iWave vs Mithka
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iWave
Create and join channels to communicate with others. This app allows for seamless voice conversations within defined groups. Experience instant communication on your wrist.
- Create channels
- Join channels
- Start conversations
- Voice communication
- Group messaging
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创建频道，加入频道，开始交流！
Mithka
A fast, customizable messaging client for focused communication. It organizes conversations, groups, and media into a clean interface with extensive visual and notification controls. Offers features like polls, checklists, and translation tools.
- Fast chat list and conversation views
- Groups and topic-style discussions
- Stickers, voice notes, polls, checklists
- Message search and rich previews
- Light/dark modes and accent colors
- Notification and translation settings
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Mithka is an independent messaging client built for people who want a fast, focused, and highly customizable way to stay in touch. It brings your conversations, groups, topic feeds, contacts, media, updates, and profile tools into a clean mobile interface designed for daily use. The app is powered by TDLib and keeps the experience close to native iOS patterns, with quick navigation, refined chat controls, and a flexible visual system. Highlights: - Fast chat list and conversation views - Groups, topic-style discussions, contacts, and profiles - Stickers, animated stickers, voice notes, polls, checklists, files, and location sharing - Message search, shared media, pinned messages, and rich message previews - One-to-one call interface - Light and dark appearance, accent colors, font controls, chat layout options, and notification settings - Translation settings and keyword blocking tools - Localized interface for English and Simplified Chinese Mithka is an independent, unofficial app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Telegram. Telegram is a trademark of its respective owner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mithka at Free against iWave's $9.99. Mithka also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). iWave's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 50%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Mithka is free to download; iWave costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iWave ships an update monthly, Mithka every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iWave | Mithka |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 璞 菅 | Kitta Co. |
Customer experience
iWave
Mithka
In-app purchases
iWave
No in-app purchases
Mithka
No in-app purchases
