# Text Delay - Schedule SMS — Send Delayed Messages & Emails

> Schedule and automate sending of texts, tweets, and emails. (iPhone/iPad app by Nick Walter.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-delay-schedule-sms/id725222144 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nick Walter](https://appshunter.io/developer/659987214)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 2.10/5 from 47 App Store ratings · 200 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-02-10
- Data updated: 2026-07-25
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-delay-schedule-sms/id725222144/reviews.md

## What is Text Delay?

** Over 250,000 messages have been scheduled using Text Delay! Thank you for all the support. **

Delay sending your texts, send when they make sense!

Send texts, tweets and emails when it's the right time. 

This app also offers Text Delay Plus. A service that sends texts automatically when you want them sent. It's not a reminder, you don't have to tap anything, it just sends your text when you want it sent.

Terms of Use: https://textdelay.app/terms

## Key features

- Schedule text messages
- Schedule tweets
- Schedule emails
- Automatic message sending
- Delayed message delivery

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Text Delay Plus - Monthly | $9.99 | per month |
| Text Delay Plus - 3 Months | $26.99 | per 3 months |
| Text Delay Plus - 6 Months | $47.99 | per 6 months |
| Text Delay Plus - Yearly | $59.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Add 1 Month | $4.99 | one-time |
| Add 3 Months | $12.99 | one-time |
| Add 6 Months | $24.99 | one-time |
| Add 1 Year | $44.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Text Delay?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 👍 Simple and user-friendly interface
- 💡 Helpful for organizing and scheduling messages
- ⏰ Useful reminder functionality for deferred texts
- 📝 Convenient for composing messages at inconvenient times
- 🎯 Good for those who prefer manual send with reminders

**Cons**

- 💰 Expensive monthly subscription required for core functionality
- 🐛 Messages marked as 'overdue' but never sent
- 📱 Texts send from random/different phone numbers
- ❌ Auto-send feature doesn't actually work automatically
- 🚫 No way to cancel subscription or contact support
- 😤 Misleading app description and marketing
- 🔧 Poor customer service and unresponsive support
- 📧 Support email contact form doesn't work
- 🔄 Cannot edit pending messages, only delete
- ⚠️ Signature feature doesn't save properly
- 🔐 No account recovery options (forgot password/username)
- 💳 Charges without delivering promised functionality

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Scheduled messages fail to send despite appearing sent
- Messages marked 'overdue' without being delivered
- Auto-send feature requires manual send despite paid subscription
- Texts send from random/unknown phone numbers instead of user's number
- App crashes during message composition and sending
- Support email contact form greyed out and non-functional
- Signature not saving or persisting in app
- No account recovery mechanism for forgotten credentials
- Notification system fails to alert users at scheduled times
- Messages sent with app advertisement footer
- Free version lacks any meaningful functionality
- Premium features still unavailable after purchase

**Most requested features**

- One-time purchase option instead of monthly subscription
- True automatic text sending without manual intervention
- Send texts from user's own phone number
- Edit functionality for pending/scheduled messages
- Ability to resend previously sent messages at different times
- iMessage support in addition to SMS
- Email scheduling with auto-send capability
- Social media post scheduling with auto-send
- Proper signature saving and display
- Account recovery options (forgot password/username)
- Multiple contact support options (phone, chat, etc.)
- No signature option for messages
- Expand to other communication platforms

## Recent user reviews (10 of 200)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-delay-schedule-sms/id725222144/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2026-06-25, version 1.0*

I tried to schedule a text to be sent in the early morning While I’d still be asleep, and in the morning nothing was sent, and it said it was ‘overdue’ clearly expecting me to manually push a button at the scheduled time to actually send the “scheduled” message. What a crazy scam.

### 1/5 — Unreliable

*2024-06-29, version 1.0*

It said my scheduled text was “overdue.” It was overdue because this failure of software engineering didn’t send it… but it was made well enough to tell you that it didn’t do what it was supposed to. They might as well put pictures of their dung on the App Store. At least that would waste less of my time.

### 3/5 — Good text reminder app

*2023-01-14, version 1.0*

This is good if you just want to reminding to send a text at a later date. It’ll pop up and you say yes and it’s done. Good if you want to write it beforehand and not send it. 3 stars because if you’re just using it to auto send a text then you have to pay monthly. They should really have an upgrade to automatically send the text if they have to charge, not a monthly fee. It’s just too much to justify for such a small thing.

### 1/5 — Text never sent

*2022-07-18, version 1.0*

It’s not reliable.  I set the text up and it says “overdue” never was sent.

### 1/5 — Do not buy this app.

*2022-05-01, version 1.0*

The texts send at the right time but they send from a random number. So the person gets your text from a random number. So I tried to cancel it. There is no way to cancel. I tried emailing support and the message won’t send. It’s grey-Ed out. There is no Number to call. I’m going to flip out if they charge my card. This is a scam. You can’t have someone sign up to try a 7 day trial and then give them no possible way to cancel.

### 1/5 — Stay away. Horrible customer service.

*2022-01-10, version 0.9*

So I have used this app in the past. It worked good enough that I decided to purchase the annual subscription again. Well, when I bought the annual subscription it still said I needed to upgrade in order to use the “send automatically” for text messages. I contacted customer support via email (because that’s the only option available) and told them my problem. Nick responded and asked me for the email associated with the account. It had been so long since I had last used the app that I forgot which email I had used but I knew it was one of three different emails. I send him those email addresses (explaining that I had forgot which one) and waited for a response. There was no profile section in the app that would tell me which email. I ended up logging out of the app and then tried to do a “forgot username” and “forgot password” but there is no option to recover. I never heard back from support. I followed up with a couple of emails but no answer back. So now I am in the process of reporting and getting my $60.00 back. Pretty ridiculous. I would stay away from this app until these types of problems are solved.

### 1/5 — Scam

*2021-09-26, version 0.9*

No auto send works please report this app to apple. Get refunded if you paid and help keep apps scammers like this off the store!

### 4/5 — Free version is still very helpful

*2021-08-15, version 0.9*

Yes you have to pay for it to send the texts automatically, BUT I find it super helpful to schedule the text, the reminder pops up at that time, you go into the app, hit send yourself, and the message sends. Great for when you’re worried you’ll forget to send a message but it’s an inappropriate time (middle of the night) to send it when you think of it.

### 1/5 — Didn’t do anything NOTHING

*2021-07-09, version 0.9*

1.  Signature should have “no signature” option
2. Tested paid app version and found
      Not able to edit pending messages, only delete 
      Never received test message being sent to my own number

I was totally disappointed

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work SCAM

*2021-05-11, version 0.9*

I paid for the subscription and when I set the message to send automatically it doesn’t work. This is a scam

## Frequently asked questions about Text Delay

### What does Text Delay do?

This app allows you to schedule text messages, tweets, and emails to be sent at a future date and time. It helps ensure your messages are delivered when they are most relevant or convenient.

### How does the automatic sending feature work?

Text Delay Plus is a premium service that sends your scheduled texts automatically without requiring any further action from you. It's designed for hands-free, automated message delivery at your chosen time.

### Is the app free to use?

The core functionality of scheduling messages is available for free. However, there is a premium service called Text Delay Plus for fully automatic sending, which likely involves in-app purchases.

### What platforms can I schedule messages for?

You can schedule messages for SMS (text messages), tweets, and emails. This provides a versatile way to manage your outgoing communications across different platforms.

### When should I use this app?

This app is useful for sending birthday wishes, reminders, or messages at specific times when you might be unavailable or want to ensure timely delivery. It's also great for planning social media posts or important emails.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0 — 2022-04-19

iOS 15 updates

### 0.9 — 2020-03-26

- TONS of bug fixes. Especially a lot of work when tapping on a text to send, edit, or delete
- Your recent contacts pop up at the top of the contact list
- Later Plus users can now edit their signature
- New Later Plus sales page

### 0.8.3 — 2019-12-19

Bug fix to make messages show

### 0.8.2 — 2019-11-23

Dark mode is here!

### 0.8.1 — 2019-08-09

Bug fix for displaying all contacts. Thanks for all the help getting this solved and if you have a chance, please leave a review. It'd mean a lot :)

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