Comparison

Element X vs AMICOS

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

Head to head
About

Element X

Communicate securely and privately with instant messaging and video calls. This app offers robust features for individuals and communities, allowing you to own your data and choose where it's hosted. Enjoy real-time communication with synchronized history across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Real-time messaging
  • Video calls
  • Public and private rooms
  • Rich messaging features
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Data ownership and server choice
Features
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Freedom to communicate on your own terms For individuals and communities - private communication between family, friends, hobby groups, clubs, etc. Element X gives you fast, secure and private instant messaging and video calls built on Matrix, the open standard for real-time communication. This is a free and open-source app maintained at https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-ios Stay in touch with friends, family and communities with: • Real time messaging & video calls • Public rooms for open group communication • Private rooms for closed group communication • Rich messaging features: emoji reactions, replies, polls, pinned messages and more. • Video calling while browsing messages. • Interoperability with other Matrix-based apps such as FluffyChat, Cinny and many more. Privacy-first Unlike some other messengers from Big Tech companies, we don’t mine your data or monitor your communications. Own your conversations Choose where to host your data - from any public server (the largest free server is matrix.org, but there are plenty of others to choose from) to creating your own personal server and hosting it on your own domain. This ability to choose a server is a large part of what differentiates us from other real time communication apps. However you host, you have ownership; it’s your data. You’re not the product. You’re in control. Communicate in real time, all the time Use Element everywhere. Stay in touch wherever you are with fully synchronised message history across all your devices, including on the web at https://app.element.io Element X is our next-generation app If you’re using the previous-generation Element Classic app, it’s time to try Element X! It’s faster, easier to use, and more powerful than the classic app. It’s better in every way and we’re adding new features all the time.

About

AMICOS

Features
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Stay connected with your fellow alumni through AMICOS, the ultimate alumni registration and engagement app. Whether you want to network, AMICOS has everything you need to keep your connection strong. Key Features: 1. Quick Registration: Easily sign up and join your alumni community in just a few steps.

Screenshots

Element X4 screens
AMICOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

Element X and AMICOS are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Element X ships an update fortnightly, AMICOS weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Element X versus AMICOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElement XAMICOS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (169 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings169 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.517.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size341 MB40 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVector Creations LimitedGIT Global Innovative Technologies Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

Element X

No in-app purchases

None

AMICOS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Element X free?
Element X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AMICOS free?
AMICOS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Element X or AMICOS have ads?
Neither Element X nor AMICOS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Element X or AMICOS?
Element X ships an update fortnightly, and AMICOS weekly. Most recently, Element X was updated on November 7, 2026 and AMICOS on October 30, 2026.

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