Comparison

aka vs MaxMessenger

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

Head to head
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.

About

MaxMessenger

Communicate securely and privately with end-to-end encryption. Send texts, voice messages, images, and files with a user-friendly interface designed for everyone. Enjoy fast, reliable, and private conversations.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Text messaging
  • Voice messages
  • Image sharing
  • File transfer
  • User-friendly interface
Read full description

MaxMessenger is a simple, private way to stay close to the people who matter. Sign up with your phone number and start chatting in seconds. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • One-to-one chats are end-to-end encrypted: only you and the person you're talking to can read them • Lock individual chats, or the whole app, with Face ID • Choose who sees your last seen, read receipts and typing status CHAT YOUR WAY • Text, photos, videos, files and your location • Voice messages that keep playing in the background, at 1x, 1.5x or 2x speed • Reply, react, forward, pin and star messages • Saved Messages for your own notes, links and files GROUPS AND CHANNELS • Groups for family, friends and work • Channels to share updates with as many people as you like • Chat folders and an archive to keep your list tidy VOICE AND VIDEO CALLS • Clear one-to-one and group calls • Switch from voice to video in a tap • Share your screen during a call ON YOUR COMPUTER TOO • Link MaxMessenger on your computer and keep chatting from your desk SAFE AND RESPECTFUL • Block anyone and report messages, people, groups or channels in a few taps • No ads, and your data is never sold Available in English and Arabic.

Screenshots

aka4 screens
MaxMessenger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: aka at 3.4 against MaxMessenger's 1.7. aka also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (20% vs 10%). MaxMessenger's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). 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

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

aka holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 419 and 104 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of aka's written reviews are positive against 10% of MaxMessenger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

aka ships an update every 2 months, MaxMessenger every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
aka versus MaxMessenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterakaMaxMessenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (419 ratings) — better1.7 (104 ratings)
Positive reviews19.8% of reviews — better9.8% of reviews
Number of ratings419 — better104
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size211 MB78 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAboobaker Sideeq AriyalAli Naeem

Customer experience

aka

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

MaxMessenger

All ratings104 ratings
Positive15.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative81.7%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive9.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative87.8%

Bugs and requests

aka

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MaxMessenger

Reported bugs

48 issues
  • Does not work with Russian mobile numbers
  • Phone freezes and makes strange sounds
  • App not working in Germany
  • App is not working
  • Not working
Show 43 more
  • Code not received for Cyprus mobile number
  • Code not received for Belarus
  • Codes not received for Russian numbers
  • Hacked and cannot log in
  • Cannot register, code not coming
  • Nothing seems working
  • Cannot even start registration
  • Error during registration
  • Registration impossible
  • Not RU messenger MAX
  • Registration impossible, number error
  • Slacking
  • Cannot register
  • Does not work on iPhone 15
  • Does not accept phone numbers from the United States
  • Unusable, fails to register mobile numbers from the UK
  • Cannot register, error
  • Unknown error during registration
  • Cannot register
  • Stupid and inconvenient app
  • Not working in the USA
  • Just wrapper
  • Messenger for surveillance and listening
  • Don't like it, no personal space
  • Cannot even register, forced to install
  • Cannot confirm number
  • Not working in the states
  • App doesn't accept phone number
  • All bad
  • Collects data, terrible messenger
  • Worst app ever
  • Shameful
  • Not working
  • Remove MAX
  • Shame of Russia
  • Poor imitation, FSB reader
  • Unusable flop
  • Useless flop
  • Waste of time
  • Totally waste
  • Worst messenger of all time
  • Phone number input issue with Iraq's code
  • Server error during registration

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add Israel to the list
  • Make app available in US region
  • Improve registration process for international numbers
  • Fix number input validation
  • Provide access to the app
Show 1 more
  • Add personal space feature

In-app purchases

None

aka

No in-app purchases

None

MaxMessenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is aka free?
aka is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MaxMessenger free?
MaxMessenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, aka or MaxMessenger?
aka is rated higher. aka averages 3.4 out of 5 from 419 ratings, while MaxMessenger averages 1.7 from 104 ratings.
Do aka or MaxMessenger have ads?
aka shows ads; MaxMessenger does not.
Which is updated more often, aka or MaxMessenger?
aka ships an update every 2 months, and MaxMessenger every 12 months. Most recently, aka was updated on October 20, 2026 and MaxMessenger on October 21, 2026.

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