MAX

Actually does

• ✓Voice calls50% of reviews
• ✓Messaging80% of reviews
• ✓Video calls40% of reviews
• ✓Group chats60% of reviews
• ✓Voice notes30% of reviews
• ✓File sharing30% of reviews
• ✓RSS / News20% of reviews
• ✓Speech-to-text(bonus)10% of reviews
• ✓Password manager(bonus)10% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

• ⚠Видеокружки для общения
• ⚠Подтверждение возраста и статусов
• ⚠Digital Signature
• ⚠Безопасный режим (звонки только от контактов)

Common complaints

• ✗Mass account hacks and data leaks linked to government services15% of mentions

  «About 15 of my friends got hacked, and by the way Max is linked to government services with all the implications»

• ✗Video calls work with constant lag and delayed audio15% of mentions

  «Video calls almost don't work. Audio call, second time's the charm»

• ✗Frequent crashes and freezes (black screen, infinite loops)12% of mentions

  «I open Max, the screen freezes, can't get out anywhere. Only a restart helps»

• ✗Authorization and account blocking issues (too many attempts, user deleted)12% of mentions

  «when entering the code it says 'user deleted or blocked'. Technical support doesn't provide any help»

• ✗Non-removable bots and automatic spam chats clutter the interface20% of mentions

  «A bot with ads for unknown bloggers that I can't remove. Every day I delete over a hundred empty chats»

What people praise

• ★Fast delivery of text messages

  «Messages arrive quickly at least»

• ★Support for large files (up to 4 GB)
• ★Voice message to text conversion works

  «voice-to-text conversion»

• ★Many features (stickers, reactions, voice messages, video)

  «lots of features, like voice-to-text conversion»

• ★Simple registration by phone number and friend invitations

Where to install