About Whereby
About Whereby
Easy and flexible meetings on the go. Start or join meetings on your phone and with great features like the in-app chat. You can also follow along with screen share presentations right from your phone.
Whereby (formerly appear.in) is ranked #1 in ease of use on G2 Crowd. Join the millions of others just like you who use Whereby to have delightful video meeting experiences.
Features:
- Instantly join a video meeting: Easily join a meeting with no login for guests.
- Screen sharing: Follow presentations right from your device.
- In-app chat: Share important links or notes with in-room chat.
- Secure conversations: We never store or analyze your video and audio conversations.
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Questions? We’ve got your back. Get in touch at support@whereby.com and we’re happy to help.
Please note: Charges for data traffic may apply when using mobile networks.
Whereby (formerly appear.in) is ranked #1 in ease of use on G2 Crowd. Join the millions of others just like you who use Whereby to have delightful video meeting experiences.
Features:
- Instantly join a video meeting: Easily join a meeting with no login for guests.
- Screen sharing: Follow presentations right from your device.
- In-app chat: Share important links or notes with in-room chat.
- Secure conversations: We never store or analyze your video and audio conversations.
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Questions? We’ve got your back. Get in touch at support@whereby.com and we’re happy to help.
Please note: Charges for data traffic may apply when using mobile networks.
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Reviewed by Olivia Cordell on February 23, 2018
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Simple and light weight
Oct 14, 2017 Works well for my needs. I like having the push notifications when someone enters a room. It would be nice for the system volume to actually effect the call volume. Calls always play at max volume, regardless of the volume rocker. Might be an iOS issue because I also notice this with one other video calling app. PLEASE MOVE THE BLOCK BUTTON. Twice I’ve accidentally blocked another caller by accidentally double tapping them, as Block appears in the top of the context menu when you tap another caller. more -
Great replacement for Room
Jan 4, 2018 I was using Room until they closed down and this is a good replacement, if not better. The only thing I don’t like is that it prompts for “how did you like the video” after every disconnect. There is a Skip button but it’s still a little annoying. Other than that it’s great! more -
Apr 7, 2021 Poor camera quality. I use an S10 and I still look messed up in my own camera. It saves internet data anyway so it seems fair. -
Needs to be able to save rooms
Nov 19, 2020 The application handles video calls better than Chrome, which causes the fan to spin hard, and Safari, which doesn’t require as much CPU. However, this app desperately needs some way to save a list of rooms. I hate having to first setup a business link then set the room every time I want to join a call. Please add this feature! more -
oh my god fantastic
Apr 9, 2020 my friend and I were looking for something to sorta hack our schools system in a way. we needed to speak at night while her phone was not able to be kept with her. so I went on a search.. and then *ta da* I found whereby. a beautiful set up. a cute chat room. clear audio. I love. corona can not stop us. more -
Sound
Oct 22, 2019 Just wish there was a way to turn the sound completely off as I am not always in the room alone.I have tried everything and not figured out how to do this. -
Apr 2, 2020 Works awesome for me. I'm not sure why so many users are posting negative reviews, but it is such a breath of fresh air from all the sign-up/download-app shenanigans of other services. I just wish there was way for a guest to 'knock' once they join the group (or that the room admin get a notification whenever someone joins the room). more -
Best user experience ever
Mar 28, 2018 So so so easy and smooth to use. Love this app on my iPhone and my laptop. Sometimes it has an issue with Bluetooth audio - when connect to my wireless headphones I can’t hear anything and they can’t hear me. But usually it’s fine. more -
Works well !
Oct 7, 2020 I use it from my IPad Pro and would love to have the functionality of sharing my screen so that I can draw stuff in notes using my pencil while brainstorming.
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Simple and light weight
Oct 14, 2017 Works well for my needs. I like having the push notifications when someone enters a room. It would be nice for the system volume to actually effect the call volume. Calls always play at max volume, regardless of the volume rocker. Might be an iOS issue because I also notice this with one other video calling app. PLEASE MOVE THE BLOCK BUTTON. Twice I’ve accidentally blocked another caller by accidentally double tapping them, as Block appears in the top of the context menu when you tap another caller. more -
Great replacement for Room
Jan 4, 2018 I was using Room until they closed down and this is a good replacement, if not better. The only thing I don’t like is that it prompts for “how did you like the video” after every disconnect. There is a Skip button but it’s still a little annoying. Other than that it’s great! more -
Apr 7, 2021 Poor camera quality. I use an S10 and I still look messed up in my own camera. It saves internet data anyway so it seems fair. -
Needs to be able to save rooms
Nov 19, 2020 The application handles video calls better than Chrome, which causes the fan to spin hard, and Safari, which doesn’t require as much CPU. However, this app desperately needs some way to save a list of rooms. I hate having to first setup a business link then set the room every time I want to join a call. Please add this feature! more -
oh my god fantastic
Apr 9, 2020 my friend and I were looking for something to sorta hack our schools system in a way. we needed to speak at night while her phone was not able to be kept with her. so I went on a search.. and then *ta da* I found whereby. a beautiful set up. a cute chat room. clear audio. I love. corona can not stop us. more -
Sound
Oct 22, 2019 Just wish there was a way to turn the sound completely off as I am not always in the room alone.I have tried everything and not figured out how to do this. -
Apr 2, 2020 Works awesome for me. I'm not sure why so many users are posting negative reviews, but it is such a breath of fresh air from all the sign-up/download-app shenanigans of other services. I just wish there was way for a guest to 'knock' once they join the group (or that the room admin get a notification whenever someone joins the room). more -
Best user experience ever
Mar 28, 2018 So so so easy and smooth to use. Love this app on my iPhone and my laptop. Sometimes it has an issue with Bluetooth audio - when connect to my wireless headphones I can’t hear anything and they can’t hear me. But usually it’s fine. more -
Works well !
Oct 7, 2020 I use it from my IPad Pro and would love to have the functionality of sharing my screen so that I can draw stuff in notes using my pencil while brainstorming. -
May 2, 2020 I've been using this daily for several years. Works great for client & staff meetings. Love that you can get a custom URL with your name or the name of your company. The app and web versions are equally good, but highly recommend the app for both Android & iPod Touch / iPhone. more
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Mar 4, 2021 Bluetooth headphones don't work with the App, only if I join/create the meeting through Chrome. Changing profile image doesn't work either. -
Feb 6, 2021 Galaxy S21 literally starts overheating using this app. It even gives a warning it's overheating. On my previous phone (S9) it drained my battery super fast. Horrible app -
Aug 30, 2019 As others say: app is just a wrapper around a web page (which isn't even made for the app, the FAQs aren't relevant, at least one link is broken), you can't join a room that exists only create a room - so 2 people with the app can't communicate. Use the website. It might not be the worst "app" ever but it's got to be a contender. more -
Still too much for the iPhone to handle
May 4, 2018 I have the iPhone 7. It is extremely choppy...to the point where it takes 5-10 seconds for the app to respond. When it does finally respond, half the time it doesn’t do what you asked it to do. I have sent incomplete messages in the chat log, switched to other apps when trying to select one of the options on the bottom of the screen, the list goes on. I even rebooted my phone and closed all other apps. The problem persisted. more -
Mar 31, 2019 The problems I am facing are as follows. -The app has changed the microphone preference in a weird way. All the other notifications like WhatsApp/Hangout became inaudible after installing this app. They remain inaudible till I access the Appear.in app preference and select the proper microphone. I need to repeat this activity after sometime, as the app automatically modifies it to the default microphone. Devs, please fix it. -The recipients hear a feedback due to the microphone settings. The microphone settings is difficult to understand. -The camera is inverted. Therefore, can not share a text during the meeting. more -
Oct 23, 2018 Love the service (and Web version of the interface) but this app would at best scare away new users... And maybe even old. Very cumbersome to join an existing room, why would I want a webpage in an app and absolutely no respect for the design principles of Android UI. Back to scratch, this could be sooo good. more -
May 19, 2020 I had 2 main problems with this app. (Samsung note 8) 1. I couldn't get the microphone to work during video chat 2. In 6 hours, without even open the app, it consumed 21% of my battery. Probably there are some issue with the background management. So sorry, because it seems very useful and easy to use. more -
Apr 22, 2020 Does not work with BlueTooth and does not show proper names for devices. E.g. hash-names are shown, such as "7f6c1", "3d560" instead of "Camera, front", "Camera, brack". No bluetooth headset support, makes it completely useless, for me atleast. Please fix! The service works OK in Google Chrome but is really resource heavy, was hoping for some sort of "acceleration" by using the App instead, but it is actually worse than just using a browser. more -
Nov 11, 2020 Have a samsung Tab A and this app won't allow me to access the microphone or camera. Would love to get some help with this issue so I can use this app on my tablet. -
Jan 8, 2020 A previously useful reliable service crippled by sales and make-overs.. Appear.in used to be a great, reliable, free video conferencing service like jitsi, gotomeeting etc. At some stage people over at VCS got crazy and wrecked it. Sad story moving over to another service, the underlying technology is the same for all of them, anyway... more
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- Get a customized link to your video chat room that you can use to invite up to 12 people to join your room
- Join meetings and video calls from almost any browser on any platform with near-universal compatibility
- After you invite your friends to join your video chat, you get handy push notifications letting you know when they've joined your room
Reviewed by Olivia Cordell on February 23, 2018
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Simple and light weight
Oct 14, 2017 Works well for my needs. I like having the push notifications when someone enters a room. It would be nice for the system volume to actually effect the call volume. Calls always play at max volume, regardless of the volume rocker. Might be an iOS issue because I also notice this with one other video calling app. PLEASE MOVE THE BLOCK BUTTON. Twice I’ve accidentally blocked another caller by accidentally double tapping them, as Block appears in the top of the context menu when you tap another caller. more -
Great replacement for Room
Jan 4, 2018 I was using Room until they closed down and this is a good replacement, if not better. The only thing I don’t like is that it prompts for “how did you like the video” after every disconnect. There is a Skip button but it’s still a little annoying. Other than that it’s great! more -
oh my god fantastic
Apr 9, 2020 my friend and I were looking for something to sorta hack our schools system in a way. we needed to speak at night while her phone was not able to be kept with her. so I went on a search.. and then *ta da* I found whereby. a beautiful set up. a cute chat room. clear audio. I love. corona can not stop us. more -
Sound
Oct 22, 2019 Just wish there was a way to turn the sound completely off as I am not always in the room alone.I have tried everything and not figured out how to do this. -
Best user experience ever
Mar 28, 2018 So so so easy and smooth to use. Love this app on my iPhone and my laptop. Sometimes it has an issue with Bluetooth audio - when connect to my wireless headphones I can’t hear anything and they can’t hear me. But usually it’s fine. more -
Works well !
Oct 7, 2020 I use it from my IPad Pro and would love to have the functionality of sharing my screen so that I can draw stuff in notes using my pencil while brainstorming. -
May 2, 2020 I've been using this daily for several years. Works great for client & staff meetings. Love that you can get a custom URL with your name or the name of your company. The app and web versions are equally good, but highly recommend the app for both Android & iPod Touch / iPhone. more -
Meh
Dec 23, 2018 I think that you should have a timer for how many hours that you have been on appear, but overall this app is good -
Piano lessons
Aug 20, 2020 I take my piano lessons via Whereby, and it’s working out great, I can’t wait to see my teacher in person but this is the next best thing. Thanks Whereby Keith Chase -
Excellent Conf Capabilities
Dec 9, 2019 Have been using the app for several months with companies in EU and US and have had excellent outcomes with clear connections and relatively infrequent disruptions.
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Needs to be able to save rooms
Nov 19, 2020 The application handles video calls better than Chrome, which causes the fan to spin hard, and Safari, which doesn’t require as much CPU. However, this app desperately needs some way to save a list of rooms. I hate having to first setup a business link then set the room every time I want to join a call. Please add this feature! more -
Apr 2, 2020 Works awesome for me. I'm not sure why so many users are posting negative reviews, but it is such a breath of fresh air from all the sign-up/download-app shenanigans of other services. I just wish there was way for a guest to 'knock' once they join the group (or that the room admin get a notification whenever someone joins the room). more -
Apr 19, 2020 Not bad, but at least me, I'm experiencing issues with the connection during the videoconferences . I miss also the possibility to mute/unmute the micro when doing a video call with many people. You can shut off when connecting, but it's difficult to manage it when the meeting starts. more -
Good, but one issue
Oct 16, 2019 I’ve had a pretty good experience with the app, my only complaint is that when I exit and re-enter the app I can no longer type in the chat. -
An amazing app just one thing
Nov 22, 2020 I don’t think we should have to pay for more rooms or have more people I think it’s pretty bogus -
Dec 18, 2020 In my experience,better than WhatsApp because it uses less bandwidth , one gets a more stable signal -
Amazing!
Feb 27, 2020 I love the mobile app , but sometimes I wish I could also share my screen like on pc devices. -
It doesn’t work with bluetooth...
Jan 22, 2018 ...pls fix it! -
Very slick and SUPER easy to use
Jul 11, 2015 This is the most user friendly video comference tool I've ever seen or heard of. I would give it 5 stars if they allowed more than 8 people to chat at once. -
Almost perfect
Aug 8, 2015 Excellent video and audio quality. Easy to use and share. Great webRTC integration. If it supported the need for HIPAA business associate agreements (and accompanying security) and it would be perfect.
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Apr 7, 2021 Poor camera quality. I use an S10 and I still look messed up in my own camera. It saves internet data anyway so it seems fair. -
Video sharing issues
Sep 16, 2018 Hey I can see only two of the people I’m trying to contact the 3rd is just a black screen and I’m on iOS using an iPhone 7 any ideas on how to fix this ? -
Ocassional problems
Aug 13, 2020 At times I am nit able to access the app, there can be echoing or loss of connectivity. -
Screw cvs
May 27, 2020 The user’s screen is not accurately capturing & displaying to other person’s screen. Right & left sides are cut off. -
Still needs work
Jan 8, 2015 I love the idea and function of this app, but would love to see Safari compatibility. Also, the mobile app was almost useless for me when using 4G LTE (with 5 bars) and even while using public wifi. Conversations are laggy, video is choppy, and the app struggled in settings where Skype or Google Hangouts would normally function rather well. more -
Worked great till iOS 9
Sep 22, 2015 This is a good app, please patch for iOS 9, app crashes randomly.
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No Screen Share for iPad...
Jan 25, 2020 I love Whereby for camstudy, but the screen share feature was not available for iPad... Hopefully they bring in screen share for iPad so I can share my iPad screen directly without mirroring to the computer. -
Not up to what it claims can do
May 19, 2018 It says allow 4 people to be in a call but the forth one cannot enter room as it says room is full. No good at all -
Good concept - needs work
Jun 3, 2017 I’ve really tried to like this app and service. The concept of completely web-based conferencing is great, but the execution is weak. Audio can be rough - lags, gaps, static, etc. Didn’t try video. Screen sharing (from computer, not phone) was never clear. Think this is more for casual use. Definitely not a business tool. more -
Geat UI burns batterey
Jul 3, 2017 Downloaded it to take a call with recruiter which lasted for 20 minutes. Charge was 50% when I started the call, now the charge is 5% :(. Almost burned my fingers whilst holding the phone. UI is sharp, worthless when it come to the battery usage... more -
Sound severely distorted on iPhone 6s
Nov 13, 2015 Use this app regularly - just got iPhone 6s and the sound is so distorted I can barely understand others. It cracks and sounds like static. Just bad. Please fix asap. -
Problems with sound
Mar 19, 2016 The idea of the app is great. It perfectly works on PC. But here, the the quality of sound transmission is pooor, despite the picture is good. -
Can't find iOS screen share
Aug 14, 2017 I got the app to share the screen of my iPod and cannot find how to enable it. -
Good idea, good website, terrible app
Mar 29, 2015 The whole "magic" of the app on desktop is that there's no need to setup anything. Just click one button and you have a room. Why make us create a profile? Might as well use Skype. It defeats the entire purpose. -
Sound doesn't work on iOS
Mar 29, 2016 Good, except sound doesn't work on iPhone.
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Mar 4, 2021 Bluetooth headphones don't work with the App, only if I join/create the meeting through Chrome. Changing profile image doesn't work either. -
Feb 6, 2021 Galaxy S21 literally starts overheating using this app. It even gives a warning it's overheating. On my previous phone (S9) it drained my battery super fast. Horrible app -
Aug 30, 2019 As others say: app is just a wrapper around a web page (which isn't even made for the app, the FAQs aren't relevant, at least one link is broken), you can't join a room that exists only create a room - so 2 people with the app can't communicate. Use the website. It might not be the worst "app" ever but it's got to be a contender. more -
Still too much for the iPhone to handle
May 4, 2018 I have the iPhone 7. It is extremely choppy...to the point where it takes 5-10 seconds for the app to respond. When it does finally respond, half the time it doesn’t do what you asked it to do. I have sent incomplete messages in the chat log, switched to other apps when trying to select one of the options on the bottom of the screen, the list goes on. I even rebooted my phone and closed all other apps. The problem persisted. more -
Mar 31, 2019 The problems I am facing are as follows. -The app has changed the microphone preference in a weird way. All the other notifications like WhatsApp/Hangout became inaudible after installing this app. They remain inaudible till I access the Appear.in app preference and select the proper microphone. I need to repeat this activity after sometime, as the app automatically modifies it to the default microphone. Devs, please fix it. -The recipients hear a feedback due to the microphone settings. The microphone settings is difficult to understand. -The camera is inverted. Therefore, can not share a text during the meeting. more -
Oct 23, 2018 Love the service (and Web version of the interface) but this app would at best scare away new users... And maybe even old. Very cumbersome to join an existing room, why would I want a webpage in an app and absolutely no respect for the design principles of Android UI. Back to scratch, this could be sooo good. more -
May 19, 2020 I had 2 main problems with this app. (Samsung note 8) 1. I couldn't get the microphone to work during video chat 2. In 6 hours, without even open the app, it consumed 21% of my battery. Probably there are some issue with the background management. So sorry, because it seems very useful and easy to use. more -
Apr 22, 2020 Does not work with BlueTooth and does not show proper names for devices. E.g. hash-names are shown, such as "7f6c1", "3d560" instead of "Camera, front", "Camera, brack". No bluetooth headset support, makes it completely useless, for me atleast. Please fix! The service works OK in Google Chrome but is really resource heavy, was hoping for some sort of "acceleration" by using the App instead, but it is actually worse than just using a browser. more -
Nov 11, 2020 Have a samsung Tab A and this app won't allow me to access the microphone or camera. Would love to get some help with this issue so I can use this app on my tablet. -
Jan 8, 2020 A previously useful reliable service crippled by sales and make-overs.. Appear.in used to be a great, reliable, free video conferencing service like jitsi, gotomeeting etc. At some stage people over at VCS got crazy and wrecked it. Sad story moving over to another service, the underlying technology is the same for all of them, anyway... more
What’s Groovy
If you're happy to give up your privacy (which we've all inadvertently done so already), this is a rather functional and reliable app.
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What’s Subpar
For some mind boggling reason, they force you to log in every. time. you open the app. I don't understand how they think this makes the app usable.
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- Get a customized link to your video chat room that you can use to invite up to 12 people to join your room
- Join meetings and video calls from almost any browser on any platform with near-universal compatibility
- After you invite your friends to join your video chat, you get handy push notifications letting you know when they've joined your room
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