How To Build a Messaging App like WhatsApp? I DevTeam.Space [Video]

Interested in knowing how to build a messaging app? Here I will talk about the features a messaging app should have and explore several options to build one.

In this article

1. Features of a messaging app you should consider providing
2. How to build a messaging app using SDKs
3. Messaging app development with Google Firebase
4. How much does it cost to build a messaging app like WhatsApp?
5. Frequently Asked Questions on how to build a messaging app

According to a Statista report, an estimated 1.82 billion people worldwide use mobile chat apps like WhatsApp. The number of users was 3.09 billion in 2021, and we can expect it to reach 3.51 billion by 2025.

If you have an excellent idea, your mobile chat app can also carve out a niche for itself. In this guide, I will describe how to build an app like WhatsApp, so that you can bring your idea to life.

I recommend two approaches for messaging app development, as follows:

1. Using SDKs from mobile app SDK providers, …