Kotha vs ShishaXPay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kotha
Connect with friends and family using instant messaging, audio/video calls, and group chats. Share various file types and express yourself with stickers. Discover local services, news, and entertainment within the app.
- Instant messaging
- Audio/video calls
- Group chatting
- File sharing
- Bengali transliteration
- Discover section with mini apps
- News and entertainment
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Kotha is a Social Communication & Lifestyle app developed in Bangladesh for Bangladeshi people and Bangla speaking community around the world. The purpose of the app is to offer Bangladeshis their own social media & communication tools, promote use of Bangla language and at the same time offer daily life useful local services, lifestyle contents, latest news and entertainment etc. Kotha enables users to communicate with instant messaging, audio/video calls, group chatting and users can share images, camera photos & videos, contacts, attachments and document files, cloud files, links, voice message, location, stickers etc. It’s easy to type and post in Kotha with Bengali transliteration. Kotha has a feed/timeline were users can post, rate, comment and share. The discover section of the app has mini apps integrated into Kotha as well as sports updates, news & events, market place etc. Gradually more third-party services will be integrated into Kotha.
ShishaXPay
This digital platform connects users directly with exchange offices. Easily locate nearby branches, submit inquiries, and receive updates on news, offers, and messages from participating exchange offices. Create an account to access exclusive services.
- Connect with exchange offices
- Find nearest branches
- Submit requests/inquiries
- Receive news and offers
- Exclusive services and offers
- Account creation
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ShishaPay – Your Digital Gateway to Exchange Offices ShishaPay is a digital platform that connects you directly with exchange offices. You can easily find the nearest branch, submit your requests or inquiries, and stay updated with the latest news, offers, and messages from exchange offices operating under the ShishaPay network. Create your account effortlessly and enjoy exclusive services and offers provided through the Shisha Pay platform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShishaXPay at 5.0 against Kotha's 4.0. ShishaXPay also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Kotha's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShishaXPay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kotha has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Kotha ships an update monthly, ShishaXPay every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kotha | ShishaXPay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kotha Apps & Technologies Ltd. | Shoobek Loobek |
Customer experience
Kotha
ShishaXPay
In-app purchases
Kotha
No in-app purchases
ShishaXPay
No in-app purchases
