Smart SMS Filter vs SMS Filter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart SMS Filter
This app helps you manage unwanted messages by filtering incoming texts based on keywords. It automatically sorts messages from unknown senders into a junk folder, ensuring you don't miss important communications from contacts.
- Keyword-based message filtering
- Automatic junk message sorting
- Predefined spam filters
- Custom filter creation
- Junk message folder access
- Contact message protection
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Smart Filter provides a way to detect and filter incoming messages. Set keywords for a simple way to filter out unwanted messages while providing greater control over your incoming texts. Messages from your contacts will never be marked as junk, so you will not risk missing any important messages. Filtering criteria & methodology: • All incoming messages from unknown contacts will go through the filtering algorithm. When Smart SMS Filter matches a message to a filter, that message will be marked as junk. • You will always have access to messages marked as junk through your junk folder in your Messages app. Additional features: • The app comes with 13 predefined filters based on the most commonly used keywords spammers are using. • Add as many filters as you wish by tapping the Add Filter icon. • Easily remove filters by tapping the Delete Filter button.
SMS Filter
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Take control of unwanted texts without giving up your privacy. SMS Filter – Smart Filter organizes incoming SMS using custom rules based on message content or the sender’s phone number. Filtering happens locally on your iPhone. Your SMS content and contacts are never uploaded to our servers or collected by us. If you enable iCloud sync, only your filter rules are stored in your private iCloud account—not your messages or contacts. The app evaluates only messages from senders who are not in your Contacts, helping keep personal conversations untouched. Features: - Create custom rules using message content or phone numbers - Create unlimited filter rules - Organize matching messages into Transaction, Promotion, or Junk - Activate or deactivate any rule whenever you want - Filter only messages from senders outside your Contacts - Sync filter rules across your devices with iCloud - Works locally and offline - Supports Dark Mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smart SMS Filter at none against SMS Filter's 1. Smart SMS Filter also leads on iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. SMS Filter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Smart SMS Filter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart SMS Filter ships an update fortnightly, SMS Filter every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart SMS Filter | SMS Filter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pontera Solutions Inc. | 春晖 王 |
In-app purchases
Smart SMS Filter
No in-app purchases
SMS Filter
- Lifetime Access$0.99
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