Chat Application Showdown - WeChat KakaoTalk and Line

Chat Apps (application) has been a new level of communication between friends and new acquaintances. And with their multiple features, makes chatting or calling more fun and interesting. Trying out three of the major Chat Applications namely WeChat, KakaoTalk (Korea), and Line (NHN Korea) has entered the Philippine market and now is competing for a share of the social-loving Filipinos.

First let us take a quick look at these applications and how do they fare against each other.

INFOMAXION: Win cool gadgets from KakaoTalk’s Facebook and Twitter contests!

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#KakaoKita Twitter Contest

For Tweeps, you just need to follow @KakaoTalkPH on Twitter and like KakaoTalkPH on Facebook. Then simply tweet who you want to be your Kakao (KakaoTalk chatmate) and tag him or her and @KakaoTalkPH. To complete your post, include the hashtag #KakaoKita.

Sample Tweet: “I want @SarahG to be my Kakao! You too can invite your friends to @KakaoTalkPH and win an iPad! #KakaoKita Qualified entries will be put into a raffle. There will be one winner per week that will be announced on KakaoTalk’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. Each winner will receive an iPad Mini and KakaoTalk sticker dolls.

KakaoTalk Shoots to Number 1 in the PH App Store and Google Play

KakaoTalk, the newest mobile messaging application to reach the country, is now the number one free social networking application in the Philippine iOS App Store and the number one free communications application in Google Play. The mobile application saw a surge of downloads over the past couple of weeks, taking the No. 1 spot in Communications category of Google Play on the 18th, following its matched success in the App Store where it rose to become the No. 1 Social Networking application on August 7th, the same day of its official launch.

The impressive results are backed by Kakao’s aggressive localization efforts, in addition to the messenger’s fun and unique features. On August 7th, Kakao launched a TV and radio ad of KakaoTalk featuring K-pop superstars, Big Bang and Philippines’ pop princess, Sarah Geronimo. These two stars are also featured on KakaoTalk’s Plus Friend channel, a fun interactive advertisement platform where users can add Sarah and BigBang’s official accounts to their Friends’ list to receive latest updates and content including pictures and videos on them. Kakao plans to partner with more celebrities and companies in the Philippines to offer Filipino users content that is locally relevant.