Comparison

BESCOM Mithra vs Desh Kannada Keyboard

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BESCOM Mithra

This app serves as a virtual relationship manager for electricity consumers and employees. It provides access to utility information, outage updates, billing history, online payments, and complaint tracking. Users can also participate in surveys and receive personalized recommendations.

Highlights
  • Utility information access
  • Power outage alerts
  • Online bill payment
  • Complaint registration and tracking
  • Consumption and billing history
  • Personalized recommendations
Features
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BESCOM with an intention to successfully establish a relationship with consumers has created a Virtual Relationship Manager in the form of Mobile App. The Mobile App – BESCOM Mithra offers following features for both consumers as well as its employees. Consumers faced: > Generic information about BESCOM (Tariff, Policies, schemes, offices etc..) > Information on scheduled and unscheduled power outages > Registration to 1 or More accounts/installations > Consumption, Billing and Payment history > Online payment > Complaint registration, status tracking, GPS based tracking of restoration team and Rating. > Participate in surveys and get personalized recommendations. > Consumer specific services (Integration of Analytics) > Display BESCOM Facebook and Twitter page Employee faced: > Display RR no. wise list of payment dues. > Complaints status tracking, GPS based tracking of restoration team, updating and closure > Scheduled and un-scheduled power outage information For any app related queries, write to us bescommobileapp@gmail.com or call us on 1912.

About

Desh Kannada Keyboard

This keyboard extension simplifies typing in Kannada using English transliteration and word predictions. It offers easy language switching, spell correction, emoji access, and clipboard functionality for frequently used text. Users can also send stickers to enhance their chats.

Highlights
  • English to Kannada transliteration
  • Word predictions and spell correction
  • Easy language switching
  • Clipboard for saved text
  • Sticker support for chats
  • Customizable keyboard settings
Features
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Desh Kannada Keyboard is a keyboard extension that makes Kannada typing super easy: • Type in English letters and get Kannada words with our transliteration technology • Type faster using word predictions • Easily switch to English with the language key • Word predictions and spell-correct is available in English also • Emoji button is available after pressing 123 • Open the app and follow instructions to get your new Kannada keyboard: • Enable keyboard from settings • Activate the keyboard by holding the Globe icon and selecting "Desh Kannada Keyboard" • Type Kannada everywhere! Allowing full access: • When enabling the keyboard, you may enable "Allow Full Access" • This allows us to access crash reports and will help us improve the stability of the app • We respect your privacy. No personal information is collected • A standard warning is shown when you enable any downloaded keyboard app How to access settings: • Tap on the ⋯ button after opening the app and tap Settings. This option will be available after keyboard is activated • Available settings: sound on key press, vibrate on key press, emoji row, number row Using the clipboard: • The clipboard lets you save text that you frequently use and paste them easily • After you copy any text, it can be viewed from the clipboard by tapping on "Paste copied text". You can use the Pin button to save it permanently • To show copied text automatically when clipboard is opened, you can change the "Paste from Other Apps" setting to "Allow" Using stickers to make your chats more fun: • Open the stickers page by clicking on the sticker icon on the keyboard. Click on any sticker you like to copy it • Navigate back to your chat app and use your phone's Paste option in the message box • The sticker will be pasted in the chat. Note that animations are currently sent as GIFs due to technical limitations Do share your feedback and help us improve Desh Kannada Keyboard. And don't forget to leave a review if you like it.

Screenshots

BESCOM Mithra4 screens
Desh Kannada Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Desh Kannada Keyboard at 91% against BESCOM Mithra's 8%. Desh Kannada Keyboard also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (159 vs 6). BESCOM Mithra's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Desh Kannada Keyboard holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Desh Kannada Keyboard has 159 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of BESCOM Mithra's written reviews are positive against 91% of Desh Kannada Keyboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BESCOM Mithra ships an update every 3 weeks, Desh Kannada Keyboard every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
BESCOM Mithra versus Desh Kannada Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBESCOM MithraDesh Kannada Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (6 ratings)4.7 (159 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.5% of reviews90.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6159 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.4 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBESCOM MithraClusterDev Technologies Private Limited

Customer experience

BESCOM Mithra

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive7.5%
Neutral15.1%
Negative77.4%

Desh Kannada Keyboard

All ratings145 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.3%

In-app purchases

None

BESCOM Mithra

No in-app purchases

None

Desh Kannada Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BESCOM Mithra free?
BESCOM Mithra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Desh Kannada Keyboard free?
Desh Kannada Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BESCOM Mithra or Desh Kannada Keyboard?
Desh Kannada Keyboard is rated higher. BESCOM Mithra averages 2.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Desh Kannada Keyboard averages 4.7 from 159 ratings.
Do BESCOM Mithra or Desh Kannada Keyboard have ads?
Neither BESCOM Mithra nor Desh Kannada Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BESCOM Mithra or Desh Kannada Keyboard?
BESCOM Mithra ships an update every 3 weeks, and Desh Kannada Keyboard every 2 months. Most recently, BESCOM Mithra was updated on October 29, 2026 and Desh Kannada Keyboard on October 30, 2026.

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