Viber vs WhatsApp

ወደ ስልክ ቁጥር መደወል

Viber Out: ወደ መደበኛ የስልክ ቁጥሮች ይደውላል። WhatsApp: የራሱን ተጠቃሚዎች ብቻ ያገናኛል። ይህ የመጠን ልዩነት አይደለም። ሌሎች የራሱን መተግበሪያ የጫኑ ሰዎችን ብቻ የሚደርስ መተግበሪያ የተለየ ምርት ነው፤ እና የሚደውሉለት ሰው በመደበኛ ስልክ ላይ ከሆነ፣ ስማርትፎን ከሌለው ወይም ምንም ነገር መጫን ካልፈለገ ምንም የዋጋ ጥቅም አማራጭ አያደርገውም። ይህን መጀመሪያ ያረጋግጡ — ከዚህ በታች ያለው ሁሉ የሚጠቅመው ሁለቱም አገልግሎቶች ሊደውሉለት የሚፈልጉትን ቁጥር በእርግጥ ማግኘት ከቻሉ ብቻ ነው።

የክፍያ መለኪያ

Viber Out የሚያስከፍለው ወደ ላይ ተጠጋግሎ ነው፤ WhatsApp የሚያስከፍለው ከመተግበሪያ ወደ መተግበሪያ ብቻ ነው። በደቂቃ ተመሳሳይ ዋጋ ቢኖራቸውም እነዚህ የተለያዩ የክፍያ መጠኖችን ያስከትላሉ፤ ልዩነቱም አብዛኛው ሰው በሚደውልባቸው ቦታዎች ከሁሉ የሰፋ ነው። 35 ሰከንድ የሚቆይ ጥሪን ወደ ሙሉ ደቂቃ ማጠጋጋት በዚያ ጥሪ ላይ በግምት ሰባ በመቶ ተጨማሪ ክፍያ ነው፤ ዋጋው ስላልተለወጠ ግን በየትኛውም የዋጋ ንጽጽር አይታይም።

የደንበኝነት ምዝገባ

Viber Out: የደንበኝነት እቅድ ያቀርባል። WhatsApp: የደንበኝነት እቅድ የለም። የወርሃዊ የአጠቃቀም መጠንዎ የመመጣጠኛ ነጥቡን ካለፈ ምዝገባ በደቂቃ ርካሽ ይሆናል፤ ካላለፈ ግን ባልተጠቀሙበት ወር ሁሉ የበለጠ ውድ ይሆናል። ስለዚህ አንዱን መምረጥ በወደፊት የራስዎ ባህሪ ላይ የሚደረግ ውርርድ ነው። ቅድመ-ክፍያ ክሬዲት ተቃራኒው ምርጫ ነው፤ ለምንም ግዴታ ሳይገቡ በአንድ አሃድ የበለጠ ዋጋ መክፈል።

በViber Out እንደታተመው

• per minute (rounded up to the next minute).
• None (no connection fees or hidden costs stated for Viber Out).
• Viber Out credit is advertised as prepaid 'World Credit'; official documentation describes balance consumption and auto‑recharge but does not state a fixed expiry date.

በWhatsApp እንደታተመው

• none
• No calling credit is used for consumer WhatsApp; usage depends on internet connectivity provided by the user’s operator or Wi‑Fi.

በViber Out እንደታተመው

Users register Viber with a mobile phone number and then can purchase Viber Out credit or plans linked to that account.

በWhatsApp እንደታተመው

Registration requires a mobile phone number for SMS or call verification; the number serves as the primary account identifier.

በViber Out እንደታተመው

Offers World Credit (pay‑as‑you‑go credit), World Unlimited Plan for unlimited calls to 60 countries, Unlimited Country Plans for unlimited calls to a single country, and Minutes Country Plans with monthly minute bundles.

በWhatsApp እንደታተመው

Consumer app has no in‑app subscription for calling; WhatsApp Business is also free to download, with business API usage billed separately by Meta partners.

Viber Out

• United States, landline: $0.019/min (approximate per‑minute rate; VAT/tax not specified).
• United States, mobile: $0.019/min (approximate per‑minute rate; VAT/tax not specified).
• United Kingdom, landline: $0.019/min (approximate per‑minute rate; VAT/tax not specified).
• United Kingdom, mobile: $0.059/min (approximate per‑minute rate; VAT/tax not specified).
• India, mobile: $0.015/min (approximate per‑minute rate; VAT/tax not specified).

ምንጭ፣ እንደተመዘገበው፦ Viber Out international call rates index and explanatory article on Viber Out pricing.

WhatsApp

WhatsApp ከራሱ መተግበሪያ ውጭ በአገር የተከፋፈሉ ዋጋዎችን አያሳውቅም።

ምንጭ፣ እንደተመዘገበው፦ WhatsApp consumer apps do not provide paid PSTN calling; calls are app‑to‑app over data.

Viber Out

• Lets Viber users call mobile and landline numbers in over 60 countries at per‑minute rates.
• Provides multiple Viber Out products: World Credit, World Unlimited Plan, Unlimited Country Plans, and Minutes Country Plans.
• No connection fees are mentioned; billing is per minute and rounded up.
• Uses the same Viber app used for free Viber‑to‑Viber messaging and calls.
• Supports VoIP calling over Wi‑Fi or mobile data, with rates denominated in USD or EUR depending on phone number region.
• Automatic top‑up can be configured to prevent running out of Viber Out credit.
• Desktop apps for Windows and macOS mirror the mobile account once activated via mobile.
• Supports international SMS at a separate per‑message rate.

WhatsApp

• Provides end‑to‑end‑encrypted messaging and voice/video calls between WhatsApp users.
• Supports group chats and group voice/video calls (up to 32 participants on mobile as per recent app descriptions).
• Available on mobile apps, WhatsApp Web, and desktop clients, with chats synced across devices.
• Uses phone numbers as identifiers, eliminating separate usernames.
• Offers free international messaging and calls over data without per‑minute charges from WhatsApp itself.
• Owned and operated by Meta Platforms, Inc.
• WhatsApp Business app adds business‑oriented messaging tools while using the same underlying calling and messaging infrastructure.
• As of 2020 it had more than 2 billion active users worldwide, and remains one of the most widely used messaging apps globally.

Viber Out

• Some reviewers note rate variability between landlines and mobiles, with significantly higher prices for mobiles in certain destinations.
• User feedback on third‑party review sites mentions occasional call quality issues over mobile data compared with Wi‑Fi.
• There are complaints about confusion around available plans and finding the best combination of World Credit vs subscriptions for specific destinations.

WhatsApp

• Some reviewers express concerns about metadata and data sharing with parent company Meta, despite message content being end‑to‑end encrypted.
• Enterprise and privacy‑focused reviewers sometimes criticise limited multi‑device independence, as a phone number and device are still central to account setup for most users.
• Crowded chats and high message volume can make long‑term conversation management difficult according to user reviews on app‑analysis sites.