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★ 3.5What it actually doesSynapse is a corporate messenger for employee communication with support for chats, video/audio calls, and channels, but with notable stability issues, registration problems, and missing basic features (contact blocking, media caching, meeting recording).
Actually does
- ✓Messaging65% of reviews
- ✓Group chats25% of reviews
- ✓File sharing35% of reviews
- ✓Video calls20% of reviews
- ✓Voice channels15% of reviews
- ✓Desktop app25% of reviews
- ✓Calendar(bonus)20% of reviews
- ✓Push Notifications(bonus)20% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Voice calls
- ⚠End-to-end encryption
- ⚠Автоматическая очистка чата по таймеру
- ⚠Синхронизация с оргструктурой компании (визуализация ФИО, должности, контактов)
Common complaints
- ✗Registration and authorization errors35% of mentions
«couldn't even register, it shows an error... can't register, it shows an undefined error... authorization error»
- ✗Instability, freezing, crashes28% of mentions
«The app constantly hangs. A regular message might get sent, or it might hang for days... at one point it just stopped updating data»
- ✗Videos and photos stored for limited time, high memory consumption15% of mentions
«videos and photos/pictures are stored for a short time... the app already takes up 3GB»
- ✗Missing basic features (blocking, meeting recording, reactions, calendar)25% of mentions
«No blacklist... No way to record meetings... no reactions»
- ✗Bluetooth, headset, and smart watch notification issues12% of mentions
«Bluetooth doesn't work in the app... Headset doesn't work in the app... no notifications on Band 8/9»
What people praise
- ★Good Skype alternative, supports meetings and channels
«Good Skype alternative, can host meetings, has channels, stickers, mini-apps»
- ★Lightweight app, not resource-intensive
«lightweight and not resource-intensive»
- ★Pleasant visual style, intuitive interface
«everything is clear and accessible... pleasant visual style, convenient app»
- ★Support for private servers
«supports private servers»
- ★Good potential as an alternative to major players
«Very good for a start, if it continues to develop - it will be a good alternative to major players»