botim

Calling, chat, money and an assistant in one app, from Algento Cloud Computing. botim's core is HD voice and video with hold, picture-in-picture and AI filters, plus a claim that calls hold up on weak connections. Chat adds live AI translation and lets you send money without leaving the conversation.

The money section covers transfers at home and abroad, wallet top-ups, a prepaid card in several currencies, bill payments and phone recharges, but only in the UAE. An AI Companion responds in voice or text across several languages and can help with calls, messages and transfers. A VIP subscription removes ads and adds unspecified benefits.

For an expat in the UAE a normal day might be a video call home in the morning, a translated chat with a landlord who writes in Arabic, and a bill paid from the same app in the evening. Sending money to a family member happens inside the chat thread where you were just talking to them.

Outside the UAE the money features are absent and it becomes a calling and messaging app with translation and an AI helper. Ads show unless you subscribe to VIP. The assistant can draft a message or place a call on request, though how well is not something the listing can tell you.

In the UAE, internet calling has historically been restricted, and botim is one of the sanctioned apps for it, which drives most of the search traffic. Expats sending remittances home are the second audience, and the in-chat transfer is built for them. A 4.3 rating on 10K+ reviews is middling, which may reflect the ads or the breadth of what it tries to do.

Five screenshots covering calls, chat, a money dashboard and the AI Companion, most likely, since those are the four pillars. Super-app designs tend to be tab-heavy with a lot of entry points, and the listing's scope suggests that here. AI filters and effects on video calls point to a consumer-friendly, slightly playful style for the calling side.

Version 4.21.0 suggests regular releases, and Algento Cloud Computing Limited is a corporate developer. The 4.3 rating across 10K+ reviews is the lowest in the social group on this page and worth reading reviews about. Money features depend on UAE regulatory arrangements the listing can't guarantee. App Store only here.

Rated 4+ and free with ads. The Botim VIP subscription, monthly or yearly at a regional price displayed in the app, removes ads and adds other benefits the listing doesn't list. An account tied to a phone number is implied, and the money features will require identity verification.

Transfers, cards, bill payments and recharges work only in the UAE. A connection is needed. The AI Companion processes your messages, which privacy-conscious users will want to consider. Storage isn't stated.