WhatsApp for iPhone is an app that you can download from the App Store, but you probably have doubts about whether it’s free or not, especially if you’re new to the world of mobile phones and you’re starting to download applications on your new iPhone.
The truth is that WhatsApp is free for the iPhone and for the rest of the devices where the app is available, this is how we find a version for Android, WhatsApp Web that is used in a compatible browser and also WhatsApp Desktop for Windows.
A version of WhatsApp for macOS is also being worked on and we even already have some image of its design, but it will still take time to arrive. Absolutely, all these versions of WhatsApp, including the iPhone version, are free, both to download and use.
It’s free and will always be
The conclusion is that WhatsApp for the iPhone and for the rest of the platforms is free and will remain free forever , that is at least the intention of Meta, the owner of the service, although it is true that in the not too distant future the app It could include some type of advertising.
It might not be too inclusive and it would be a way to keep the service the same as we know it today. At the moment there are not many details about it. In any case, things can always change and who knows if WhatsApp will be paid again.
And it is that until a few years ago WhatsApp for iOS and Android was a paid application , but with nuances, you did not have to pay for the download (which was free), but for the use of the service, you probably remember the three types of subscription that there was at that time.
WhatsApp from 0.89 euros
Back in 2013 you still had to buy some of the WhatsApp subscriptions to use the service . Back then you had 3 options, an annual subscription for €0.89, a 3-year subscription that cost €2.40 and a 5-year subscription that cost €3.34.
All those who wanted to use WhatsApp for that year had no other option than to pay for one of the subscriptions to continue using the app on their iPhone or Android phone, if they didn’t, the app would be blocked until they paid for one of the plans. .
You could pay with PayPal, credit or debit card and some other way such as the possibility of paying it through your operator, reflecting an additional charge on the monthly bill. Those who didn’t were looking for alternatives to WhatsApp, LINE was one of the most used.
Shortly after Telegram appeared and became one of the most complete alternatives to WhatsApp , being today a very attractive and free app, just like WhatsApp is now. If WhatsApp became paid now, surely many would stop using it.
Let’s think for a moment that previous subscriptions are back, although it’s not an excessive expense, nobody would be willing to pay for it anymore, especially since there are apps like Telegram with many more features than WhatsApp and that are completely free.
That will not happen, WhatsApp will continue to be free for the iPhone and for the rest of the platforms , in case you do not want to use it or it becomes paid (something that is not planned), you always have excellent alternatives like the ones we have mentioned .
- Download WhatsApp for iOS/Android/Windows
