VK Messenger: Chats and calls
★ 4.1What it actually doesVK Messenger is a free and fast messaging application.
Actually does
- ✓Messaging95% of reviews
- ✓Voice notes30% of reviews
- ✓Video calls25% of reviews
- ✓Group chats20% of reviews
- ✓Free tier5% of reviews
- ✓Russian localization(bonus)100% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Voice calls
- ⚠File sharing
- ⚠Исчезающие сообщения
- ⚠Синхронизация контактов из телефона и ВК
- ⚠Dark mode
Common complaints
- ✗Messages not syncing when opening the app25% of mentions
«A notification pops up with text, I open the app, go to messages, but there's nothing there. When you open the app messages aren't there until you fully close the app and remove it from the tray»
- ✗Message notifications missing or not working properly20% of mentions
«No sound for incoming message, no icon. No sounds for receiving a new message. Notifications come but messages are not in the chat»
- ✗Lags and freezes, slow chat loading30% of mentions
«Lags like crazy. You tap buttons, the app just doesn't respond. Chats load much slower than in VK itself»
- ✗Excessive battery drain and device overheating10% of mentions
«VK company, why do your apps mercilessly eat up the battery? The phone gets very hot. It devours the battery relentlessly»
- ✗Calls don't go through, no sound, spontaneous repeated calls15% of mentions
«Calls don't go through, no sound at all. It starts calling when I've already hung up on the call. After some time a call comes in on its own.»
What people praise
- ★Basic messaging functionality works
«Just messaging. So far so good. The app is great, when the internet is jammed, this is the thing»
- ★Works when internet is disabled
«when the internet is jammed, this is the thing»
- ★Completely free without subscription requirements
«Free app»
- ★Russian alternative to foreign messengers
«Russian app»