TextLater vs Sotto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TextLater
Schedule SMS, emails, and WhatsApp messages in advance. Never forget birthdays, appointments, or important reminders. Offers flexible scheduling, multi-recipient sending, and recurring messages.
- Scheduled SMS
- Delayed emails
- WhatsApp message scheduling
- Flexible date and time selection
- Multi-recipient sending
- Recurring messages
- Predefined templates
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Never miss an important message again! TextLater lets you schedule SMS, emails, and WhatsApp messages in advance. Perfect for never forgetting a birthday, a business reminder, or any important message. Key Features: Scheduled SMS: plan your text messages in advance Delayed emails: write now, send later WhatsApp messages: schedule your WhatsApp messages Flexible scheduling: choose the exact date and time Multi-recipient sending: send to several contacts at once Recurring messages: repeat messages daily, weekly, etc. Predefined templates: save time with ready-to-use messages Multilingual interface: available in English, French, and Spanish Perfect for: Sending birthday wishes in advance Reminding clients or colleagues about appointments Following up with customers Never forgetting something important Communicating across time zones Security & Privacy: Your data stays on your device No scheduling without your confirmation Edit or delete your messages at any time No automatic sending without your approval Download TextLater now and always send your messages at the right time!
Sotto
Effortlessly control your Denon or Marantz AV receiver with intuitive scene-based commands. Manage power, volume, inputs, and sound modes instantly. Supports multi-receiver and multi-zone setups, with advanced audio processing features.
- Scene-based control
- Power, volume, and mute at a glance
- Input and sound mode switching
- Automatic receiver discovery
- Multi-receiver and multi-zone support
- Advanced audio processing control
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Control your Denon® or Marantz® AV receiver from your iPhone. Sotto is calm and instant: every tap responds the moment you touch it, and the app is built around scenes instead of receiver menus. WORKS WITH Network Denon and Marantz receivers that accept the manufacturers' IP control protocol, roughly 2013 and newer: Denon AVR-X, AVR-S, AVC and DRA models; Marantz SR, NR, CINEMA and AV models. 32 models are Verified from a snapshot of that exact receiver, so zones, volume ceiling and room correction come from the hardware rather than a generic default: Denon AVR-E400, AVR-A1H, AVR-X6800H, AVR-X6500H, AVR-X4800H, AVR-X4400H, AVR-X3800H, AVC-X3700H, AVR-X3600H, AVR-X2800H, AVR-X1800H, AVR-X1600H, AVR-X1000, AVR-S760H, AVR-S750H, AVR-S650H, AVC-S660H, AVR-S700W, AVR-2113, AVR-1613, DRA-800H; Marantz CINEMA 50, AV8805A, SR8015, SR7015, SR6011, SR6010, SR5015, SR5013, SR5009, NR1711, NR1504 (AVR and AVC versions share a profile). Other network models run in experimental mode; available controls depend on the receiver. CEOL and M-CR network CD receivers remain experimental, with model-dependent power, source control and volume ranges; the dB display is AV-specific. Not sure? Try the built-in demo receiver first; no hardware needed. EVERY DAY • Power, volume and mute at a glance, with a half-step precise dial or fader • Inputs, shown with the names you set on the receiver itself • Sound modes grouped the way you think: Movie, Music, Game, Pure, Auto • Scenes: one tap sets input, volume and sound mode, and can switch Zone 2 on or off, from the app or a Home Screen widget • Zone 2 and Zone 3 power, input and volume • HEOS now playing with album art and play, pause and skip, on HEOS models • Sleep timer with a Lock Screen countdown SOUND • The Audyssey playback chain: MultEQ, Dynamic EQ, Dynamic Volume, LFC and channel trims • Dirac Live slot switching on models that have it • Tone EQ, sound favorites, and a command console for power users EVERYWHERE ON iOS • Siri and Shortcuts: "Mute Sotto", "Turn off Sotto", "Set the volume with Sotto", plus Shortcuts actions for power, mute, exact volume, input by name, scenes and the sleep timer • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including a scene grid • Control Center, Lock Screen and Action Button controls • A volume ceiling and an optional Night Mode, applied to the app's controls, scenes, Siri and widgets SETUP Same Wi-Fi as the receiver, Network Control on. Sotto finds receivers on your network, or takes an IP address by hand, and tests the connection before you finish. If discovery fails, allow Local Network access for Sotto in iOS Settings. FREE, ALL OF IT Every feature, every receiver. No subscription, no ads, no account, no tracking. Your settings stay on your device, and Sotto controls the receiver over your local network only. The one thing that can leave it is album art, which HEOS serves from the streaming service when that is what is playing. If Sotto makes your evenings calmer, there is an optional tip jar in Settings. That is the whole business model. Sotto controls the receiver. It does not set up HEOS speakers or browse HEOS music sources; keep the HEOS app for those. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Denon, Marantz, or Sound United. "Denon" and "Marantz" are trademarks of their respective owners and are used here only to describe compatibility.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sotto at 100% against TextLater's 55%. Sotto also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.6). TextLater's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On ratings volume, 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
Sotto is free to download; TextLater costs $3.99 up front. Sotto sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. TextLater asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sotto holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of TextLater's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sotto's.
TextLater ships an update every 6 weeks, Sotto every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextLater | Sotto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | eytan taieb | Georgios Giannoutsos Barkas |
Customer experience
TextLater
Sotto
In-app purchases
TextLater
No in-app purchases
Sotto
- Small tip$1.99
- Generous tip$4.99
- Lavish tip$9.99









