken as the first priority. The messages sent travel to the receiver’s device in the form of encrypted data that can only be unlocked with an encryption key in the receiver’s phone. This ensures no one other than the receiver (not even Viber) can read your messages. 
• Group Messages: Have more than one friend? Want to chat together? Use Viber Group messages to text them all together and interacts with each other with all features of that in a simple one to one conversation on Viber.
• Viber Community: Make a community of any topic or reason, with unlimited members. Interact and chat with members from all over the world. The Admin gets to control everything. 

]]> 1. Viber is very easy to use. The interface is very relaxed and designed to make things easier for everyone. 
2. It makes it possible for all the users to interact with anyone all contact others with or without a Viber account. For a low amount, you can call almost anyone. Using this feature, a simple tablet or laptop can be converted to a full phone. 
3. The calls and chats are secured with high-end security. The unencrypted key is only with the receiver so even the app mangers of Viber can read messages between you and your loved ones. 
4. Short video messages are a newer feature that most instant messaging apps do not have. 

]]> 1. Viber status stays continuously Online. Unlike most instant messaging apps, Viber’s status is constant. Either Online or Offline. It doesn’t change according to usage. 
2. Only seen messages can be deleted. If a wrong message has been sent, there is no way to delete the text, picture, audio or other unless the receiver has seen the message. 
3. Viber is at times unable to read contacts on phones or the platform in use.


]]> With Viber Out,  you can make international calls to anyone (landline or mobile), even if they don't have Viber, at low rates. You can buy fixed price monthly subscription plans, or call credits.]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/oyo-app-review/ <![CDATA[OYO App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/oyo-app-review/ Screenshot_20200108-140259 ]]> Wed, 08 Jan 2020 08:07:00 +0000 17260 2020-01-08 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/6a/20/6f/Screenshot-20200108-140259-24-1578472722.png OYO rooms was started by Ritesh Agarwal in 2013, it was started as a budget hotel for travellers. This app is available for both android and IOS users. You get all booking information on your whatsapp app. Interface of the app is easy to use.

The app uses your location to recommend best hotel deals near you. OYO assistance on the app is very convenient if you have any problem at your stay you can contact OYO assistance.]]> Use OYO For

Book Hotel Room: You can book your hotel rooms from hundreds and thousands of hotel options available globally. OYO room is available in almost all cites in India.

OYO Life: there are many Immigrants across the globe, who travel as a student, office profession or for their business purpose. So with the help of OYO app you can Book affordable rented apartments in different cities. You don’t need to worry about furniture’s as OYO life rooms are fully furnished and there is no Brokers involved in middle.

So what you get with OYO life is weekly Housekeeping, fully furnished flats, no brokers, free wifi and on-call stay supervisor. OYO life is available only in India and in limited cities which are Bangalore, Gurgaon, Pune, Noida, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Coimbatore, Ghaziabad, Great Noida, Mysore, Faridabad.

Weddingz: this is a wedding planner startup that was acquired by OYO, now with the help of this app you can Host your event in a grand and affordable rates. You also have an option for destination wedding if you don’t have a budget issue. Weddingz will look after all the event management. They do this in partnership with local banquet halls, also this is only available in India.

Innov8: it is a Co working space startup similar to Wework, OYO has acquired Innov8 and has started it operation in major cities on India like Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Noida, Gurgaon, Navi Mumbai, Chennai and Pune. It is solution for Freelancers and small startups. If you individual or you are a team of 10 people you get your space to work according to your needs. With a design like a coffee shop you get a pleasant feeling working at this space.

Amenities that you get here is High speed Wi-Fi, Centralized AC, Cafeteria, CCTV, Meeting & Conference Rooms, Safety Lockers and Phone Booths.

OYO Wallet: OYO wallet is a wallet system where you can add money for booking various hotels, OYO also provides you with OYO money which is more like a deal or coupon for some discount on your booking.

Refer & Earn: You have this option on the bottom menu of the app where you can share your referral code to your friends and families, and get OYO money as offer from which you can buy a free stay. But your friends need to book there stay first, so you can get your reward on the app.

]]> 1.     You get similar guest experience across all OYO rooms.
2.     With Innov8 you can collaborate with other freelancer and expand your operation.
3.     OYO Life is a best feature on OYO where you can get a budget friendly home as a Immigrant.
4.     Budget and quality hotel rooms.
5.     Assured free breakfast at your booking.
]]> 1.     Sometime the staff is in few hotels are rude at talking.
2.     Low at parking space on major hotels.
3.     OYO events which I have not mentioned in the features is not yet active, you won’t find any event on the app.
]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/flipkart-app-review/ <![CDATA[Flipkart App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/flipkart-app-review/ Screenshot_20200105-141240 ]]> Sun, 05 Jan 2020 08:41:47 +0000 17230 2020-01-05 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/ac/85/67/Screenshot-20200105-141240-62-1578214326.png Flipkart is an E-commerce website where you can purchase products online such as consumer electronics, FMCG products, fashion, toys for kids, books and many more. It is an Indian startup based in Bengaluru, India. The app is available for both Android and iOS device. The app recommends products based on your previous product search. App is easy to use because of the user friendly Interface. ]]> USE FLIPKART FOR:
Online shopping : Flipkart is the second most popular online E-commerce store in the world. You get a variety of products that you can buy on there store.
For e.g. Books, Music Instruments, Fashion, Consumer Electronics, Toys for kids, Grocery, Sports Accessories, Personal Care products, etc.

Flipkart Assure : It is a badge that is given to selected products on the store which means the product is of high quality and will be delivered to customers as fast as possible.

Online Travel Booking : Now you can Book you Flight and Bus tickets on Flipkart. you can also book Hotels on this app.

Pay Bills : Now you can pay your mobile, DTH bills online.

Refurbished Products  : Now you can buy Refurbished mobile phones and Laptops on flipkart. You get redirected to a site called 2GUD which is owned and managed by Flipkart. here you get options for each products which is Okay, Good, Very Good, Superb, Like New. the Okay being the lower grade and the like new being the most upper Grade.

Gift Card : You can get a Flipkart Gift card from the app which can be of 500rs, 1000rs, 2000rs, or any amount of your choice.

Flipkart Plus : This option is a type of membership which means if you are a member you get some special benefits like Early access to Sale, Free and Fast Shipping and Priority Customer support.

Super Coin : Super coin is used to get some special discount on products. you can also buy Plus membership from super coin, you get a plus membership for 300 super coins . for every 100rs spend you get 2 super coins this is for non plus members, if you are a plus member you get 4 super coin on every 100rs spend. super coins are valid for 1 year.

Offer Zone : In this section you get all the products from flipkart which has some discounts on it, like 60% off on a product.

Flipkart Ideas : Here you get fashion tips and Ideas from other Users.

Flipkart Video : Here you get all the flipkart Original Series and other movies for your entertainment.

Flipkart Games : In This section you get to play all the games for some exciting reward like a 20k mobile for 1rs.


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  • You get your products on time.
  • Product packaging is Excellent.
  • Great deals on Products as compared to amazon.
  • The new Super Coin Feature where you get discount on selected products from each coin you earn.
  • Flipkart Idea
  • Flipkart Videos.
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  • Apps feels a bit laggy.
  • You get 100 super coins on purchase of above 1000rs, it means if you purchase a product worth 25k then to you get 100 coins.
    • ]]>         https://cleartalking.com/main/youtube-app-review/ <![CDATA[Youtube App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/youtube-app-review/ 01 ]]> Tue, 31 Dec 2019 21:21:05 +0000 17187 2019-12-31 5 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/a7/e7/62/01-37-1577828461.jpg The world’s largest video sharing platform, YouTube, is available as a desktop site, a mobile site, and an application. The layout of the application is very similar to the website, with shades of minimalist-gray, red, and white and card-like setting of the videos. The easy to use set up, minimum distracting layout, long with offline saving option YouTube is highly equipped to facilitate its users of all ages. 
    YouTube is one stop for all sorts of videos - from entertainment, educational videos, and digital manuals to music videos, vlogs, and live news. Subscribe to your favorite channels and get notifications on new content. 

    ]]>         1. Easy User Interface Layout: The creators of the Most Downloaded Application have made sure that the user interface is as simple as ABC. The layout is based on the card like thumbnails that holds the display image (selected while uploading) of the video along with the name of the video and the uploading channel. With simple swiping, you can shift from the home tab to most trending, the subscribed channels, the notification center, and your account.
    2. Relevant Videos Suggestions: When a user sees a single type of video a number of times, the home page starts showing relevant videos of the category.  
    3. Restriction Feature: The app comes with a restriction feature that stops access to the comments and adult-rated content. This makes YouTube safer for users underage. 
    4. Notification of Subscribed Channels: Now you can control which channels would provide you with notifications and alerts of new videos uploaded. 
    5. Video Quality Control: The viewer can control what quality of video they want to view. The feature is a blessing for people in underdeveloped countries with low internet speeds. 
    6. Stories: Add small videos or images in the stories section that last only for 24 hours.
    7. Select from Where the Video Begins: while sending the video to someone, you can just add the “=00m&00s” after the URL, when he plays it they will start seeing the video from that point.
    8. Fast Forward & Rewind the Video: To rewind for 10 seconds (as default) double tab on the left side of the screen, and on the right side to fast forward for the said time. 
    9. Status and Images Cards: One of the latest features of YouTube are the status and image cards, that can be posted by channels.
    10. Offline Videos: Download videos to watch on the go and reduce mobile data usage. A video stays for around 29 days in the library without the internet.
    11. Dark theme: YouTube recently launched a dark theme on its application for better visualization in a darker environment.
    12. Playlist: Create a playlist or save the already-made playlists by channels or YouTube. 

    ]]>          • YouTube is a world linking site, it connects people from all around the world, posting a video can take your message or your work to the whole world.
     • One of the most famous uses of YouTube is Vlogging, short for “Video Blogging.” The Vloggers post content in video format, very similar to simple content blogging. People select topics such as lifestyle, makeup, sports, video games, cooking, product description, and travel, etc., and make videos for their channels. A large audience or a high view count leads to being paid for the content. This has led to numerous Vlogging channels on all sorts of topics.
     • The latest news and information is easy to find as most news networks have made YouTube channels where they telecast the live footage.

    ]]>          • Moving forward and backward when a playlist is not played is very difficult; at times, it is difficult to reach a video played before. 
     • The original content is sometimes lost in between the thousand plagiarized or duplicated videos.
     • In the application, we cannot queue the videos we want to play, while this feature is available on the website version of YouTube. 
     • Locking the phone or opening some other app while using YouTube is not possible. This comes as a problem if we have to send a message or check something while streaming music.

    ]]>         There are In-App purchase options available. This price could vary for different regions.]]>     https://cleartalking.com/main/telegram-app-review/ <![CDATA[Telegram App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/telegram-app-review/ Telegram App ]]> Wed, 25 Dec 2019 20:21:46 +0000 17165 2019-12-25 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/65/7e/40/WhatsApp-Image-2019-12-25-at-84456-PM-1-14-1577324794.jpeg Telegram is a free Instant Messaging application that boasts simplicity, speed and security. Telegram supports iOS, Android and Windows Phone. It also extends support for computers with its desktop applications for macOS, Windows and Linux. Telegram has some of the most well-connected data centres worldwide allowing for speedy messaging, high reliability and high performance. You can create groups of up to 200,000 people, share extremely large files and even create bots to perform certain tasks. Telegram is extremely secure and employs state of the art encryption methods to protect your information. Telegram also has a “Secret Chats” feature where messages can be programmed to self-destruct automatically from both devices after a set period of time. Telegram was one of the first instant messaging applications to bring file sharing into mainstream messaging applications. It even had GIF and stickers long before Whatsapp or Facebook Messenger adopted it.]]>
  • Free Fast Instant Messaging - Telegram boasts that it’s the fastest messenger in the current application market. This is made possible due to Telegram’s huge server strength and large well-connected data-centres worldwide.
  • Automatic Data Sync - Telegram supports almost any kind of device. With telegram, you can access your messages and data from all devices simultaneously. You can start typing a message from your phone and finish the message on your tablet or laptop. You will lose your messages or data.
  • Unlimited file sharing - Telegram allows you to send files of ANY type to other users. There is virtually no limit on the size of the file you can send across. Furthermore, your entire chat history will occupy no space on your device and will be stored free of cost on Telegram’s cloud. 
  • Security - This one of Telegram’s longest-standing core features. Telegram’s core concept was to provide secure free instant messaging for all. Everything on Telegram (groups, chats, media, etc) is encrypted using a combination of 256-bit symmetric AES encryption, 2048-bit RSA encryption, and Diffie–Hellman secure key exchange.
  • Large groups - You can create groups of up to 200,000 members! Furthermore, Telegram has support for “Channels” that allow you to broadcast messages to anyone who is subscribed to the channel. This makes it extremely convenient for a Beta Testers group, HR announcements or even for your Class announcements at your college or university!
  • Reliable - Telegram markets itself as an extremely reliable application. It is built to deliver messages in as few bytes as possible and works on the weakest internet connections.
  • Telegram Bots - There is a multitude of Bots available on Telegram for varied needs. There are bots to set reminders, help you choose a place from Zomato, define routes from Google maps and so on. You can even add bots to a group and anybody in the group can use it! There are even fun bots that talk like a famous character or TV personality!
  • Secret Chats - Telegram has support for automatic self-destructing messages that erase themselves from all devices after a set period of time. With Secret chats, you can send any content (texts, media, videos, files) and have it disappear after a set period of time. 
  • Simplicity and ease of use - Despite the overwhelming number of features, Telegram is surprisingly very easy to use. The controls and buttons are very intuitive and would take no time to get used to.

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  • Extremely fast - True to its promise, Telegram is extremely fast and snappy. Messages are almost instantly delivered and even file uploads are extremely consistent. 
  • Large file support - You can send very large files over Telegram. You can send full-blown movies and large documents across with no hassle.
  • Secure messaging - Telegram uses state-of-the-art encryption standards to ensure that your messages are completely secure. Everything is encrypted - including photos, videos and documents.
  • Channels - Telegram has support for channels that people can subscribe to. Admins of the channels can send broadcast messages to all subscribers. 
  • Device Support - Telegram supports all your devices and your messages and data would remain completely in sync amongst all your devices
  • Secret Chats - With secret chats, your messages will automatically self destruct after a set period of time. No trace of the messages sent would be there. The data would disappear on both devices and the cloud. You can even send photos, documents and other media in secret chats.
  • Bots - Telegram bots are exclusive programmable helpers that can help you do a variety of tasks in-chat. From setting reminders to helping decide a restaurant in your friends’ group, bots make things easier and more fun on Telegram
  • In-app photo and video editing - There is a powerful photo and video editor in-built on telegram. You can add filters and tune your image to perfection before sending to a friend or a group.
  • Large groups - You can create groups of up to 200,000 members in Telegram. This is by far the largest maximum member limit supported by any messenger application.
  • Stickers and GIFS - Telegram was one of the first few applications to bring support for stickers and GIFS. It has a large and open sticker and GIF platform with thousands of sticker packs and millions of GIFS.

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  • Setting up problems - Many users have had complaints while setting up the application. To log-in, Telegram sends an OTP to your mobile number to authenticate your identity. Users have complained that the messages take too long to deliver, with some messages not arriving at all.
  • Server reliability - While telegram boasts extremely reliable servers, it is not true to its word with messages being undelivered due to server maintenance or issues, albeit extremely rare. 
  • No voice or video calls - Telegram does not support voice or video calls. Unlike other apps in the same market, Telegram is yet to include support for voice and video calls.
  • Changing numbers - Once registered with a number, Telegram has issues while switching numbers. While the process seems to be simple, there seem to be issues with the OTP delivery as mentioned earlier.

    • ]]>         https://cleartalking.com/main/snapchat-app-review/ <![CDATA[Snapchat App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/snapchat-app-review/ Have fun with crazy filters ]]> Sat, 21 Dec 2019 20:17:28 +0000 17099 2019-12-21 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/57/c2/2e/WhatsApp-Image-2019-12-22-at-65914-PM-27-1577059360.jpeg Snapchat is a free photo and video-sharing app used globally. Snapchat supports both iOS and Android phones. Snapchat markets itself as the most fun way to share a moment with friends and family. Snapchat allows users to add captions to their photos or videos and express themselves further with Filters, Lenses, and Bitmojis. A primary feature of Snapchat is that pictures and messages are only available for a short time before they become inaccessible to the recipients.]]>
  • Snap pictures and videos
    1. Snapchat opens right to the camera. You can tap to take a photo, or press and hold for video.
    2. You can add a Lens or Filter to your photo. New Lenses and Filters are added regularly that allow you to change the way you look and even play games with your face!
    3. You can even create your own Filters to add to photos and videos — or try out Lenses made by the Snapchat community!
  • Chat with friends 
    1. Snapchat also has live messaging that allows you to stay in touch with friends and family.
    2. Snapchat supports video chatting with up to 16 friends at once. You can even use Filters and Lenses during your video calls.
    3. You can also express yourself with Friendmojis — exclusive Bitmojis made just for you and a friend.
  • Discover people, stories and news
    1. In Snapchat, you can add “Stories” which are essentially snaps that are visible to all your friends. You can follow your friends and watch their Stories to see their day unfold.
    2. Snapchat is very popular amongst top publishers and creators who post a lot of exclusive content to Snapchat.  
    3. Content in Snapchat is made exclusively for viewing on phones. You can watch breaking news, original Shows, and community Stories on Snapchat.
  • Snap Map
    1. You can see where your friends are hanging out if they’ve shared their location with you. 
    2. You can share your location with your best friends, or go off the grid with Ghost Mode. Ghost mode stops sharing your location with all your friends.
    3. Snap map also allows you to discover live Stories from the community nearby, or across the world! You can roam the map to discover new stories, content and easter eggs!
  • Memories 
    1. Memories is Snapchat’s personal archive of your stories. You can look back on Snaps you’ve saved with free cloud storage.
    2. You can also edit and send old moments from your Memories to friends, or save them to your Camera Roll.
    3. Furthermore, you can create Stories from your favorite memories to share with friends and family.
  • Friendship Profiles
    1. Every friendship in Snapchat has its own special profile to see the moments you’ve saved together.
    2. You can even discover new things you have in common with Charms. See how long you’ve been friends, your astrological compatibility, your Bitmojis’ fashion sense, and more!
    3. Friendship Profiles are just between you and a friend, so you can bond over what makes your friendship special.

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  • Timed photos, videos, and texts. In Snapchat, any photo or video you snap to a friend can only be seen for a set period of time. The period of time can be chosen before you send the snap. The recipient can only rewatch the snap once more.
  • Free photo and video sharing. In Snapchat you can share snaps with your friends at NO cost. You can send photos and videos to anyone, anywhere in the world. 
  • Filters and Lenses. You can add lenses and filters to your snap that change the way you look or add interactable AR elements to your snap. The puppy ears filter and the cooling glasses are some of the popular ones in Snapchat. Snapchat adds exclusive new filters regularly to add an element of fun and surprise to your snaps.
  • Free video calls. Snapchat allows you to video call up to 16 people at once for free anywhere in the world. You can even add filters and lenses while video calling and modify your look in real-time. Snapchat even has games that you can play during a video call with your friends.
  • Voice Notes. Snapchat also supports sending voice messages to your friends. Voice notes also disappear on exiting the chat.
  • Saving chats. You can hold on a message in the chat with your friend to permanently save the message in the chat. You can even save notes and shared images.
  • Screenshot notification. If your snap has been screenshotted by the recipient, Snapchat notifies you in the application. 
  • Group chats. You can create groups in Snapchat too. Sending a snap to a group would send it to all the people present in that group. You can even video call a whole group of people.
  • Memories. Snapchat allows you to save the stories you share with people and stores it for you in free-of-charge cloud storage. You can save as many stories as you want. 
  • Locked storage. You can lock specific stories and memories in Snapchat’s locked folder in memories. This is to prevent prying eyes from seeing something that you don’t want them to.
  • Account Privacy. Snapchat assures that all your content is encrypted and stored securely to prevent prying eyes. 
  • Easy contact sharing. Snapchat creates a unique SnapCode for every user. You can merely scan a SnapCode in the Snapchat app to follow that specific person or add the user as a friend. 
  • Song detection. You can hold on the viewfinder while a song is playing and Snapchat will automatically listen and try to identify the song for you. You can then go to your music app of choice to listen to the song.
  • Snap Map. With Snap Map, you can check out the spots where your friends are hanging out. You can even discover public stories from a community nearby or anywhere in the world.
  • Exclusive content.  You can view exclusive content from content creators worldwide via Snapchat. Some creators monetize Snapchat content with SnapCash that allows users to pay a subscription fee to view their snaps and stories.
  • Snap Streaks. In Snapchat, if you send snaps daily to your friends, you start a streak. Streaks are a fun way to maintain connections with people. Streaks are broken only if you don’t snap each other for 24 hours.

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  • Advertisements. Snapchat regularly displays advertisements while scrolling through multiple stories. 
  • Massive data consumption. Snapchat uses a lot of internet bandwidth to transmit photos and videos. It can easily eat up your whole data allowance if you are on a limited data plan. It is highly recommended to switch off background data usage for Snapchat.
  • No location privacy.  Snapchat transmits your location to all your friends via Snap Map. This is turned on by default. You need to turn it off manually if you do not want your location to be publicized.
  • Content Censorship.  Snapchat does not allow inappropriate content on its platform. But this is mainly based on user reports. So any user can flag you for inappropriate content and your account will get banned. 
  • Group Call limit. Snapchat limits group calls to a maximum of 16 people. So large conferences cannot be held on Snapchat.
  • No file sharing. You cannot share files other than photos or videos on Snapchat. This makes it inconvenient as a messaging application.
  • Photo and Video Compression. Snapchat heavily compresses your photos and videos reducing their quality. Snapchat is not ideal for sharing high-quality photographs.
  • Large memory consumption. Snapchat eats up a lot of storage and RAM on your phone to keep the constant stream of videos and photos running. It is not usable on low-end devices.
  • No PC access. Snapchat does not support Windows or Mac. You cannot view your stories or send snaps via a PC. There is no website or desktop app.

    • ]]>         There are In-App purchase options available. The price could vary for different regions.]]>     https://cleartalking.com/main/zapya-review/ <![CDATA[Zapya App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/zapya-review/ 1 ]]> Fri, 20 Dec 2019 18:26:31 +0000 17087 2019-12-20 5 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/04/66/4c/1-95-1576866866.jpg Zapya is a multi-platform, peer-to-peer file-sharing app, which works without internet connectivity. The software transfers data from one phone to another within seconds. Zapya works in a simple way like Bluetooth, transferring data. However, it is much faster, transfers heavy files, and connects different operating systems like iOS, Windows, and Android. Zapya has options to send a file to numerous people at the same time as the group share option. In addition, it supports 20 different languages, making it easier to use even for people with a weaker grip of English. It is considered the fastest, amongst the file-sharing apps.

    ]]>         • Bulk Transfer of Varying Size Files: Send files of all sizes in large quantities. The transfer is as easy as clicking on your screen. 
    • Phone Replication: Changed your phone? With Zapya, back up your old phone and transfer data to your new phone. It allows you to replicate your old phone in a few easy steps. This is very helpful if have changed your  Operating system from iOS to Andriod, Windows to iOS or any other way round.
    • “Install All” Option: On transferring application from one phone to another in the form of Apks, Zapya allows you to install the Apks in a single click.
    • Shake To Connect: You can easily connect your phones to one another by starting the connectivity set-up and shaking both the phones at the same time. 
    • Two-Way Transfer: In a single connection exchange files between phones as the position of the sender and receiver is inter-changeable.
    • Group-Share Option: Share files with multiple people at the same time, by making a group for transferring data. 
    • Video Discovery: Discover the latest videos trending on the interent. 
    • QR Connectivity: You can easily connect your phones to one another by starting the connectivity set-up and scanning the QR code of others. 

    ]]>         Zapya has an impeccable quality of sending data across devices of different operating systems in a blink of an eye. The file-sharing application can send a number of files in a single connection. You need not make separate connections for every file being transferred, and files of varying sizes, types and locations can be transferred to the other device. Another feature of the fastest sharing application is that once a connection is established, the position of the sender and receiver is inter-changeable. In addition, using the group-share feature, you can make a connection with multiple people at a single time. 

    ]]>         • Zapya still does not transfer files back and forth MAC. 
    • The app has many ads that make the usage slightly difficult.
    • The continuous connection can make your phone prone to a lot of viruses and malware files. 
    • It is a power-intensive app if running in the background; it kills your battery.  
    • Zapya does support HD format of videos in the Media Player. 

    ]]>         https://cleartalking.com/main/forest-stay-focused-review/ <![CDATA[Forest: Stay Focused App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/forest-stay-focused-review/ Screenshot_20191216_211258 ]]> Tue, 17 Dec 2019 15:16:07 +0000 17057 2019-12-17 4 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/cf/02/5a/Screenshot-20191216-211258-47-1576595952.jpg Productivity is now achieved with the help of apps – and this one here beats most of them out of the game. Forest: Stay Focused aims to increase people’s productivity by stopping you from getting distracted from your phone. What you do here is set the timer to the time limit you want to set, and click on the start button. A seed is planted at the beginning, which then grows into a full tree when your timer ends. There are a lot of trees to plant now, but many of them are yet to be unlocked. You can do that once you fill up your wallet with virtual coins. There is a tab labelled ‘Shop’ which you can look at once you download it. You can check your progress, as well as look at you blooming ‘forest’ in the tab ‘Forest’ tab. There are a whole lot of settings which you can use to make your app experience more personalized. It is a nice change from using any boring productivity apps, which just sets the timer and do nothing else. This is a much better way to boost your motivation into doing something worthwhile!]]> • An interesting way to help you beat phone addiction and overcome distraction
    • Encourages you to stay focused
    • The best cure for procrastination
    • Reduces procrastination and makes you productive
    • A simple, pleasant way to track your focused moments
    • Earn rewards and unlock new tree species
    • Turn your focused moments into a lovely big forest
    • Motivate yourself to achieve your daily goals!
    ]]>         The app is a lot better than other concentration and productivity apps. If people using it are especially nature-lovers, then they will find it almost impossible to ‘kill’ a tree. The UI is minimalistic and still easy and efficient. The colours are calm and soothing, and it is equally beneficial that the gains they get from the app are invested with a real-tree-planting organization. A recently added feature of ‘calming music’ makes sure that you are concentrating fully on your work, which you can buy with their virtual coins.]]> There are ads which pop up, whenever you either want to double your coins or accidentally give up so that you don’t have a dried-up tree in your forest. It is a loophole which one can exploit if they want to keep their record clean and still be able to use their phones. The pro version is offered on play store at 170/- which is something not many would be able to afford – and there are some pretty good options which are locked away in there.]]> Apple app store has paid version for $1.99. This price could vary for different regions. ]]>     https://cleartalking.com/main/linkedin-app-review/ <![CDATA[LinkedIn App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/linkedin-app-review/ Screenshot_20191213_194805 ]]> Fri, 13 Dec 2019 16:10:00 +0000 17039 2019-12-13 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/53/56/2e/Screenshot-20191213-194805-70-1576253461.jpg Want to make your career successful? Then LinkedIn is one of those apps you should take full advantage of! LinkedIn is an employment-oriented service, which is now adapted into a mobile app a few years ago. With it, you can upload your resume, so that employers posting jobs can get a look at your profile and contact you while you can connect with employers to inquire more about the job. The company was founded on December 28, 2008 and is going strong over all these years. It lets you build a strong network of like-minded people, as well as people of the same profession. Exchanging ideas, helping others to further their professional lives – are only some of the many things LinkedIn app helps you to do at your convenience.]]>
  • Job Search & Careers
  • Resume Builder
  • Social Networking
  • Business News
  • Social Networking for Businesses
    • ]]>         Efficient. Offers great profile tools. Clean sections, to navigate easily. Has an option of letting you post your works and articles.]]> The app UI can be made better. Some of the good features are only available in the Premium version, such as getting to know who viewed your profile, among others.]]> There are In-App purchase options available. This price could vary for different regions.
    1. Personal Plus subscription $9.99 
    2. Personal Plus subscription (Annual) $94.99 
    3. Business subscription $24.99 
    4. Business subscription (Annual) $239.99 
    5. Business Plus subscription $49.99 
    6. Business Plus subscription (Annual) $499.99 
    7. Executive subscription $99.99 
    8. Executive subscription (Annual) $899.99 
    9. Job Seeker Basic subscription $19.99 
    10. Job Seeker Basic subscription (Annual) $189.99
    ]]>         https://cleartalking.com/main/ada-news-in-shorts-private-limited-app-review/ <![CDATA[Inshorts App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/ada-news-in-shorts-private-limited-app-review/ Screenshot_20191213_201830 ]]> Fri, 13 Dec 2019 16:01:23 +0000 17036 2019-12-13 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/f3/bc/f7/Screenshot-20191213-201830-5-1576252926.jpg  
    Not many people would be there around who don’t know about this app. Inshorts app comes with a tagline – 60 words news summary. It gives you bite-sized pieces of the latest news around the globe, curated to make them short, crisp and relevant. Not many people have time to scan the entire newspaper, and hence this app makes life easier for people who have their jobs and colleges to attend. The app has changed its appearance a lot, so as to fit with the changing times. It has now an option of logging in as well as news by categories. The utility of this app is unique, and if not for the many issues of this app, it would have gotten 5/5.
    ]]>         The option of SEARCH for easier access to information
    Read Summaries of All Breaking News
    A feed of latest stories, videos and other content personalised only for you!
    News Categories to sort your news
    You can also share News]]>         Easy to use. Saves time, money and energy. Offers categories so that you can filter your news. 

    ]]>         Lots of ads. The UI is much cleaner and efficient now, but there are always some glitches or the other – such as notification problem, degrading quality of the news offered, crashes when opened. ]]>     https://cleartalking.com/main/pinterest-review/ <![CDATA[Pinterest App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/pinterest-review/ 1 ]]> Fri, 06 Dec 2019 18:06:25 +0000 17026 2019-12-06 5 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/ac/fc/16/1-72-1575698879.jpg Pinterest is a place to look for inventive and innovative ideas for everything possible. The site, or app, is gateway to a million different images related to your interest, without boundaries. Whether you are looking for something to redecorate your room, cook an interesting meal, plan a birthday or even camping; Pinterest has latest trends and ideas, etc., ready for you to try yourself.

    ]]>         • A home base for innovative ideas and designs for every category you can think of.
    • Save, or pin as per the Pinterest slang, the pictures and videos that you like and are interested in trying.
    • Collect pins of one category in one board for simpler approachability and organizing. You can also make sub-boards inside one board for classifying similar boards.
    • Decide whether you want the board to be open to public or be private, open only to you.
    • Add other user and create a shared board.
    • Using visual search on a pin, find or buy exactly what you need.
    • The pins or pictures and videos could be in fact a link to external webpage for easy access.
    ]]>         Best part about Pinterest is no doubt its convenient access to topics of one’s choice. The feed preference is automatically updated on user’s recent interest in a topic or a category.

    ]]>         The worst part about Pinterest is the over availability of choices, the moment you open a picture it starts showing thousands of other underneath, resulting in difficulty in  making a choice.

    ]]>         https://cleartalking.com/main/instagram-review/ <![CDATA[Instagram App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/instagram-review/ 20191210_201321 ]]> Mon, 02 Dec 2019 19:47:34 +0000 17014 2019-12-02 5 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/54/28/e9/20191210-201321-37-1576019341.jpg Instagram is a social media app where users can chat with friends, post photos and videos, sell things,  add captions, edit filters, tweak settings, engage with others, and do much more!

    ]]>
  • Messaging with other people.
  •  Post pictures on your profile with a description, location and comment section.
  •  Posting pictures on the story. This allows the user to post pictures for only 24 hours. Later user can highlight post he wants 
  •  You can add location, you can edit post and video recording up to 15 seconds Also, you can use some filters to be more beautiful.
  •  Maybe the best feature is live video. Some like live coverage of your day or something you do. That can be unique and this is the best way to share it with your friends. 
  •  One of the last updates is mod where you can add close friends, which is awesome when you want to post something that you want to hide from people, or it just is a family thing.
    • ]]>         Fastest and easiest way of chatting nowadays.
    Instagram allows you to have decent, maybe even world-class photographs without having to buy expensive cameras, you can do it with your phone using filters.
    App is free!
    Instagram does not drain you battery.

    ]]>         Since Instagram is currently the best social network there are not cons, but however, everything can not suit everybody. 
    • I think the major problem is not having proper groups on Instagram and a place where a lot of people can chat together, something like a blog. 

    Also, it will be nice to see a gaming hub on Instagram.
    ]]>         https://cleartalking.com/main/jotterpad-app-review/ <![CDATA[JotterPad App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/jotterpad-app-review/ Screenshot_20191130_121847 ]]> Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:41:00 +0000 17010 2019-12-02 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/47/df/aa/Screenshot-20191130-121847-53-1575272528.jpg Writers don’t have to find a new writing app anymore, for here is a complete review of Jotterpad,
    one of the best writing apps I have come across. Jotterpad is a clean, professional, easy-to-navigate
    writing app, which caters to each and every need a writer would have whiling writing his thoughts and
    feelings. It has simple but useful features, with a sleek UI. There is a paid version too, with even more
    facilities which the writer can get down with. And even though the paid features are great, the already
    inbuilt ones are sufficient – maybe more than sufficient – for writers.]]>
  • Full-Featured Text Editor
  • Local & Cloud
  • Add Unlimited Cloud Accounts
  • Faster & More Powerful
  • Smooth, Crisp & Elegant Font
  • Bluetooth Keyboard
  • Export & Share
    • ]]>         Simple. Clean. Able to store as many works as you can procure.]]> The paid version has some really good features, which will not be available to everyone. And
    those features can be found in other writing apps too, which are probably free.]]>         https://cleartalking.com/main/whatsapp-messanger-review-2/ <![CDATA[WhatsApp Messanger App ]]> https://cleartalking.com/main/whatsapp-messanger-review-2/ 3A9ED1E3-C578-4485-9720-9150CD9451B1 ]]> Fri, 15 Nov 2019 03:08:32 +0000 16927 2019-11-15 https://cleartalking.com/main/media/reviews/photos/original/62/7f/ab/3A9ED1E3-C578-4485-9720-9150CD9451B1-26-1573787622.jpeg WhatsApp Messenger is a FREE messaging app available for iOS and Android smartphones.  Using the internet conection (WiFi or cellular) in your phone, you can send messages and make VoIP calls to friends and family. You can use WhatsApp to send and receive messages, calls, photos, videos, documents, and Voice Messages.]]> USE WHATSAPP FOR:
    Free Messaging and Voice Calls: If you have internet enabled iOS or Android smartphone, you can chat, send messages and make voice calls completely FREE using WhatsApp.  WhatsApp uses the internet connection in your phone (4G/3G/2G/EDGE or Wi-Fi, as available) for the messaging and voice calls. There is no cost involved to use WhatsApp to perform these activities. You can message or call any WhatsApp user anywhere in the world for free. You can also message from your computer's browser using WhatsApp Web. 

    Form Groups for Communication: You can create groups of your family and friends in WhatsApp for group chats and sharing media files. 

    Send and Receive Multimedia Files: you can send and receive photos, videos, documents,audio files and Voice Messages either to a WhatsApp user or group.

    Offline Messages: Even if another user is not online using WhatsApp, you can still send a message, which the user will see when next time using the App.

    Free Video Calls: You can make face-to-face video call to any other WhatsApp user anywhere in the world.

    Share Location: You can share your live location, current location or a nearby place with others.

    Many Other Features: you can share contacts in your phone, customize wallpapers,  customize notification sounds, export and share chat history, message broadcasting to multiple contacts at once, and more!
    ]]>
  • Content Security: Your messages and calls are end-to-end encrypted meaning they can be listened or read only by the people comunicating. No one else, not even WhatsApp can read or listen to them. 
  • Additional Account Security: You can secure your account more with optional Two-step verification. If two-step verification enabled, verification of your phone number should accompany by the six digits PIN that you would have created with this feature.
  • Free chat, audio, video calling: It's free to chat or message to anyone, anywhere in the world. Also you can make audio or video call for free to anyone in the world with WhatsApp. With group chats, you can share messages, photos, documents and videos with up to 256 people at once. 
  • Voice Message: You can leave a voice message to another WhatsApp user by recording a message using your phone's microphone.
  • Sharing Media and Documents: It's easy to share photos, documents and videos. With group chats, you can share up to 256 people at once. 
  • Share from Cloud: You can share a document stored in cloud such as Cloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, etc.
  • Personalize Photos and Videos: you can personalize photos and videos by adding emoji, text, freehanded drawings and filters.
  • Intuitive interface: WhatsApp is user-friendly and easy to use.
  • WhatsApp Business app: Provides tools  for small businesses to interact with customers and automate, sort, and quickly respond to messages. 
  • WHATSAPP WEB: You can use WhatsApp rom your computer's browser to send and receive messages. 
  • No Login Needed: WhatsApp uses your phone to validate you. It doesn't need any username or password to be created. After you install WhasApp in your phone and validated, it's always logged in.
  • Integration with Address Book: WhatsApp can access your address book to make calls and send messages to the existing contacts.
  • Favoriting Messages: You can favorite important messages for later access by starring the  particular messages.
  • Delete Message: You can delete the message that you had already sent either to an individual or group by tapping the message and use 'Delete' option., so that it won't be visible to anyone. 
  • No advertisements: All the features of WhatsApp is available to everyone with no advertisements.
    • ]]>
  • Group Call Limit: Currently WhatsApp allows to make a group call  only with up to four people total. 
  • Profile Picture Visibility: Your profile picture is visible to anyone having your WhatsApp phone number. There is no way to restrict this.
  • No Privacy and Content Censorship: If anyone knows your WhatsApp number can send message to you without your permission. Since WhatsApp doesn’t have content censorship, people can send inappropriate content through WhatsApp, which can be delivered to you without your consent.
  • File Size Limit: The maximum allowed file size that you can send through WhatsApp is 100 MB. The maximum file size allowed for all photos, videos and audio files to be sent or forwarded through WhatsApp is 10 MB on phones with 512 MB and 5 MB on phones with low memory.
  • No Self-Destruction: WhatsApp doesn’t have this feature yet to delete messages automatically after certain time.
  • Data Usage: Due to the large volume of messages that you would receive through your member groups and friends, you have  to keep an eye on the data usage, if you have a limited data plan with your cellular service provider.
    • ]]>