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Tencent’s QQ is a suite of tools originally designed for instant messaging, but it offers more than that. This Chinese app also provides you with voice chat, games, music, even shopping and blogging.

Packed with fun features

Tencent, the developer of the popular WeChat app, is releasing another QQ communication app. It exists in Chinese and also has an international version in six languages. However, even the original has an automatic translator for non-Chinese speakers.

This instant messaging utility offers the user many possibilities that go far beyond online interaction. The main advantage of this program is the variety of entertainment options available.

Its main features include chat, voice messaging, online gaming and shopping, microblogging, and video streaming. Here’s how this app can rise above its more generic, albeit more affordable, competitors.

Buy goods in the store

In terms of online in-app purchases, QQ boasts a variety of merchandise, including soft toys, backpacks, and hats. All of them are available for purchase through the interface.

The app also has in-app purchases. You can purchase virtual items to make your experience even more immersive using “Q Coin”, the app’s digital currency.

Buy a membership

This app is free to use, but there are one-time in-app purchases that allow you to block ads, download ringtones, and more.

These purchases can give you a seven-tier Diamond membership, where the different tiers offer you fun extras including music streaming, having your QQ pet, and even benefits in the popular online role-playing game.

You can run cross-platform QQ on all major operating systems and smartphones.

When it comes to security, QQ has had some issues in the past, but the newest versions have patched weak spots to ensure privacy for its users.

An exciting alternative

Users looking for an alternative to more traditional messaging apps like Messenger and WhatsApp can find what they need in QQ. Although not as well known among the non-Asian population, the international version of QQ, which is much more than a translated edition of the original, is becoming increasingly popular, introducing a new, exciting way to communicate.