Comparison

Direct Message for Messengers vs Click To Chat

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

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About

Direct Message for Messengers

Send messages on various platforms without saving contacts. Quickly message anyone by typing or pasting a number. Offers message templates, text formatting, and auto-detection of numbers from other apps.

Highlights
  • Send messages without saving contacts
  • Auto-detect numbers from clipboard
  • Support for WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram, Signal, SMS
  • Quick message templates
  • Format messages with bold and italics
  • Check WhatsApp profiles of unknown callers
Features
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Send messages on WhatsApp and other messengers without saving any contacts to your phone. Type a number, tap send, and start chatting instantly. Keep your phonebook clean and your conversations private. QUICK SEND Enter or paste any phone number and start a conversation right away. No need to add anyone to your contacts. Set your default country code so you only need to type the local number. Works on both iPhone and iPad. AUTO-DETECT NUMBERS Copy a phone number from anywhere on your device. Open Direct Message and the number gets detected automatically. One tap to start chatting. MULTI-PLATFORM SUPPORT Send direct messages through WhatsApp, WhatsApp Business, Viber, Telegram, Signal, and SMS. One app for all your messaging platforms. Whether you use one service or switch between several, Direct Message keeps your contacts clean across all of them. QUICK MESSAGE TEMPLATES Save your frequently used messages as templates. Business info, bank details, addresses, product descriptions, greetings. Send them to any number with a single tap. Perfect for sellers, support agents, and freelancers who send the same information multiple times a day. RECENT CONTACTS Every number you message is saved in your recent list. Reach the same number again without retyping it. TEXT EDITOR FOR CHATS Format your message with bold, italic, strikethrough and monospace before you send it. The formatting appears exactly the same in WhatsApp. Stand out in every conversation. WHO CALLED? Received a call from an unknown number? Copy the number and open it with Direct Message. The app detects it automatically and lets you check the WhatsApp profile associated with that number. FOR BUSINESS USERS Sellers, buyers, customer support teams, and freelancers rely on Direct Message every day. Send bank details, company addresses, or product information to customers using quick templates. Save time on every transaction without filling your phonebook with temporary contacts. FOR EVERYONE Message someone from a classified listing. Contact a delivery driver. Reach a number you found online or on a business card. Send a quick note to a number that called you. All without saving a single contact. NO ADS. NEVER. Direct Message has never contained ads and never will. Your experience is clean, fast, and uninterrupted. PRIVACY Your data stays on your device. No server uploads, no tracking, no third-party sharing. Keep it fast, private and clean. Direct Message for Messengers is a third-party app and is not affiliated with or sponsored by any official messaging platforms. Subscriptions Subscriptions are managed through Account Settings. Your payment is charged to your Apple Account upon confirmation. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Privacy policy: https://direct.tr/en/privacy/ Terms of use: https://direct.tr/en/terms/

About

Click To Chat

Send messages and make calls to anyone without saving their contact information. Supports major messaging apps like iMessage, Telegram, and WhatsApp. Keep your phonebook clean by avoiding unnecessary contact additions.

Highlights
  • Message without saving contacts
  • Direct messenger for iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp
  • Access chat history
  • Share jokes, quotes, stickers
  • Read chat stories
  • Message yourself for private notes
Features
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Introducing Click To Chat - Direct Message that allows you to Message or Call anyone without saving their contacts in the phonebook on major popular messaging apps like i-message, Telegram , WhatsApp & More. Dialer for WhatsApp is the perfect companion app to enable the usage of WhatsApp without adding unknown phone numbers as contacts. It is also compatible with WhatsApp Business. Direct Chat For WhatsApp, WhatsApp Web, WhatsApp Status Saver, Whats Direct Chat, Whats Web, Whats Status Saver, Bulk WhatsApp, WhatsSave, WhatsTool, Cleaner. • GREAT FEATURES OF CLICK TO CHAT: - Create quick message collection for your clients - Now no need to save contact before messaging - Direct Messenger for i-Message, Telegram & Whatsapp - Access all history in recent - Share jokes, quotes, stickers & special character to your friends - Read romantic, love, horror & comedy chat stories • Why CLICK TO CHAT: - Completely Free App and No Message Limits. - Just type number and that's it. - Simple, Easy and Fast. - Keeps your phonebook clean. - No More Ghost Contacts. - Allows secret DM without contact saving. - Message yourself and keep your messages and notes private. • SIMPLE, EASY AND FAST: Just type number, select message and click to start chat or call without saving the new contact or unknown number. Note - This app or app developer is not associated with WhatsApp. WhatsApp is a registered trademark of WhatsApp Inc. You should follow WhatsApp's terms & condition while sending messages through this App.

Screenshots

Direct Message for Messengers4 screens
Click To Chat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Click To Chat at none against Direct Message for Messengers's 7. Click To Chat also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Direct Message for Messengers's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (897 vs 28). On price 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

Both are free to download. Direct Message for Messengers sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Click To Chat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Click To Chat holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Direct Message for Messengers has 897 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Direct Message for Messengers versus Click To Chat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDirect Message for MessengersClick To Chat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (897 ratings)4.7 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings897 — better28
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB12 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperMetromedya Digital Ad AgencySHELL INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE LIMITED

Customer experience

Direct Message for Messengers

All ratings897 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral5.5%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral9.4%
Negative53.6%

Click To Chat

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.8%

Bugs and requests

Direct Message for Messengers

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to input phone numbers
  • App crashes on launch
  • Keyboard not working properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Copy-paste support for phone numbers
  • Contact list integration
  • Multilingual support

Click To Chat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Direct Message for Messengers

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Unlimited Direct Message3 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • Monthly Plan$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$99.99
None

Click To Chat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Direct Message for Messengers free?
Direct Message for Messengers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Click To Chat free?
Click To Chat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Direct Message for Messengers or Click To Chat?
Click To Chat is rated higher. Direct Message for Messengers averages 4.4 out of 5 from 897 ratings, while Click To Chat averages 4.7 from 28 ratings.
Do Direct Message for Messengers or Click To Chat have ads?
Click To Chat shows ads; Direct Message for Messengers does not.

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