Comparison

Topics Chat vs Hi

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

Head to head
About

Topics Chat

Monetize your knowledge and audience without intermediaries. Offer exclusive content, priority replies, custom videos, and paid communities. Turn your followers into real income.

Highlights
  • Priority replies
  • 1:1 paid calls
  • Custom video requests
  • Paid community subscriptions
  • Pay-per-view content
  • Donations
  • Organized community tabs
Features
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Tens uma audiência. Tens conhecimento. Tens pessoas que te seguem há anos. E ainda não ganhaste um euro com isso. Não porque não mereces. Mas porque nenhuma plataforma foi construída para isso. O Instagram vende os teus dados. O YouTube paga migalhas. O Patreon obriga-te a publicar para sempre ou o dinheiro para. Topics Chat foi construído de raiz para uma coisa: transformar o que já sabes, e as pessoas que já te seguem, em rendimento real. Sem marcas. Sem mínimo de seguidores. Sem mais conteúdo. O QUE TENS À DISPOSIÇÃO Priority Replies: define o preço para responderes a mensagens. Quem paga mais, responde primeiro. 1:1 Calls: marca chamadas pagas diretamente no teu perfil. Custom Videos: entrega vídeos personalizados a pedido. Subscriptions: cria uma comunidade paga com acesso exclusivo. Pay-Per-View Content: vende acesso a conteúdo que só os teus pagam para ver. Donations: aceita apoios de quem quer simplesmente suportar o teu trabalho. A TUA COMUNIDADE, ORGANIZADA Cada comunidade dividida em tabs por tema. Tu decides quem acessa o quê, o que é gratuito e o que é pago. Os teus fãs encontram-te, juntam-se, ficam. COMO COMEÇAS Aponta os teus seguidores para o teu perfil no Topics. Ativa o que queres cobrar. Começas a receber. Sem negociar com marcas. Sem esperar ter 100K seguidores. Sem publicar um vídeo novo amanhã. Disponível em open beta. Junta-te em topicschat.com

About

Hi

Features
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How many of us juggle secondary accounts on social media? Over 50%. Why? Because we dread social judgment, we're afraid of content being taken out of context, or we worry an invasive algorithm will recommend our profile to our contacts. The result? We stop ourselves from being truly curious or living all the facets of our personality. Yet, we only want one thing: watertight bubbles for each group, and the right to explore without a label. Welcome to Hi - Human Intelligence. Human intelligence finally applied to instant messaging. Here, privacy isn't an option, it's the baseline. What changes everything: . Your circles never cross: Compartmentalize your life in a swipe. Create a custom profile for each circle and protect your different groups (friends, family, passions) from any mixing. . Your safe zone: Move around securely on this secure messenger. Everything deletes automatically from all devices and servers: zero screenshots, zero paranoia. . Your notebook: A completely personal space for notes and memories, visible only to you and protected from the outside world. . The ethical model (1 month free, then £0.99/month): Zero addictive algorithms, zero AI, zero data sold, zero advertising. Connected, not exposed. Hi is made for those who want to live all the facets of their personality without revealing everything to the world. Stop putting up with your history: take back control of your privacy. Download Hi and join the movement.

Screenshots

Topics Chat4 screens
Hi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Topics Chat at Free against Hi's $0.99. Hi's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Topics Chat is free to download; Hi costs $0.99 up front. Topics Chat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hi sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Topics Chat ships an update every 2 weeks, Hi weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Topics Chat versus Hi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTopics ChatHi
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB61 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developertopicschats2nd Lda

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Topics Chat

One-time1
  • Username$29.99
1 purchases

Hi

Subscriptions1
  • Full access to Hi1 Month trial$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Topics Chat free?
Topics Chat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hi free?
Hi costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Topics Chat or Hi have ads?
Neither Topics Chat nor Hi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Topics Chat or Hi?
Topics Chat ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hi weekly. Most recently, Topics Chat was updated on November 12, 2026 and Hi on November 15, 2026.

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