WhatsApp Business alternatives

WhatsApp Business · com.whatsapp.w4b

We compared WhatsApp Business with 20 more apps from Communication using the installer files we serve ourselves: download size, required Android version, how many permissions each app asks for and how many of those are dangerous.

WhatsApp Business and 20 alternatives

AppSizeMinimum AndroidPermissions
WhatsApp Business· this app107.3 MBAndroid 6.0 (API 23)82 (20 dangerous)
Key VPN – Secure VPN29.0 MBAndroid 7.0 (API 24)15 (1 dangerous)
2nd Line - Second Phone Number57.3 MBAndroid 7.0 (API 24)83 (16 dangerous)
Session - Private Messenger60.0 MBAndroid 8.1 (API 27)37 (8 dangerous)
Telegram52.2 MBAndroid 6.0 (API 23)71 (22 dangerous)
Phoenix - Fast & Safe30.4 MBAndroid 7.0 (API 24)72 (11 dangerous)
UC Browser-Safe, Fast, Private167.5 MBAndroid 8.0 (API 26)93 (12 dangerous)
Samsung Browser292.2 MBAndroid 11 (API 30)200 (11 dangerous)
Firefox Fast & Private Browser247.5 MBAndroid 8.0 (API 26)35 (8 dangerous)
WeChat213.7 MBAndroid 7.0 (API 24)96 (18 dangerous)
KakaoTalk : Messenger170.0 MBAndroid 10 (API 29)73 (22 dangerous)
Yahoo Mail: Email & Planner165.1 MBAndroid 9 (API 28)51 (10 dangerous)
Google Chrome39.5 MBAndroid 10 (API 29)37 (8 dangerous)
Nicegram — AI x Dual Telegram148.1 MBAndroid 7.0 (API 24)73 (20 dangerous)
Zangi — Private Messenger52.4 MBAndroid 6.0 (API 23)87 (18 dangerous)
Brave Browser — Fast, Private Web Browsing with VPN257.7 MBAndroid 10 (API 29)36 (7 dangerous)
Contacts — Calls & Phone Dialer25.2 MBAndroid 11 (API 30)39 (10 dangerous)
Boost Mobile34.5 MBAndroid 8.0 (API 26)20 (5 dangerous)
Email — All Email Login11.5 MBAndroid 8.0 (API 26)15 (1 dangerous)
JusTalk — Video Chat & Calls70.6 MBAndroid 6.0 (API 23)61 (15 dangerous)
Messages: SMS & Text Messaging33.1 MBAndroid 10 (API 29)59 (14 dangerous)

What the comparison shows

  • The lightest build here is Email — All Email Login (11.5 MB), the heaviest is Samsung Browser (292.2 MB).
  • 5 of 20 apps need Android 7.0 (API 24) or newer.
  • Key VPN – Secure VPN asks for the fewest permissions — 15, 1 of them dangerous; the average here is 63.

The numbers are computed from the installer files AppLoko serves, not copied from store listings.

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