Comparison

ibble vs Friendly SMS

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

Head to head
About

ibble

Discover communities and engage in real conversations using threaded videos. Share your thoughts through video, audio, text, or photos, and explore new topics and trends with like-minded individuals.

Highlights
  • Find and join communities
  • Engage in threaded video conversations
  • Create content with video, audio, text, photos
  • Explore new topics and trends
  • Connect with like-minded individuals
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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ibble is the place to find your communities and have real conversations about anything! Communities: Join communities of people who are passionate about the same things as you Learn and explore new topics, trends, and events Make new friends or invite old ones to join the conversation Conversations: Have real conversations about what matters with threaded videos that allow you to talk back and forth with everyone around the world Respond when you want, how you want, where you want Create with video, audio, text, or photos Threads: Swipe up and down to find new topics Swipe left and right to dive deeper into content that interests you Reply to threads to share your perspective and knowledge.

About

Friendly SMS

This app helps you stay in touch with important contacts by setting personalized reminders. It allows you to send pre-written text messages with a single tap, ensuring you never miss a special occasion or a chance to connect.

Highlights
  • Recurring contact reminders
  • Birthday reminders
  • Pre-filled SMS messages
  • Customizable messages
  • Manual one-off reminders
  • Local notifications
Features
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Friendly helps you stay connected with the people who matter most — without letting life get in the way. Simply import your contacts, set a reminder frequency, and Friendly will nudge you when it's time to reach out. When the reminder fires, just tap to open a pre-filled text message and send it in seconds. Features: - Recurring reminders — daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly - Birthday reminders so you never miss a special day - Pre-filled SMS messages so sending is effortless - Customize your message for each contact - One-off manual reminders whenever you need them - Local notifications — no account or login required Your data stays on your device. No account, no sign-in, no tracking.

Screenshots

ibble4 screens
Friendly SMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Friendly SMS at none against ibble's 6. Friendly SMS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). ibble's advantage is ratings volume (248 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ibble sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Friendly SMS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Friendly SMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ibble has 248 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ibble versus Friendly SMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteribbleFriendly SMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (248 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings248 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperViolet AI, Inc.Gabriel Beer

Customer experience

ibble

All ratings248 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive95.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative1.2%

Friendly SMS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ibble

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App runs slowly and drains device performance
  • Comment notifications trigger but comments don't load
  • Error messages when trying to view comments
  • Post creation options not fully scrollable
  • Stock voting feature not functional
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  • Portfolio value calculations inaccurate

Requested features

6 requests
  • Live streaming capability
  • Help or contact support icon
  • Dark mode option
  • Improved notification system
  • Better account management and deletion options
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  • Expanded post creation options with scrollable menus

Friendly SMS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

ibble

One-time6
  • $0.99 In-App Purchase$0.99
  • $4.99 In-App Purchase$4.99
  • $9.99 In-App Purchase$9.99
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  • $24.99 In-App Purchase$24.99
  • $49.99 In-App Purchase$49.99
  • $99.99 In-App Purchase$99.99
None

Friendly SMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ibble free?
ibble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Friendly SMS free?
Friendly SMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ibble or Friendly SMS?
Friendly SMS is rated higher. ibble averages 4.6 out of 5 from 248 ratings, while Friendly SMS averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ibble or Friendly SMS have ads?
Neither ibble nor Friendly SMS shows ads.

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