When comparing Conversations.im vs Hike, the Slant community recommends Conversations.im for most people. In the question“What are the best messaging apps for Android?” Conversations.im is ranked 12th while Hike is ranked 25th. The most important reason people chose Conversations.im is:
Can speak to anybody on XMPP and does not need a phone number or email.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Uses XMPP + OMEMO
Can speak to anybody on XMPP and does not need a phone number or email.
Pro One of the most secure protocols, together with open-source and very active development
Pro Open Source
Pro As it is XMPP federation based this app can cross-message with all other clients on Android, iOS, Linux and Windows whom use the same protocol
Pro Has one of the most intuitive and good looking UI's among XMPP apps for Android and Android message apps in general
Pro Lots of great features
It contains a wallet for money transfer, news update & sports update feature.
Pro Without data media sharing option within 100m
Pro Great sticker system
A very fast sticker suggestion based on key words typed. This helps to send relevant stickers quickly. Also when we press upon a sticker it opens a quick reply sticker option.
Pro Night-mode
Hike has an app theme & auto night mode(8pm-6am) inside to reduce strain on eye while texting at night.
Pro Has a timeline
It has a timeline(photo + text), which is similar to BBM.
Pro Photo editing feature
It has a selfie edit feature like Instagram, helps with editing selfies for profile photos & photo statuses.
Cons
Con No voice or video support
It supports A/V calls now.
Con Security of user information
First of all, this is closed source software. It also lacks-end-to-end encryption. In today's time, irrespective of every other feature, encryption is the most important one. Because without it, rest of the features become risky to use and thus meaningless.