Comparison

Moxy Messenger vs Fext

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

Head to head
About

Moxy Messenger

Schedule texts and emails in advance to ensure important messages are sent on time. This app helps you stay organized by planning communication for various personal and professional needs.

Highlights
  • Schedule SMS and iMessages
  • Schedule emails
  • Plan messages for WhatsApp
  • Set custom send dates and times
  • Edit and reschedule messages
  • Receive notification reminders
Features
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In today’s fast-paced world, staying on top of your communication is crucial. Imagine never missing a birthday message, forgetting an important appointment, or failing to follow up with a client again. Welcome to Moxy Messenger, the ultimate iOS app for scheduling texts and emails ahead of time. Whether you’re a busy professional, a parent, a student, or a small business owner, Moxy Messenger empowers you to master your messaging and stay organized effortlessly. Why Moxy Messenger? With over 15,000 satisfied users since our launch in 2018, Moxy Messenger has become a trusted platform for message scheduling on iOS. Our users rely on Moxy Messenger to ensure their important messages are sent at the right time, every time. Join our growing community and experience the convenience and reliability that Moxy Messenger offers. Relatable Use Cases: • For Parents: Schedule morning messages, chore reminders, and daily check-ins with ease, ensuring you stay connected with your family throughout the day. • For Professionals: Set up meeting reminders, promotional messages, and client follow-ups to maintain consistent communication and drive business growth. • For Students: Coordinate study reminders, project deadlines, class notes, and social events, helping you manage your academic and social life effectively. • For Creators: Plan messages for optimal engagement, stay organized with content scheduling, and boost your productivity. Community Trust: “I have used this app numerous times to schedule my messages for the morning. I’m a night owl and often get ideas at night. Being able to schedule those messages in an organized way is wonderful.” - Moxy User Join thousands of satisfied users who trust Moxy Messenger to manage their messaging needs. Our app ensures that your messages are sent from your device, when you say so, with no need for app credits, third parties, or privacy concerns. Important Note on Automatic Sending: While Moxy Messenger streamlines the process of scheduling messages, it's important to note that Apple currently restricts third-party apps from automatically sending messages on your behalf. Therefore, at the scheduled time, Moxy Messenger will send you a notification reminder to manually send your message. This restriction is beyond our control, but we are committed to providing auto-sending functionality if Apple ever changes this policy. How Moxy Messenger Works: Choose a Message Type: Plan texts and emails for various messaging apps like iMessage, WhatsApp, and Gmail. Add Recipients: Select recipients from your contacts or manually add their information. Select a Date: Choose when you want to send your message. Edit and reschedule at any time. Finish & Save: Type your message and save it to schedule. You can make edits or cancel at any time. Time to Send: Receive a notification reminder with the message attached. Simply tap the notification to send or reschedule your message. Features: Supports SMS, iMessages, Apple Mail, Google Mail, WhatsApp, and group messages Edit or reschedule any scheduled message Attach images to scheduled messages and emails Cancel a message from being sent Schedule unlimited messages Reclaim Your Mental Space: Unload those random thoughts, free up your headspace, and get your time back with Moxy Messenger. Schedule messages for childcare, appointments, follow-ups, special occasions, and more, all with the ease of our intuitive app. Join Us: We invite you to experience the difference with Moxy Messenger. Download our app today and take control of your communication. We hope you enjoy using Moxy Messenger as much as we enjoyed creating it for you! - The Moxy Team Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.moxymessenger.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.moxymessenger.com/privacy

About

Fext

Send a single message to multiple recipients, with each person receiving it as a private, one-on-one SMS. This app offers a simple, fast, and organized way to conduct group texting without the clutter of traditional group chats. It's designed for personal outreach and clear communication.

Highlights
  • Private one-on-one SMS delivery
  • No noisy group threads
  • Create flexible groups
  • Reuse message templates
  • Attach photos, video, or audio
Features
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Fext is a texting app for iPhone and iPad. Send one message to many people; each person receives it as a private one-on-one SMS. Simple, fast, organized, and personal — like Messages, but built to scale. Simple texting at its finest. Built for real-world outreach • Send text messages that read like individual conversations • Run clean, direct group texts without noisy threads • Create flexible groups and reuse templates • Attach photos, video, or audio when needed Why people choose it They want a group messaging app that behaves like Messages, not a group chat. They want easy texting with a personal feel. They want the speed of SMS, without reply-all clutter. They want to reach people fast and keep communication clear and direct. If you’re looking for a group text app that can send clean group texts and stay simple, Fext was built for that. Group text. Personal delivery.  You will need a subscription in order to get access to app's features. Each subscription will be automatically renewed unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current payment period. Your iTunes account will be automatically charged at the same price for renewal within the 24-hour period prior to the end of the current payment period unless you change your subscription preferences in your iTunes Account Settings. When a subscription is canceled, access to the app’s features will expire at the end of the current payment period. Questions: contact@pericarp.io Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Moxy Messenger4 screens
Fext4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Moxy Messenger at free with in-app purchases against Fext's subscription. Moxy Messenger also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 24%). Fext's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Moxy Messenger sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Fext sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Moxy Messenger against 4.0 for Fext. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 551 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Moxy Messenger's written reviews are positive against 24% of Fext's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moxy Messenger ships an update every 2 weeks, Fext every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Moxy Messenger versus Fext: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoxy MessengerFext
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (1.3K ratings) — better4.0 (551 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better23.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better551
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTerence WilliamsPericarp Inc.

Customer experience

Moxy Messenger

All ratings1,346 ratings
Positive77.0%
Neutral6.1%
Negative16.9%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral12.7%
Negative47.3%

Fext

All ratings551 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive23.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative70.8%

User reviews

Moxy Messenger

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Scheduling texts
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Useful for productivity
  • 👍 Convenient for late-night thoughts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Scheduled messages not sent automatically
  • 🐛 Glitchy, buggy, and unreliable
  • 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and security
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model

Fext

From 551 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐️ Great messaging app
  • 🚀 Amazing text app
  • 🔒 Privacy settings provide peace of mind
  • 📢 Frequent updates add new features

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Not user friendly at all
  • 🤔 Can't use own phone number
  • 💰 Expensive and obtrusive
  • 🤖 Everything locked behind paywall
  • 🤨 Misleading and only cares about money

Bugs and requests

Moxy Messenger

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scheduled messages disappearing
  • Repeated notifications for sent messages
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to send messages to groups
  • Recurring/repeating scheduled messages
  • Attachment support (images, videos)
  • Desktop/web app integration
  • Improved contact management and search

Fext

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Verification process fails
  • Can't log in or sign up
  • Scheduled texts not sent
  • Glitches and crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow scheduling texts from own number
  • Integrate with iPhone Messages app
  • Add auto-search function for Pro numbers
  • Provide better customer support and communication

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Moxy Messenger

Subscriptions4
  • Moxy Essentials - Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Moxy Essentials$1.991 Month
  • Moxy Plus$5.991 Month
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  • Moxy Plus Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time2
  • Archived Messages$0.99
  • Moxy Lifetime$99.99
16 purchases

Fext

Subscriptions12
  • Fext Plus$1.997 Days
  • Fext Plus$3.991 Month
  • Fext Gold$3.997 Days
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  • Fext Plus$7.993 Months
  • Unlimited$8.997 Days
  • Personal Phone Number$9.997 Days
  • Fext Platinum$19.993 Months
  • Personal Phone Number$19.991 Month
  • Unlimited$29.991 Month
  • Personal Phone Number$49.991 Year
  • Unlimited Promotion$49.991 Year
  • Unlimited7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time4
  • 100 SMS Credits$9.99
  • 250 SMS Credits$19.99
  • 2000 SMS Credits$119.99
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  • 25000 SMS Credits$999.99

Questions

Is Moxy Messenger free?
Moxy Messenger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fext free?
Fext is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moxy Messenger or Fext?
Moxy Messenger is rated higher. Moxy Messenger averages 4.1 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Fext averages 4.0 from 551 ratings.
Do Moxy Messenger or Fext have ads?
Neither Moxy Messenger nor Fext shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moxy Messenger or Fext?
Moxy Messenger ships an update every 2 weeks, and Fext every 5 days. Most recently, Moxy Messenger was updated on September 26, 2026 and Fext on August 12, 2026.

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