Zap Carioca vs Easy Message for WhatsApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zap Carioca
This app facilitates communication between the Rio de Janeiro City Hall and its citizens and employees. Receive real-time updates on services, permits, and important notifications directly to your device. It aims to ensure information is delivered effectively and at the right time.
- Official city hall communications
- Personalized notifications
- Updates by neighborhood
- Service status alerts
- Employee-specific information
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App da Prefeitura do Rio que busca melhorar a comunicação da Prefeitura com o cidadão e com seus servidores. Com o Zap Carioca, diversas áreas da Prefeitura se comunicarão com seu público alvo através de uma ferramenta que entende que a comunicação deve ocorrer da maneira certa, no momento certo. Solicitou um alvará? Seja informado do andamento do processo pelo Zap. Teve seu carro rebocado? Saiba disso no momento em que acontecer o reboque. Receba a confirmação da matrícula de seu filho. Receba as notificações de seus recursos de multas. Seja informado de que o contracheque online está disponível (apenas para servidores municipais). Diversos serviços serão acrescentados pouco a pouco no Zap Carioca. Para que o Zap Carioca funcione, o cidadão deverá estar cadastrado no Carioca Digital (http://carioca.rio). FUNCIONALIDADES - Nessa primeira versão, comunicação unidirecional da Prefeitura para o cidadão e da Prefeitura para seus servidores; - Informes individuais, para grupos ou por bairros; - Para receber informes por bairros, o usuário deverá apontar os bairros de interesse no Carioca Digital (em http://carioca.rio , Editar Perfil) OBSERVAÇÕES Para uso do app o cidadão deverá ter uma conta criada no Carioca Digital (http://carioca.rio.rj.gov.br) ------------------------------ Visite o site da Prefeitura do Rio: http://prefeitura.rio Cadastre-se e aproveite o Carioca Digital: http://carioca.rio Acesse o serviço 1746: http://1746.rio Siga-nos no Twitter em http://twitter.com/Prefeitura_Rio ou curta a Prefeitura do Rio no Facebook em:https://www.facebook.com/PrefeituradoRio
Easy Message for WhatsApp
Send WhatsApp messages to unsaved numbers without cluttering your contact list. Simply enter or paste a phone number and initiate a chat directly. This app streamlines communication for temporary contacts like delivery drivers or service providers.
- Send direct WhatsApp messages
- Message unsaved contacts
- Copy and paste phone numbers
- Avoid saving temporary contacts
- User-friendly interface
- Free to use
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Are you annoyed of not being able to send WhatsApp message without saving contact? We have got you covered. Now you can quickly send messages to any phone number which are not in your contact list. Use “Easy Message” App and send direct WhatsApp message to unsaved phone number. Easy Message app is a convenient app for those who do not want to save a phone number to contacts before they send WhatsApp message. Here is how to use it. Open the app, enter phone number, press start chat in WhatsApp. The app will redirect you to WhatsApp chat. Isn’t it hassle free? To make it more seamless, this direct WhatsApp message app allows you to simply copy the phone number from anywhere in your clipboard and simply paste it in the app to send WhatsApp message to any phone number. WhatsApp will notify you if the new phone number does not exist on WhatsApp. Easy Message app makes your life convenient. We know it’s a feels like a daunting task to add a temporary number in order to send WhatsApp message. Your contact list is flooded with lots of unnecessary contacts just because you needed to send WhatsApp message to them once. Now send direct WhatsApp message to any phone number effortlessly. We all have been in situations where we need to save a phone number temporarily. We were to send WhatsApp message to a cab driver, a handyman, delivery boy, a stranger to whom we forwarded a message or anyone temporarily and we had to save the new phone number in contact list. Isn’t it odd when these temporarily saved contacts starts viewing your WhatsApp statuses? No more unnecessary contacts. Send direct WhatsApp messages to any phone number without saving with Easy Message app. - User Friendly App - Send Direct WhatsApp message - Copy and paste new phone number - Send WhatsApp message without saving contact - Get rid of unnecessary phone numbers - Quick send messages for FREE
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Easy Message for WhatsApp at 79% against Zap Carioca's 2%. Easy Message for WhatsApp also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 2). Zap Carioca's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Easy Message for WhatsApp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zap Carioca asks for nothing beyond the download.
Easy Message for WhatsApp holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Easy Message for WhatsApp has 1.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of Zap Carioca's written reviews are positive against 79% of Easy Message for WhatsApp's.
| Parameter | Zap Carioca | Easy Message for WhatsApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.0% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Empresa Municipal de Informatica S.A. - IPLANRIO | JulyApps Ltd |
Customer experience
Zap Carioca
Easy Message for WhatsApp
Bugs and requests
Zap Carioca
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Easy Message for WhatsApp
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch for some users
- Unable to open the app after recent updates
- Functionality regression after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for WhatsApp Business
- Allow editing of pasted phone numbers
- Implement option to choose default WhatsApp (normal or Business)
- Improve Telegram integration
In-app purchases
Zap Carioca
No in-app purchases
Easy Message for WhatsApp
- Remove Ads$2.99
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