Comparison

HTC Zion vs Mithka

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

Head to head
About

HTC Zion

Features
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Help your friends back up and recover their Zion wallets with Social Key Recovery. You can help them by storing part of their recovery data on your device. When they need to recover their wallets, you can send their data back to them.

About

Mithka

A fast, customizable messaging client for focused communication. It organizes conversations, groups, and media into a clean interface with extensive visual and notification controls. Offers features like polls, checklists, and translation tools.

Highlights
  • Fast chat list and conversation views
  • Groups and topic-style discussions
  • Stickers, voice notes, polls, checklists
  • Message search and rich previews
  • Light/dark modes and accent colors
  • Notification and translation settings
Features
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Mithka is an independent messaging client built for people who want a fast, focused, and highly customizable way to stay in touch. It brings your conversations, groups, topic feeds, contacts, media, updates, and profile tools into a clean mobile interface designed for daily use. The app is powered by TDLib and keeps the experience close to native iOS patterns, with quick navigation, refined chat controls, and a flexible visual system. Highlights: - Fast chat list and conversation views - Groups, topic-style discussions, contacts, and profiles - Stickers, animated stickers, voice notes, polls, checklists, files, and location sharing - Message search, shared media, pinned messages, and rich message previews - One-to-one call interface - Light and dark appearance, accent colors, font controls, chat layout options, and notification settings - Translation settings and keyword blocking tools - Localized interface for English and Simplified Chinese Mithka is an independent, unofficial app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Telegram. Telegram is a trademark of its respective owner.

Screenshots

HTC Zion4 screens
Mithka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mithka at every 5 days against HTC Zion's every 2 months. HTC Zion's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HTC Zion ships an update every 2 months, Mithka every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HTC Zion versus Mithka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHTC ZionMithka
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB131 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHTC CorporationKitta Co.

In-app purchases

None

HTC Zion

No in-app purchases

None

Mithka

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HTC Zion free?
HTC Zion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mithka free?
Mithka is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HTC Zion or Mithka have ads?
Neither HTC Zion nor Mithka shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HTC Zion or Mithka?
HTC Zion ships an update every 2 months, and Mithka every 5 days. Most recently, HTC Zion was updated on October 12, 2026 and Mithka on October 25, 2026.

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