Comparison

TextPeace vs SMS Management

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

Head to head
About

TextPeace

This utility app helps you manage your SMS messages by filtering out unwanted content. You can set specific keywords to automatically sort messages into categories like Junk, Transaction, or Promotion, all processed locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Keyword-based SMS filtering
  • Automatic message categorization
  • Local processing for privacy
  • Filters Junk, Transaction, Promotion messages
  • User-defined filter keywords
Features
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TextPeace can identify and filter SMS messages. You just need to specify what keyword you would like to filter, and TextPeace will handle the rest by filtering SMS messages that contained the keyword. SMS that contained the keywords and sent from unknown sender, will be filtered and placed under Junk, Transaction, Promotion section in Messages app, depending on which category the keyword is being added. PRIVACY - NO data will be sent to the web or third-party server for processing, all filtering are being done locally on your iPhone. - NO data will be collected for analytics purposes For any feedback, concern or suggestion, please contact textpeaceapp@gmail.com

About

SMS Management

Take control of your inbox by filtering unwanted text messages. Create custom rules to block spam, junk, and messages containing specific keywords, senders, or links. Filtered messages are stored in a junk folder without notifications.

Highlights
  • Create custom filtering rules
  • Filter by text patterns, keywords, and sender
  • Blacklist and whitelist messages
  • Filter unknown senders
  • Filter messages containing links
  • Test rules on sample messages
Features
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SMS Management only on appStore since 22 June 2020. Thank you to thousands of our active users in worldwide ! ! take Back control of your inbox via SMS Management Stop being distracted with spam, junk or other unwanted text messages, including SMS and MMS. With SMS Management, you now at last have a control of incoming text messages. Features: - create your own list of rules to filter your incoming text messages - filter incoming text messages by text patterns, keywords, sender, or regexp - blacklist and whitelist messages that match particular rule - Easily filter the message sender unknowns as not added to your contact list. - Easily filter the message containing the link. - Easily filter the message containing the BXXX codes like B001, B002, ... B999. - test your rules on test message. The filtered messages are collected in the junk folder in messages. So you will not receive notifications about unwanted messages. Messages must be private. So, no data is collected from this application ! ! ! No Ads, No Paid Subscription requirement..!!! We are moving forward only with your voluntary donation.. If you wish, you can support via click buy me coffee option. Please don't forget to rate the app on appStore and share it with your friends. ------- 
If you have any questions about whether my messages can be read by someone else, please read in this section; Someone asked to me on twitter as can you read my messages as developer? That's why I felt the need to add it here as well; This is not possible. Apple does not allow any kind of data retrieval. Source: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/sms_and_call_reporting/sms_and_mms_message_filtering Someone ask same question too in stackoverflow 3 years ago (in 2018) thats answered; https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52494997/how-to-get-data-from-the-message-filter-extension If you want to test it your self, you can use this source by developing an app yourself; we can decide only its is junk or allow by keyword in codeside 
https://medium.com/@payalmaniyar/create-message-spam-filter-extension-for-ios-11-df554908d776 -------

Screenshots

TextPeace4 screens
SMS Management4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SMS Management at 90% against TextPeace's 0%. SMS Management also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TextPeace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SMS Management sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SMS Management holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMS Management has 37 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of TextPeace's written reviews are positive against 90% of SMS Management's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextPeace ships an update every 5 months, SMS Management fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TextPeace versus SMS Management: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextPeaceSMS Management
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7 ratings)4.4 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings737 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDanny WongTarik Nasuhoglu

Customer experience

TextPeace

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

SMS Management

All ratings36 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TextPeace

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Version$4.99
1 purchases

SMS Management

One-time1
  • Support to me for buy a coffee$4.99

Questions

Is TextPeace free?
TextPeace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SMS Management free?
SMS Management is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TextPeace or SMS Management?
SMS Management is rated higher. TextPeace averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while SMS Management averages 4.4 from 37 ratings.
Do TextPeace or SMS Management have ads?
Neither TextPeace nor SMS Management shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextPeace or SMS Management?
TextPeace ships an update every 5 months, and SMS Management fortnightly. Most recently, TextPeace was updated on October 29, 2026 and SMS Management on October 29, 2026.

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