Comparison

ttmsg vs Text without Addressbook

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ttmsg

Features
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Social networking with no registration, no authentication and no saving of messages. Anonymous too. ttmsg is based on publish-subscribe protocol, MQTT. It works by sending messages to a topic. If someone or something wants to receive messages, they need to subscribe to the same topic. Primary use case for ttmsg is when you want to communicate without any registration and without saving of messages. Just agree the topic, optional password and broker and you're good to go. Agreement of topic and password is done using other means of communication such as talking on the phone or face-to-face. Secondary use case to communicate with devices over MQTT. Sample use case: - You and your friend decide topic and optionally a password. - You then agree the time when you are online. - When the time is right, you both subscribe to agreed topic. - You communicate by publishing messages to topic and respond by publishing message to the same topic. Features, including Premium: - No registration. - No authentication. - No saving of messages. - No knowing who sends or receives messages. - No notifications. If you are not using the app, you won't get any messages. - Encrypted messages, using custom password. - SSL/TLS if broker supports it. - Send images. - Uses multiple 3rd party brokers. - Use your own broker. - UI based on the great command line interface.

About

Text without Addressbook

Easily start WhatsApp conversations with individuals or multiple contacts without saving their numbers to your address book. Features an updated menu for selecting ISD codes to ensure correct dialing.

Highlights
  • Start single contact chats
  • Start multiple contact chats
  • Select contacts from dropdown
  • ISD code selection menu
  • No contact saving required
Features
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This app allows you to start a whatsapp conversation without adding contacts to your addressbook. Two Options are granted: Single Contact: You can enter a mobile number and click Whatsapp button to start a conversation with that mobile number on your whatsapp messenger app. Multiple Contacts: You can enter multiple mobile numbers and then select each number from a dropdown select menu and start a conversation with these mobile numbers on your whatsapp messenger app. Design updated with a menu to select ISD codes from. These ISD codes are helpful when the phone numbers don't have an ISD code. It's a useful app for people who want to whatsapp unknown numbers without adding them to their mobile address book.

Screenshots

ttmsg2 screens
Text without Addressbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ttmsg at Free against Text without Addressbook's $0.99. ttmsg also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Text without Addressbook's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 9 months). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ttmsg is free to download; Text without Addressbook costs $0.99 up front. ttmsg sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Text without Addressbook asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ttmsg ships an update every 9 months, Text without Addressbook every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ttmsg versus Text without Addressbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterttmsgText without Addressbook
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating—4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSami SalkosuoMohit Khanna

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ttmsg

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
None

Text without Addressbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ttmsg free?
ttmsg is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text without Addressbook free?
Text without Addressbook costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ttmsg or Text without Addressbook have ads?
Neither ttmsg nor Text without Addressbook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ttmsg or Text without Addressbook?
ttmsg ships an update every 9 months, and Text without Addressbook every 2 months. Most recently, ttmsg was updated on September 18, 2026 and Text without Addressbook on September 19, 2026.

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