SMS Scheduler vs TextLater
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMS Scheduler
Schedule text messages to be sent at a future date and time. Never forget important greetings or reminders again. Automate your communication for personal and professional relationships.
- Schedule SMS messages
- Set future send dates
- Automate reminders
- Personalize greetings
- Business communication
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SMS Scheduler is a simple tool for reminding sms messages sending with chosen frequency. Have you ever forgotten about sending your mother happy birthday wishes ? Has your love one ever wanted to break up with you after not getting any sweet nothings on your anniversary ? Have you ever hoped for tightening up relations with your business partners by sending them Christmas wishes? Now you can do it in advance and just don't trouble with it anymore.
TextLater
Schedule SMS, emails, and WhatsApp messages in advance. Never forget birthdays, appointments, or important reminders. Offers flexible scheduling, multi-recipient sending, and recurring messages.
- Scheduled SMS
- Delayed emails
- WhatsApp message scheduling
- Flexible date and time selection
- Multi-recipient sending
- Recurring messages
- Predefined templates
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Never miss an important message again! TextLater lets you schedule SMS, emails, and WhatsApp messages in advance. Perfect for never forgetting a birthday, a business reminder, or any important message. Key Features: Scheduled SMS: plan your text messages in advance Delayed emails: write now, send later WhatsApp messages: schedule your WhatsApp messages Flexible scheduling: choose the exact date and time Multi-recipient sending: send to several contacts at once Recurring messages: repeat messages daily, weekly, etc. Predefined templates: save time with ready-to-use messages Multilingual interface: available in English, French, and Spanish Perfect for: Sending birthday wishes in advance Reminding clients or colleagues about appointments Following up with customers Never forgetting something important Communicating across time zones Security & Privacy: Your data stays on your device No scheduling without your confirmation Edit or delete your messages at any time No automatic sending without your approval Download TextLater now and always send your messages at the right time!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SMS Scheduler at Free against TextLater's $3.99. SMS Scheduler also leads on ratings volume (985 vs 8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.1). TextLater's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (55% vs 24%). On rating, 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
SMS Scheduler is free to download; TextLater costs $3.99 up front. SMS Scheduler sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TextLater asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for SMS Scheduler against 3.6 for TextLater. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMS Scheduler has 985 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 24% of SMS Scheduler's written reviews are positive against 55% of TextLater's.
SMS Scheduler ships an update every 4 months, TextLater every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMS Scheduler | TextLater |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (985 ratings) — better | 3.6 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.7% of reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 985 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | An Banh | eytan taieb |
Customer experience
SMS Scheduler
TextLater
Bugs and requests
SMS Scheduler
Reported bugs
3 issues- Messages not sending at scheduled time
- Crashes and freezes
- Compatibility issues on certain devices
Requested features
3 requests- Automatic message sending
- Recurring scheduling options
- Better editing and management tools
TextLater
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SMS Scheduler
- Remove Ad$2.99
TextLater
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SMS Scheduler free?
Is TextLater free?
Which has better reviews, SMS Scheduler or TextLater?
Do SMS Scheduler or TextLater have ads?
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