Fast Messages & Widgets vs Magnets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fast Messages & Widgets
Quickly send frequently used messages through various platforms like WhatsApp, SMS, and email. Save time by writing messages once and sending them with a single tap from widgets or the app.
- Create reusable messages
- Send via WhatsApp, SMS, Email, Twitter
- Support for groups
- Lock screen and standard widgets
- Favorite messages tab
- Duplicate and edit messages
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How many times do you write and send the same messages to the same people? Write them once and send them with just one tap as many times as you like, through WhatsApp, Messages, E-Mail and other platforms. From lock screen widgets, standard widgets or from the app. - Tap button “+” - Select the type of Fast Message you wish to create: · WhatsApp · iMessage / SMS · E-Mail · Just Text (just write the message, choose the contact and messaging platform when sending) · Twitter - Choose your contact(s) (groups are supported) - Write the message - Now, you can send that message with just one tap, as many times as you like, from widgets or from the app Hold your finger on a fast message to send it to another contact, through a different platform, change the message, duplicate it or change its messaging platform. With widgets for sending your fast messages even more quickly. Separate favourite tab, with the option of displaying your favourite fast messages with bigger text, so that you can easily tap on them on the go. The paid version of the app doesn’t have ads, includes widgets, and Siri shortcuts to send the messages. Note: In order to use the WhatsApp functionality, WhatsApp must be installed in the device.
Magnets
Create shared widgets for your home screen to post photos and messages with friends. These collaborative widgets act like digital fridge magnets, allowing friends to leave updates that appear instantly on everyone's screens.
- Collaborative widgets
- Share photos
- Post messages
- Real-time updates
- Home screen integration
- Friend sharing
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Magnets let's you create collaborative Widgets that can be shared with and updated by your friends. Think of them like fridge magnets or sticky notes. A place where your friends can leave messages for you. The Widget will update on your and your friends Homescreens when someone updates a Magnet with a new picture or a message.
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Verdict
Fast Messages & Widgets and Magnets both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Fast Messages & Widgets's written reviews are positive against 34% of Magnets's. Magnets's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Fast Messages & Widgets sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Magnets sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Fast Messages & Widgets against 4.1 for Magnets. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magnets has 137 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Fast Messages & Widgets's written reviews are positive against 34% of Magnets's.
Fast Messages & Widgets ships an update every 8 months, Magnets every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fast Messages & Widgets | Magnets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) — better | 4.1 (137 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 34.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 137 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Little Mouse Software | Silvan Daehn |
Customer experience
Fast Messages & Widgets
Magnets
Bugs and requests
Fast Messages & Widgets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Magnets
Reported bugs
7 issues- Quota Exceeded (25) error when creating/sharing magnets
- App crashes on opening
- App not updating widgets automatically
- App deletes existing message when updating
- App not opening (black screen)
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- App requires iCloud login repeatedly
- Search bar reverts to previous menu
Requested features
6 requests- Add Android version
- Allow multiple photos in widget (slideshow)
- Add typed notes or handwritten notes option
- Support share sheet for direct magnet setting
- Allow users to add to shared albums
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- History of pictures
In-app purchases
Fast Messages & Widgets
- Pro VersionFree
- Pro Version$2.99
Magnets
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$0.99
- Large Tip$3.99
Questions
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