Kik Messaging & Chat App vs ConectYu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kik Messaging & Chat App
Connect with friends and discover new ones through chat. Share photos, videos, games, and more without needing phone numbers. Explore interests and join groups for seamless communication.
- Connect with friends
- Group chats
- Share photos and videos
- Play games
- Meet new people
- Username-based accounts
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Get connected. Kik is way more than just messaging. It’s the easiest way to connect with your friends, stay in the loop, and explore – all through chat. No phone numbers, just pick a username. • Choose who to chat with one-on-one and in groups • Share pics, videos, gifs, games, and more • Meet new friends with similar interests Get on Kik now. Start chatting! You can read our End User License Agreement here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ConectYu
A professional networking platform connecting students, educators, job seekers, and companies for learning and growth. It facilitates collaboration and opportunity discovery within the professional sphere.
- Connect with students, educators, and professionals
- Discover job opportunities
- Learn and grow professionally
- Platform for educational institutions and companies
- Facilitates talent and opportunity matching
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ConectYu is an professional networking platform where every stakeholder like students, educational institutions, job seekers, working professionals and corporate companies can come, learn and grow together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ConectYu at 100% against Kik Messaging & Chat App's 36%. ConectYu also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 15). Kik Messaging & Chat App's advantage is ratings volume (486K vs 2) and chart position (#109 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Kik Messaging & Chat App sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ConectYu asks for nothing beyond the download.
ConectYu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kik Messaging & Chat App has 486K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Kik Messaging & Chat App's written reviews are positive against 100% of ConectYu's.
Kik Messaging & Chat App ships an update fortnightly, ConectYu every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kik Messaging & Chat App | ConectYu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (486K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 486K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #109 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Medialab - Kik | ConectYu Hive Private Limited |
Customer experience
Kik Messaging & Chat App
ConectYu
Bugs and requests
Kik Messaging & Chat App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notifications not working properly
- Messages not sending or getting stuck
- Profile pictures not updating correctly
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Improved group management tools
- Option to disable live streaming
- Better chat organization and search
- Ability to delete messages across devices
- Restore previous video chat functionality
ConectYu
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kik Messaging & Chat App
- Ad Free$2.991 Month
- Ad free (annual)$32.991 Year
- 100 Live Credits$0.99
- 100 Live credits$0.99
- 3 Chat Credits$0.99
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- 200 Live Credits$1.99
- 500 Live Credits Offer$1.99
- 500 Live Credits$4.99
- 2000 Live Credits$14.99
- Special Offer$14.99
- 3700 Live Credits$24.99
- Special Offer$99.99
- 16500 Live Credits$99.99
- 70000 Live Credits$399.99
ConectYu
No in-app purchases
Questions
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