
Perhaps more importantly, it also enables you (for a fee) to call landline and mobile numbers. Skype is cross-platform, and so it’s available to people with Windows PCs and mobile devices, Android and BlackBerry smartphones, and even games consoles. While Apple’s apps are excellent for communicating with other people who own Apple kit, that’s not going to be everyone you know, nor everyone you’re going to want to get in touch with. But, as ever, it’s the details that matter. If you think that sounds an awful lot like a combination of FaceTime and Messages, you’re right.


The technology enables you to make voice or video chats to other Skype users, and also to send instant messages and images via chat functionality. It might have a lot of features that are already on your iPhone, but here’s why you should download a copy of Skype anywayĪs an iPhone owner, you might look at what Skype does and wonder why you need to bother with it. Hi! Thanks for reading. This post looks better in our award-winning app, Tips & Tricks for iPhone.
