Botim - Video and Voice Calls

Social Networking
Rating
4.3 (49.9K)
Size
290.9 MB
Age rating
4+
Current version
3.2.0
Price
Free
Seller
Algento Cloud Computing Limited
Last update
1 year ago
Version OS
10.0 or later
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User Reviews for Botim - Video and Voice Calls

4.35 out of 5
49.9K Ratings
4 years ago, Insta-user27
How to connect with BOTIM over seas
Hi, my number is from usa and currently visiting Riyadh . I Lost my connection to BOTIM yesterday, prior to that it was working. So thought of downloading the app again. It has ask me to verify with 4 digit pin but my pin is not showing in messages. Am I looking at the wrong spot. How do I sign in again? Do I have to be back in states to get connected . Need a update !
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5 years ago, 19Jonny71
Outrageous app and service
It is unthinkable how bad the quality of connection and service of this app are. To top this up, the latest version started soliciting officious advertisement as if it were an unread message!!! It would have been understandable if it were a free version, but after charging 14$/month and delivering the above is abusive. Even between the paid users the connection is unstable about 80% of the time. It’s is very common for a call not go through urging you to make 2-3 calling attempts, often even restarting the app and/or phone. Sometimes at some point in the mid of conversation you stop hearing each other and other wait for 10sec and if lucky only one will get to listen and the other to speak unless you end up the call and call back anew. The only reason this app gets 1 star rating is because this still works 50/50 in this country without resorting to VPN and sophisticated setups.
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6 years ago, Sim Card Girl 08
Was very excited!!
When I heard that there was going to be an app to call my friends and family online outside of the UAE, I was excited. I know there’s always bugs in a new program, this app has them. You have to keep signing in after you are already signed up which is annoying. I registered, got a confirmation from Etisalat that I have the calling plan, yet it keeps making me sign in even though I haven’t signed out. The app tells me ‘it’s timed out’, why would it if you’re signed up. When it times out, no one can call you. The video was weak, slow and periods of freezing, audio was better. I’m hoping these issues are fixed quickly so we can stay connected to far away loved ones. Will he worth the money if it works as well as Skype and Facetime used too.
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5 years ago, Ruby718
Message sending problem
Im using BOT for 3 years now and its a perfect app for me. When i updated my iphone to 13.0 my only problem now is when i send messages, i need to ring the recipient to be able to received my messages coz there is no notification on his/her side or unless he/she open BOT app so they can received all my messages. From my side it shows only one check from my message box but i am connected through data even wifi. Is there any prob on the app or from my phone? Please help. Thank you and more power!😊
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6 years ago, Dilip James
Worst VOIP app in existence
This app is surprisingly poorly designed and i’ll explain why. 1. Poor battery optimization. We use this app with airplay on our tv and you can literally watch the battery drain in minutes. 2. Overheating On numerous occasions, the phone while air playing like mentioned above, has turned off with the ‘temperature too high’ message. The phone switched off TO SAVE ITSELF! 3. Audio issues. The app which is primarily a communication app does not know how to handle noise cancelation. If a person talks, it automatically mutes the other side. Which means if there’s a noise on my side, the person I’m speaking with is COMPLETELY MUTED. How can you carry on a conversation? 4. Doesn’t work with any of the apple features well. As mentioned above in the noise cancelation, AirPlay. Furthermore, audio is still stuck on the phone when air playing. This is possibly the only app on the planet that does things this badly. This is going nowhere and needs to be fixed! Also, the apps developer website links to the app. Which means they don’t have a way to get in touch expect for this review. It’s really a closed loop of disasters.
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5 years ago, Pax_a
Problem
Love this app! It has helped me talk to my parents in the UAE with ease. However either her or I get a strange feedback glitch where it repeats what I say back to my until it just becomes painful static. This happens both when I use speaker mode and regular, and happens just about every call now. I don’t know if this is just an issue with my phone or hers, but if you all could look into it that would be great! Again I am so thankful that this app exists and would give it 6 stars if I could!
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5 years ago, Katie8421001
Worst Bug Ridden Ad Spamming App Ever!
If I could give a rate of zero stars, I’d give that. This app has not been working since the last update! I’ve subscribed for the internet calling plan (both data and home plan) from DU and etisalat, and since the last update, all the calls goes from ringing to “connecting”. Both the customer care at etisalat and du shad zero clue on how to help out or resolve this issue. And yes I’ve tried reinstalling, re-registering, and updating. None of it works! As it is, the app is buggy and is bombarded with ads and offers, and to top it, the app doesn’t work anymore! Saddest bit, I pay AED150 every month for this crap of a service! Horrible is an understatement for this app and it’s so called service!
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4 years ago, anonymus user 2021
This app has so many flaws and needs so much work!
There are so many flaws with this app. First, when you video call someone, sometime the speaker option works which is a what one would normally expect, but most of the time it does not and it’s frustrating cause you have to call the person a few times for video and speaker to work simultaneously. Sometimes the audio doesn’t work at all. Then, if you open another window on your phone and try to get back to your video call, the video part won’t open up again. For a paid app, the service is really bad and the engineers should fix the simple kinks to make this work seamlessly.
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5 years ago, Exquisiteloco
Voice call issue
Since the latest update the voice calls are very noisy and there’s noises in the background you can’t hear anything every second it get disconnected. My connection is stable yet it says it is unstable I’m using 4g and paying for it. To be completely honest I have been using your app since it launched. And it is not worth the money. Every version you release there are always the same issues. You fixed the issue where it used to take alot of data for voice calls and I hope you fix this issue in the future and lower the subscription price because it is not delivering a 100% value.
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7 years ago, drsnys
Poor service and non functional app.
I subscribed to the Internet calling plan on wifi 3 weeks back. I’m in the UAE where VOIP calls have been banned and people are now compelled to subscribe and pay for BOTIM to make video calls. Initially it worked well. I use to call family and friends in the US and UK. For the past 4-5 Days, calls are unable to go through in-spite of repeated attempts. I called Etisalat and they are useless as well. What are we paying so much of money for? Or is this another scheme to loot people? This is a worthless app. I feel helpless now and don’t know how else to see my loved ones. Shame on you for swindling people of their hard earned money.
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6 years ago, Taalaa
Been using for a while, not bad but layout and battery issues.
Been using it for the past 5-7 months to talk to my family in the UAE, the app is good since there is no other option but the layout needs more work, to make it more smooth. Another issue that only happens when using BOTIM is how my phone overheats, it gets so hot as if i’m running a huge app or game, the battery gets drained really fast and if the phone is on the charger it won’t charge because of the overheating that is happening.
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6 years ago, unrateableservice
Wasted effort
This is a terrible app. It’s so bad that it is unrateable. Please don’t bother with trying to get higher ratings as you are not even close to Whatsapp and Skype in their functionality and quality. I have been trying since yesterday to call my parents in India, but the app wont connect any call, be it audio or video. I have paid and subscribed to this horrible service, but nothing is worthwhile. There is no proper support, no developer details, etc to get before downloading the app. How is one supposed to decide? This is just another money making racket. Shame on you guys to swindle people of their hard earned money. Frustrated user
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6 years ago, Mehdi1341
Useless app in UAE!
What a horrible service! I use many VOIP apps to call Europe but for Dubai nothing else works but Botim! The Dubai phone has to purchase botim service from etisalat and has to be connected to 4G. It will not work with wifi! Even when I call my friends or business partners who have subscribed to botim service, it never works properly. It gets disconnected often, especially if they are on the road. And the quality of service is horrible in the UAE. To be fair, if you use botim outside of uae, it works fine, but calls into uae or calls from uae are just not worth the effort and certainly not worth the 50 dirhams they charge phones monthly!!!
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3 years ago, _Ruchita
Some bugs that I encountered
Last seen is not reliable…it simply updates the last seen when someone hangs up a call if the receiver does not answer. Sometimes messages do not get delivered. Notifications also not reliable…they ring again after opening the app. When I get a call on Botim, even though I amswer it still keeps ringing. Also please add a feature to switch from an Audio call to Video call.
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7 years ago, Zeitouneh
Crappy App
Looks like Eisalat got itself a good deal with the app developer, whom I couldn’t find anything about her other than having this useless app. So, Etisalat / Du monopolize the calling from the UAE and we have to subscribe to this obligatory 4G calling plan for 50 Dirhams / month, and funny enough, this App doesn’t work. You get disconnected every 50 plus seconds, and calling other parties becomes frustrating. The app developer is an amateur one, no contact details nothing, just an email and they don’t have the courtesy to reply back to many of the trouble tickets I submitted. To make it short: 1- The app doesn’t work on 4G or WiFi 2- Etisalat unfairly is charging 50 dirhams / month (plus taxes) 3- The developer doesn’t respond and doesn’t honor any sense of support or technical assistance - Etisalat / Du monopolizing the connectivity in the UAE, they have the upper hand in blocking or unblocking what people can use To make it short, USELESS APP, DOESN’T EVEN WORTH A ONE STAR
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6 years ago, Abbasmahdavieadd
problem on IOS
Hi there, unfortunately in my country (Iran)sending voice during chat via Botim is impossible , I wanna ask related technicians team solve the problem as soon as possible. It wasn’t like this before with previous update, but with new update we can just only write to chat. thank you so much . Botim will be one the most favorable social media app in near future👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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9 months ago, ÈMÃD
Subject: Urgent Issue with Data Loss After Latest Update
Dear Botim Team, I hope this message finds you well. I recently updated my Botim app to the latest version, and unfortunately, I have encountered a significant issue. All the information in my Botim program, including call history and chat logs, has been deleted. I rely on this data for various reasons, and its loss is causing inconvenience. I kindly request your prompt assistance in resolving this matter and recovering the lost information. Please advise on the steps I should take to address this issue. Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I appreciate your prompt assistance. Best regards,
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5 years ago, ghadafm
Suggestions to improve BOTIM
Are you really serious! Pay to remove ads? In a country where we pay to use the app already? This is plain ridiculous but in the uae you don’t have a choice if you want to use VoIP this is the only option. What I don’t understand is why we have to pay to use and pay to remove the obnoxiously irritating ads!!!!!! Very excited that this is one of only two VOIP apps we can use here. Pls let the default page be the contact list or last called or messaged and NOT the ad page- it is very off putting. The app doesn’t notify you with a ring when someone calls if the phone is locked regardless of your notification settings so we miss calls- Sometimes when you open the app after a missed call the ring tone is activated even if the missed call happened hours before. The above are quite frustrating so appreciate you looking into them.
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5 years ago, James Stelle
Fix your app please
Seems like every day there’s a different bug or glitch, one will go away and the next day another one shows up. I’m trying to text and some messages aren’t sending and some are and I have to re send them in a different order and then it makes no sense, I’m tired of repeating myself and sometimes the app after using it for longer then 5 minutes the text gets all buggy and when I’m type it gets super slow. This isn’t my phone Bc my iPhone 8 Plus runs perfectly fine. Fix it
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6 years ago, Multiple Computer User
Works but too much spam!
This is not a great design but it IS good enough and voice call quality is better than typical cellular calls. It works in the UAE which is its best feature. Unfortunately, the app keeps repeatedly asking to message all your contacts to invite them to download the app. The app also has continuous pop up adverts. The adverts are so frequent that it really spoils the user experience. I will never ever click on a pop-up advert. I would happily pay $2, if such an option existed, to be able to have an ad-free experience. ...
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6 years ago, uaesadcustomer
UAE service TERRIBLE rip off
I subscribed via UAE cell service provider because had no other choice of communicating w family in other countries. My parents couldn’t get BOTIM to install on their iPad and they don’t have phones w apps. They are old. So haven’t been able to see/talk w them. Also got it so our housemaid could see he kids back in Philippines. But her Samsung phone isn’t supported. The app performance with people who DO get it installed is poor and not always functional. It’s frustrating uae forces usage of this poor technology. When other free much better performing and platform generic technologies exist.
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5 years ago, Nai816
Worst app I’ve ever used. Horrible software. Can’t believe I have to pay for this
Not only is this app a slap in the face to every expat who has family outside Dubai, which is everyone, but it also never connects or loads the first time around. It’s littered with ads even though you HAVE to pay for it otherwise you cannot call people outside Dubai for free like everyone does anywhere else in the world. And if you don’t want ads, you have to pay more. It also doesn’t connect. I’m constantly playing a game with the person on the other end of the line. SHAMEFUL AND AWFUL.
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6 years ago, Darryl the Jew
Pay to see adverts
This app is why monopolies should not exist. Here in the UAE we can only use this app to call our family from this expat community. So we pay to use BOTIM. Fine. But why oh why do you show adverts all the time? So to not see the notifications (thinking I’ve received a message/missed call) from the adverts I had to turn that off. Now I don’t get notifications when someone calls. Du/Etisalat, how about you just let us pay you the same amount and you let us use Skype? Thank you for taking my money to use something that is free for the rest of the world.
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4 years ago, عااااااد
Improve
Everyday I keep having connection issues even though I have high speed internet with no connection issues and the caller also has very stable internet and we do video calls with other apps without any drop but this app can’t even handle basic audio. We upgraded phones thinking that might be the problem, but there was no improvement. This is really horrific when you consider we pay 100AED/month on subscription alone. And the ads every time you open the app is abusive after paying subscription.
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7 months ago, U Khin Tun
Can’t open applications
Before I used this app and one day I can’t send voice message and photo messages. It works only for text messaging. That’s why I deleted and reinstalled again. But when I open the account and I use my mobile number it doesn’t work properly. It is showing that operating is fail . I can’t open account. I don’t know what happened. Please, can someone explain and help me regarding this issue?
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6 years ago, aditititit
I just thought Hangout was bad, wait till you try this
The only reason this app probably popped up on your feed is because you are currently in desperate need to talk to someone staying in the UAE. Ads are ridiculous even though it’s a paid app in the UAE, voice and video quality are terrible, and to top it all of, it doesn’t allow multiple users to be on the same line, like on Skype. If Skype/FT were to change its regulations and continue functioning in the UAE, then this app should honestly not be present in the market. Very poorly designed
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6 years ago, Vj8qhld5khiga
App for iPad
I’m really happy using the BOTIM app and will continue using it. However, I will be really pleased if you would launch an iPad version for this app. As of now I’m currently using the iPhone version on my iPad and not really happy. There are dark thick borders on each side of the screen as it’s alignment is more of an iPhone. Sum it up - Launch an iPad version of BOTIM
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2 years ago, Sh@ck3D
Waste of money if you live in UAE but forced to get it
This app honestly is straight garbage and a million percent monitored. An app that is completely FREE is charged monthly in a tourist country only. I have lived here 7 years and the app is terrible. Does it work? 100% yes. When I'm in USA using it on any network is crystal clear. When in UAE on "the fastest network in the universe " (by no means is that the truth) every conversation is pixelated and I pay for the VIP better version. My using looks like cartoon characters from the 90s during the call.
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4 years ago, Tameressmat
Update problem on July, 2020 version
I just updated the app. Now each time I open the application, it pauses for 20 seconds and resumes after! Please check for a solution. When I receive a call, application doesn’t connect. I have to open it and wait for 30 sec until connects then ring the other party. The application is not performing well at all lately. Especially in receiving calls. Thanks
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6 years ago, LetsGooo!
Update app please
I will give an average rating because I’m still not able to use the app. The app isn’t able to access my contacts and when I go into settings it does not even show the permissions for contacts. It only shows permissions for Sir, Notifications, and Background App Refresh. Please update the app so it is compatible with the latest update for Apple and iPhone 7 Plus. Thank You
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6 years ago, deweruk
Terrible User Interface
One of the worst video chatting apps I ever used. First interface is extremely clunk and most of the times the call gets disconnected. The thing that frustrates me the is that the screen automatically dims after a minute or so. Shouldn’t the app be smart enough to figure out that since I am using the camera and a video application screen brightness should be the same until I close the app. This is such a basic feature to consider that I believe the worsts UX designers on the planet banded together to build this app.
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6 years ago, mjelbushra
Disappointed
Shame on you Etisalat and Du. Really Horrible . After blocking all VOIP softwares Etisalat took the cheapest and worst application and introduced with their Internet calling plan. Hard to install on PC, full of ads , hard to use or understand .. really cheep product. I don’t understand why they didn’t pick or allow the other decent apps we are paying you anyway , as we have no choice. If you want to rip people and resell a free product then at least pick something good. Am not going to talk about the C’Me thing u can’t even call it an app.
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5 years ago, SoulCmr
Very bad
Please fix your video call apps. “All of them” Tired of reporting problems plus they answer me to contact Etisalat to fix the problems. If Etisalat can’t live up to the name they are trying to make and block us from all the video app that are free at least fix this cheap apps you let us use All of them are bad, so cheap and very poor quality to use comparing for the price we pay. THE APP ALWAYS DISCONNECT AND TAKE AT LEAST 3 TIMES JUST TO CONNECT AND ONCE IT CONNECTS IT TAKE 20-30 seconds just so i can hear them. CALL BACK WITH A VERY BAD QUALITY IMAGE. .... keeping my old review and my rating the same because this app is very very bad and i won’t recommended to anyone to use it .. but unfortunately its the only one i can use here plus the other crappy app as well “hi U” Cheap design and cheap quality of apps And still wonder how is app got 4.4 rating
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5 years ago, Michechio
Forced to pay for adds
Like so many other reviews my biggest issue is that I have no other option. The quality of the calls are horrible, and the constant ads are annoying. We are forced to pay for the service and then have to wade through a ton of adds to make a simple call. Really shame on the developer for not making a better quality product and shame on the internet providers for not monitoring the services they are forcing us to pay for.
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6 years ago, VMu9222
Terrible app
I am in the US and I use this app to talk to my mother at lunch breaks. Even after I run home to call just for half hour at least this should work! My parents paid AED150 for the first month and it was fine. They were then told to pay AED 50 and then AED 100 for the second month. Both of us should expect better. Calls run short after 4 minutes and 39 seconds. They pay AED4 for 30 mins every day on top of the AED 50. Please let me know what I can do on my end to fix this. I have updated the app on my iPhone as well.
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6 years ago, iSaadi
Good voice app but need to improvements
1 - fix that bugs when you cancel voice call . 2- I can't delete the app and reinstall it because I need all chats that saved in app so , add iCloud drive feature in your app in the next update to let us make backup our data and chats . 3- improve the notifications of apps and remove number banner that shown out app because a new advertisment.
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6 years ago, mohi3223
Decent but needs to be updated to work on ios 12 devices
Doesnt work on my Ipad after ios 12 update , app crashes right after opening so it needs to be updated and i will give it five stars after the new update if it makes it work on ios devices
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5 years ago, UK@2019
Focus on Call Quality
BOTIM started with a VOIP service. And rather than focusing on building an outstanding call and video call experience they are more interested in providing discount services for foods and revenue from Ads. Wake up guys...if what’s app call or FaceTime opens up in the region no one will use ur service. Calls drop all the time. Quality of call is weak. Many technical issues. Focus on improving call quality rather than being a jack of all trades. For food discounts Entertainer is a way better option.
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6 years ago, hatem elmohandes
Excellent quality. Better than mobile calls
The application had an excellent quality that far exceeds Internationat calling from your own mobile. Very important that you need a data plan on your phone no that you are using the app from.
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3 years ago, Lol!😆😂
Botim Recent Update
After the recent update of botim, there are in phone ads while video calling. Before this update it wasn’t there. This is very unprofessional and disturbs my video calling. There is not even a way to close those small ads which appear while video calling. Night Unprofessional by Team Botim!!! Also, at least update on basics, give notifications if we miss a call or something. Is this even a calling app seriously????
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4 years ago, julyheat7
Excellent
Great app for those who do not have xtra funds to pay for xtras-quality off video depends on weather-obviously. Overall it is worth having for a good connection to other countries. I had never heard off it prior to a few months ago-my partner likes as do I
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6 years ago, SodaAddict
Not cool
This application is not well thought of. I cannot get rid of ads despite the facts that I bought rights for it. No settings feature to upgrade to premium without ads. If you are on a BOTIM call and you get a regular call, your BOTIM call gets cut off. Sometimes you dial a video call, the other party answers and you can see them but the BOTIM continues to ring. If you press the notification of a call from the home screen, it takes you to the app but the call gets cut off every time .
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2 years ago, Jptufo
5-Star Review
I have been using BOTIM for several years. Call quality is superior to WhatsApp (works intermittently and crashes multiple times a day in California). It is superior to Messenger (Meta), Viber, Line, and Skype and on par with Telegram and Signal for me. Your results may vary.
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5 years ago, Djorfaksen
Dubai spy app
Why there is no 0 stars, because for apps like this there should be that option. Unknown company made by Dubai government to spy on people because Skype and others are not legit in UAE hahahahaha , but this diamond - is for some reason. WhatsApp , Viber and Skype are not tolerating sharing info with third party but this fake app is doing so with government , this is info from Etisalat and Du. People should better buy VPN than use this monstrosity. Subscription needed and still million of ads. You guys are really something special.
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5 years ago, hesmac
Worst app - don’t use it
I have to make long conference calls with multiple people on different time zones from Dubai. Not only it doesn’t allow for conference calls, also not desktop friendly and not reliable with continues connection. You keep hearing yourself talking and other people on the other side hate to be pushed to download something that is not of proper use!! Lastly they have the worst customer service! This app will keep you desperate from day1! Not recommended!!!
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10 months ago, Ibrahimy513
i love botim
the reason i love this app is because it's so easy to contact with people and most apps for contacting causes money and thats the thing i hate that we haft to pay each month of another app for what they say thats why I love Botim.B.
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5 years ago, Hari Mahadevan
Bogus company I think
I subscribed for an annual VIP plan. Yet they didn’t remove the adds. I’ve been chasing them by sending emails everyday but there is no response. Not even once other than an automated email my query has been submitted. I’m going to file a complaint with App Store on how such bogus companies can exist in AppStore and swindle money for a service yet they don’t even respond? If you are okay with adds, I believe the Audio calls are okay but video calls are crap. Just look elsewhere.
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5 years ago, 3ßkâReįńô
Not working in ios 13
When I updated the app yesterday it was working for minutes then not opening again , oh I tired to reinstall and install again but it’s not working .. i hope you fix it ASAP.
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6 years ago, Maeen88
Need update
The App Need bug fixes update and performance improvements When I received a call the phone keeps ringing 2 different tones and if I don’t answer or reject the call the phone will keep ringing forever ( not going to stop forever)
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6 years ago, KQA13
Crappy rip off app!
My fiancé lives in Dubai and he has to pay 50 Dirhams monthly from Etisalat for this crappy app so we can have a “decent” way of video communication. Unfortunately, the call drops every after few minutes and we have to touch our screens every few seconds, otherwise our screen turns black and the camera will freeze! It’s not even HD quality as what they claim! This is a total rip off! So disappointing for a monthly paid service!
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