Moxy Messenger vs Drunk Mode Locker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Schedule SMS and iMessages
- Schedule emails
- Plan messages for WhatsApp
- Set custom send dates and times
- Edit and reschedule messages
- Receive notification reminders
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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
Drunk Mode Locker
This app helps you avoid regrettable decisions when intoxicated by blocking access to chosen applications. You can set timers or solve puzzles to regain access, and it offers features like ride-share app integration and message redaction. It also provides monthly insights into your usage patterns.
- Block chosen apps
- Solve puzzles to unlock
- Set timers for access
- Integrate ride-share apps
- Redact drunken texts
- View monthly insights
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----- TL;DR ----- Activate Drunk Mode to block opening of apps of your choice until you solve a puzzle or wait for the timer to expire. ----- THIS APP DOES/CAN NOT ----- - Allow blocking of phone calls, which is PROHIBITED by Apple - Allow blocking of specific contacts, which Apple does not yet allow developers do ----- Basic Features ----- - Force yourself to be safe and open your favorite Ride Share app when you fail on a simple puzzle - Select a Pause Puzzle that can be used to temporarily deactivate Drunk Mode (cause sure, I believe you, you're not drunk yet) - View your monthly insights and share them with friends or social media (that's all we will let you share... or save to album) - Redact drunken text messages ----- Terms & Conditions ----- https://drunkmode.app/terms ----- Privacy Policy ----- https://drunkmode.app/privacy ----- End User License Agreement (EULA) ----- https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Drunk Mode Locker at 4.8 against Moxy Messenger's 4.1. Drunk Mode Locker also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 40%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). Moxy Messenger's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 244). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Moxy Messenger sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Drunk Mode Locker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drunk Mode Locker holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moxy Messenger has 1.3K ratings behind it against 244, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Moxy Messenger's written reviews are positive against 63% of Drunk Mode Locker's.
Moxy Messenger ships an update every 2 weeks, Drunk Mode Locker weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moxy Messenger | Drunk Mode Locker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.3K ratings) | 4.8 (244 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 63.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 244 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Terence Williams | Read Less LLC |
Customer experience
Moxy Messenger
Drunk Mode Locker
User reviews
Moxy Messenger
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Drunk Mode Locker
From 244 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Prevents drunk texting
- 👍 Effective app blocking
- 👍 Peace of mind
- 👍 Customizable lockdown
- 👍 Variety of unlock options
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't always block texts/calls
- 🐛 App can be uninstalled
- 🐛 Buggy deactivation
- 🐛 Difficult to delete app
- 🐛 Forceful notifications
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
Drunk Mode Locker
Reported bugs
7 issues- Text messaging app still accessible
- Cannot deactivate app to change settings
- Dynamic island bug freezes deactivation time
- App requires iPhone reset to delete
- Does not stop text messages and phone calls
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- Bug button not working
- Cannot disable calls even after upgrade
Requested features
2 requests- Option to allow texting specific contacts
- Future updates to fix dynamic island bug
In-app purchases
Moxy Messenger
- 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
- Archived Messages$0.99
- Moxy Lifetime$99.99
Drunk Mode Locker
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
- Lifetime Membership$99.99
Questions
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