Compare Chrome extensions: Google Hangouts vs Pushbullet

Stats Google Hangouts Google Hangouts Pushbullet Pushbullet
User count 6,000,000+ 700,000+
Average rating 3.40 4.49
Rating count 33,665 5,281
Last updated 2022-04-14 2023-03-25
Size 721.92K 544.77K
Version 2022.407.1237.1 366
Short description
Hangouts brings conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls for free. Bringing together your devices, friends, and the things you care about.
Full summary

Use Hangouts to keep in touch. Message friends, start free video or voice calls, and hop on a conversation with one person or a group.

  • Include all your friends with group chats for up to 150 people.
  • Say more with photos, videos, maps, emoji, stickers, and animated GIFs.Turn any conversation into a free group video call with up to 10 friends.
  • Keep in touch with friends across Android, iOS, and the web, and sync chats across all your devices.
  • Message friends anytime, even if they’re offline.
  • Snooze your notifications so you can respond later.
  • See what you chatted about in the past, including shared photos and your video call history.
  • Keep a record of any conversation for just a short period of time by turning history off.
  • Connect your Google Voice account to make calls, send and receive SMS, and access your voicemail.

Hangouts Chrome extension:

  • Use Hangouts and get notifications as you move from tab to tab in Chrome, or even without a Chrome window open.
  • Position Hangouts anywhere on your screen, even if you have more than one monitor. Keep conversations in a single window or pop out the important ones.
  • View and continue your conversations across devices.
  • Get notifications just once. After you see an alert, it’ll be removed on other devices.
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Pushbullet is "the app you never knew you needed", according to CNET. Here's why:

STAY CONNECTED • Conveniently send and receive SMS messages from your computer (requires Android) • Reply to messages from many popular apps including WhatsApp, Kik, and Facebook Messenger (requires Android) • Easily share links and files between your devices, or with friends

NEVER MISS A NOTIFICATION • See all of your phone's notifications on your computer, including phone calls (requires Android) • Dismiss a notification on your computer and it goes away on your phone too • Use Pushbullet Channels to subscribe to timely notifications about things you care about

SAVE TIME • Text from your computer using your keyboard instead of grabbing your phone • The easiest way to get a link or file onto your phone to open or share

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