Comparison

iMe vs aka

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

Head to head
About

iMe

This app combines secure messaging with an advanced AI assistant. It offers features like text and image generation, chat summarization, and smart translation. Enhance your communication and productivity with its privacy tools and customization options.

Highlights
  • Next-gen AI Assistant
  • Password-protected hidden chats
  • Built-in antivirus
  • One-tap chat translation
  • Custom folders and tags
  • Customizable interface
Features
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iMe - Smart Messenger with AI Assistant Secure communication, powerful tools and an intelligent assistant - all in one app. Why choose iMe? Combines Telegram's convenience with cutting-edge AI technology. Not just a messenger - your personal assistant for work, communication and creativity. Key features: 1. Next-gen AI Assistant • Get answers to any question via text, voice or video • Generate ideas, improve texts, explain complex topics • Summarize articles, chats and books to save time • Create images from text descriptions • Access top AI models: ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok 2. Ultimate Privacy • Password-protected hidden chats • Built-in antivirus for file scanning • Advanced data protection layers 3. Smart Translation • One-tap chat translation • Voice→text conversion (100+ languages) • Extract and translate text from photos 4. Chat Management • Custom folders and tags • Quick access to recent chats • To-do lists with reminders 5. Personalization • Customizable interface • Wide channel reading mode • Clean reply formatting • Productivity tools with flexible task settings Download iMe today and revolutionize your communication! Write to our support team if you have any wishes, questions or complaints. Technical support: https://t.me/iMeMessenger Discussion group: https://t.me/iMe_ai LIME group: https://t.me/iMeLime News channel: https://t.me/iMe_en EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

aka

This app offers a fun and enhanced messaging experience by leveraging the Telegram API. Enjoy fast, secure, and private chats with millions worldwide, including high-quality video calls and advanced features like secret chats and multi-account support.

Highlights
  • Video calls
  • Secret chat with encryption
  • Chat filtering by type
  • Unlimited cloud storage access
  • Login with up to 6 accounts
  • Fast and secure messaging
Features
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aka is an UNOFFICIAL Telegram client. Due to using Telegram API, it can give you the best experience possible in messaging and you can chat with more than 200 Million people from all around the world. Fast, Synced, Unlimited, Secure, Powerful, Reliable and Private messaging is only a part of the benefits you can get from aka. Nothing makes a popular, fast and safe messenger like Telegram better than a free and high quality video call feature. With aka you can have video chat with your friends, easier than ever. if you want to be sure about the security, you can use secret chat feature because it uses 3 world class encryption methods. For making things easier, aka filter your chats based on their type and you can reach them through bottom tabs in the main page. Access all your files from any place and any device since all your data is saved on secure, free and unlimited cloud storage of Telegram. Do you want to login with more than 3 Telegram accounts? You can login with up to 6 accounts with aka. You can login and start using aka in less than a minute. So download it now and say hello to the real messaging experience. We are effortlessly trying to improve aka and adding more exciting and useful features to app. Thanks for supporting us.

Screenshots

iMe4 screens
aka4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iMe at 74% against aka's 20%. iMe also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (9.7K vs 421). aka's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iMe sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. aka asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iMe holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iMe has 9.7K ratings behind it against 421, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of iMe's written reviews are positive against 20% of aka's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iMe ships an update every 3 weeks, aka every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
iMe versus aka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriMeaka
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (9.7K ratings) — better3.4 (421 ratings)
Positive reviews74.4% of reviews — better19.8% of reviews
Number of ratings9.7K — better421
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#140 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size394 MB211 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperIME LAB - FZCOAboobaker Sideeq Ariyal

Customer experience

iMe

All ratings9,266 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews414 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral6.3%
Negative19.3%

aka

All ratings410 ratings
Positive57.3%
Neutral6.8%
Negative35.9%
Written reviews308 reviews
Positive19.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative71.1%

Bugs and requests

iMe

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Connectivity issues after updates
  • Inability to set profile photos
  • Glitches in media playback and GIF support
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ghost mode feature
  • Improve forward message functionality
  • Expand cloud storage and file management options
  • Enhance group management and permissions

aka

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

iMe

Subscriptions6
  • iMe Premium3 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • iMe Premium$3.991 Month
  • iMe Premium$9.993 Months
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  • iMe Premium$19.996 Months
  • iMe Premium3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • iMe Premium$29.991 Year
One-time4
  • 100 AI Credits$0.49
  • iMe Premium Gift (1 month)$3.99
  • iMe Premium Gift (3 months)$9.99
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  • iMe Premium Gift (1 year)$29.99
None

aka

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iMe free?
iMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is aka free?
aka is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iMe or aka?
iMe is rated higher. iMe averages 4.7 out of 5 from 9.7K ratings, while aka averages 3.4 from 421 ratings.
Do iMe or aka have ads?
Both iMe and aka show ads.
Which is updated more often, iMe or aka?
iMe ships an update every 3 weeks, and aka every 2 months. Most recently, iMe was updated on November 13, 2026 and aka on November 11, 2026.

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