Since the coronavirus pandemic occurred, Zoom has taken over the world of video conferencing. Many other companies have realized that and have started to offer or improve their own video calling services – check out Google Meet, Duo, Microsoft Teams, and others. Indian telecommunications company Reliance Jio also wants a slice of the pie and has launched its own approach to video conferencing, JioMeet.
It could explain JioMeet’s feature set and user interface, but it all comes down to this: If you know Zoom on Android, you will surely feel right at home on JioMeet. The UX interface, text strings, and conventions are heavily inspired by the king of video calling – see the Twitter thread below. However, the monetization strategy is different. While Zoom blocks some features behind a subscription, JioMeet is completely free for now. You can have an unlimited number of password-protected conferences with up to 100 people in 720p HD quality, calls can last up to 24 hours, there is support for multiple device login and seamless switching, and you can enable waiting rooms for can Manually select who can join your call.
JioMeet and Zoom: a thread.
Screen 1 – Landing page. pic.twitter.com/TC1HEJLUX1
– SG (@shrinivassg) July 3, 2020
Sure, there are many ways to create a video conferencing service, but the similarities between JioMeet and Zoom are too surprising. Compare that to other video chat apps like Google Meet, Skype, or Microsoft Teams, and you will see very different approaches even though the apps offer the same functionality.
JioMeet is available on Android and iOS and on regular desktop operating systems. It has already amassed over 100,000 installs on the Play Store, so apparently the app is gaining quite a bit of traction, probably mainly in India.
