Shiku IM vs TiTalk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shiku IM
A secure and feature-rich instant messaging application designed for high concurrency and availability. It offers a comprehensive suite of communication tools, including text, voice, and video conferencing, with robust privacy features and private cloud support.
- High concurrency and availability
- End-to-end encryption
- Private cloud support
- Voice and video conferencing
- Burn after reading messages
- Group chat up to 10,000 members
- Shared desktop functionality
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This is an original instant messaging software with stable performance and features. 1. high concurrency: the measured concurrent number is above 20W, and it supports hundreds of millions of users. 2. high availability: the server does not need to restart for half a year, automatic load balancing. 3. function: mainstream IM has all the functions, and we still have none. 4. private cloud: support for privatization and deep customization, not subject to people. 5. high security: communication protocol adopts high intensity encryption algorithm, and chat records do not leak. 6. Support appointment meeting, voice conference, video conference, shared desktop, text chat in the meeting, member management, etc The specific functions are: 1. address book, supporting friend validation or non verification, two-dimensional code, label grouping, pulling black, my colleagues, public numbers, multiple entry, my phone sending messages to my computer, etc. 2. single chat, support message receipt, burn after reading, display read, message free, top, withdraw, video chat, search chat records, etc. 3. group chat, support bulletin, @ group members, group members, group validation, group nicknames, group management, number of readers, video conferencing, etc., to support 10000 people. 4. message, support long text, pictures, recording, video, business card, location, animation, archives, red packets, screenshots and other types. 5. Privacy, exclusive ownership of features such as delivery, read, burn after reading, end-to-end encryption, private groups, private group members, etc
TiTalk
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【特色功能】 双向撤回:一对一聊天,一键撤回自己和对方本地的全部聊天内容,真正做到绝对隐私; 阅后即焚:市场最好用的阅后即焚,文字、语音、图片、视屏全面支持; 强大的群功能:匿名群、私有群、公开群,根据不同的场景创建不同的社群,在畅所欲言的同时,充分保护用户隐私; 数字钱包:轻松实现用户充值、提现、转账、红包; 粉丝运营:好用的私域流量运营工具,具备完善的用户管理体系,趣味的红包玩法;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shiku IM at none against TiTalk's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. TiTalk sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Shiku IM asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shiku IM ships an update every 3 weeks, TiTalk fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shiku IM | TiTalk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 181 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Shiku information technology co., LTD | Shenzhen Yunzhong Information Technology Co.,Ltd |
In-app purchases
Shiku IM
No in-app purchases
TiTalk
- 月卡会员$20.99
- 季卡会员$64.99
- 年卡会员$209.99








