Comparison

Mithka vs need2.chat

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

need2.chat

A private messaging app focused on secure communication between friends. It offers end-to-end encryption for all conversations, ensuring that only participants can read messages. The app features a clean design and real-time delivery with read receipts.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted 1:1 messaging
  • Fast, real-time delivery
  • Read receipts
  • Clean, easy-to-use design
  • Secure sign-in options
  • Cross-device message syncing
Features
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need2.chat is the messenger that speaks every language — private, hands-free, and no phone number required. Talk with anyone, even if you don't share a language. need2.chat can translate conversations automatically, so you write in your language and your friend reads in theirs. Turn on voice mode and go completely hands-free: speak naturally, your words are sent as text, and replies are read aloud to you — across languages, like having an interpreter in your pocket. And it's all truly private. Every message is protected with end-to-end encryption, so only you and the person you're talking to can read what's sent — not us, not anyone else. WHY NEED2.CHAT • Speaks every language — automatic translation built right into your chats • Hands-free voice mode — talk, listen, and reply without touching the keyboard • Voice messages — hold-to-talk, walkie-style, for when typing is too slow • Truly private — end-to-end encryption on every message • No phone number — sign up with email or Sign in with Apple; your number stays yours • Fast, real-time messaging with read receipts and typing indicators • Syncs across your devices • Clean, familiar design — no ads, no clutter PERFECT FOR • Friends and family across borders and languages • Travel — talk with people you meet, in their language • Anyone who wants real privacy without giving out a phone number We're just getting started — group chats, richer media, and more are on the way. FOR YOUR BUSINESS Add need2.chat's chat widget to your website (set up at need2.chat) and answer customers right from the app — in any language, with messages auto-translated both ways. Organize conversations by department, go on duty, and keep private notes on who's who. Customers can keep the conversation going with a free account.

Screenshots

Mithka4 screens
need2.chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mithka and need2.chat both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of need2.chat's written reviews are positive against 50% of Mithka's. Mithka's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mithka against 5.0 for need2.chat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Mithka's written reviews are positive against 100% of need2.chat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mithka ships an update every 5 days, need2.chat every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mithka versus need2.chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMithkaneed2.chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKitta Co.Tim Jones

Customer experience

Mithka

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

need2.chat

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mithka

No in-app purchases

None

need2.chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mithka free?
Mithka is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is need2.chat free?
need2.chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mithka or need2.chat?
Mithka and need2.chat are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Mithka or need2.chat have ads?
Neither Mithka nor need2.chat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mithka or need2.chat?
Mithka ships an update every 5 days, and need2.chat every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mithka was updated on September 26, 2026 and need2.chat on August 7, 2026.

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