Newly Launched IM+ Video Lets You Video Chat With Facebook Friends

But the app is offering something that Facebook itself hasn’t gotten around to but, in spite of its Skype integration: support for video calling within its own Facebook-branded mobile application called Facebook Messenger. Though code found within this app seems to suggest that video chat is coming shortly, it hasn’t arrived but, which gives third parties like IM+ time to establish a user base.

The IM+ Video app is free

The IM+ Video app is free, and calls within the app are free. There are no ads or in-app upgrades offered either. Like as not IM+ Video is starting off free so as to introduce users to other apps within the IM+ family, some of which are monetized either as premium downloads or through in-app purchases? Like as not. However according to SHAPE’s CEO Igor Berezovsky, decisions on how to monetize the new app are nevertheless forthcoming.

Today’s video calling application was made possible thanks to SHAPE Services’ July acquisition of Hong Kong-based CrispApp, makers of the fone app, another a video-chatting application for iOS devices.