Comparison

Tikus vs Nilove

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

Head to head
About

Tikus

Connect with friends, share your thoughts, and discover new content in a unified digital space. This application serves as a central hub for socializing and entertainment.

Highlights
  • Social connection
  • Content sharing
  • Discovery of new things
  • Entertainment hub
  • Digital world exploration
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Tikus is an all-in-one app for socializing, entertainment, and exploring the digital world. Connect with friends, share your thoughts, and discover new things, all in one place.

About

Nilove

Connect with your East African community globally. Discover local events, businesses, and roommates who share your culture, language, and faith. Build meaningful connections and stay rooted, whether at home or abroad.

Highlights
  • Find cultural and faith events
  • Discover East African businesses
  • Search for compatible roommates
  • Direct messaging with connections
  • Optional dating and matching features
  • AI-moderated photos and team reviews
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Nilove is the community app built for East Africans. Whether you are in Addis, Asmara, Mogadishu, Nairobi, Khartoum, or part of the diaspora in DC, London, Toronto, or beyond, Nilove brings together the events, places, roommates, and people who share your culture, language, and faith. This is not a generic social app translated for the diaspora. It is a small, deliberate community built for Habesha, Eritrean, Somali, Sudanese, Kenyan, Tanzanian, and Ugandan users by people who grew up the same way. WHAT YOU CAN DO ON NILOVE: Events Find cultural gatherings, faith events, weddings, holiday celebrations, and community meetups happening near you. From Meskel and Ethiopian Christmas to Eid prayers and Ramadan iftars, find what is happening in your city. Browse free. Premium members can also submit events for the whole community to see. Places Discover Habesha restaurants, halal markets, hair salons, churches, mosques, and East African owned businesses near you. Filter by city, food, and category. Roommates Find a roommate who shares your language, your food, and your lifestyle. Listings include rent, neighborhood, bedrooms, lease, lifestyle preferences (quiet, social, religious, vegetarian), and photos. Reach out directly to hosts. No agency fees. Messages Talk to people you connect with on the app in a clean, focused inbox. Real names, real photos, real conversations. Dating and matches (optional) If you would also like to meet someone for dating or a long-term relationship within the community, you can turn on Dating and matches from Account Settings. This adds a Connect tab with profiles you can browse, like, and chat with. It is completely optional. The community features above work whether or not you use this. WHO NILOVE IS FOR: East African young adults and immigrants who want to stay connected to their roots while building a life abroad or back home. WHY NILOVE IS DIFFERENT: Built specifically for East African languages, faiths, and ways of life. Available in English, Amharic, Tigrinya, Somali, Swahili, and Arabic. Calendar events for Orthodox Christian, Muslim, Catholic, Protestant, and traditional holidays. Heritage and language filters that actually mean something to our community. SAFETY: Photos are reviewed by AI moderation on upload. Every report on a user, event, or listing is reviewed by the Nilove team within 24 hours. Bad actors are removed for good. Block anyone, anytime, without notice. PRIVACY: Your phone number is never shown to other users. Your full last name is never shown. We never sell your data. NILOVE+ SUBSCRIPTION: Nilove+ is an optional auto-renewing subscription that unlocks unlimited roommate browsing, monthly event submissions, and advanced filters (heritage, faith, language). Subscription options and current prices are shown inside the app at the time of purchase. Available plans include weekly, monthly, every 3 months, and annual. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, at the same price as the selected plan. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time by going to your Account Settings in the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://nilove.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://nilove.app/privacy QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK: Email hello@nilove.app

Screenshots

Tikus4 screens
Nilove3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Nilove at none against Tikus's shown. Nilove also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Tikus's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Tikus sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Nilove sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tikus against 5.0 for Nilove. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tikus has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tikus ships an update every 3 weeks, Nilove every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tikus versus Nilove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTikusNilove
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB47 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperTikus Trading One Member PLCKidus Degefu

Customer experience

Tikus

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nilove

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Tikus

One-time10
  • 800 Points$2.99
  • 1,400 Points$4.99
  • 2,300 Points$7.99
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  • 3,000 Points$9.99
  • 4,700 Points$14.99
  • 6,500 Points$19.99
  • 10,200 Points$29.99
  • 17,500 Points$49.99
  • 30,000 Points$79.99
  • 39,000 Points$99.99
4 purchases

Nilove

Subscriptions4
  • Nilove+ Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Nilove+ Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Nilove+ Quarterly$34.993 Months
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  • Nilove+ Annual$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Tikus free?
Tikus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nilove free?
Nilove is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tikus or Nilove?
Nilove is rated higher. Tikus averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Nilove averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tikus or Nilove have ads?
Tikus shows ads; Nilove does not.
Which is updated more often, Tikus or Nilove?
Tikus ships an update every 3 weeks, and Nilove every 5 days. Most recently, Tikus was updated on October 1, 2026 and Nilove on October 5, 2026.

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