Comparison

Hydra Social vs DefaultSMS

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

Head to head
About

Hydra Social

Consolidate your social media experience into a single, feature-rich platform. Share videos, images, and discussions, chat with friends, play games, and discover content through topics and groups. Organize location-based events and customize your interface with themes.

Highlights
  • Video, Image, and Discussion Posts
  • Direct Messaging
  • In-App Games
  • Friend Discovery
  • Location-Based Events
  • Topic-Based Content Discovery
  • Group Participation
  • Customizable Themes
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Hydra empowers you to replace the clutter of social media apps with one elegant and powerful platform that does it all! FEATURES • POSTS - Videos, Images, Discussions • MESSENGER - Chat With Anyone • GAMES - Play Games On Hydra • MEET - Make New Friends • EVENTS - Create Location-Based Events • TOPICS - Discover Content Deliberately • GROUPS - Join Public Groups • THEMES - Custom Dark & Light Modes • • • There's an app for almost anything - Hydra will do everything! From music and gaming, to streaming and shopping, Hydra will allow you to both consume and produce endless content.

About

DefaultSMS

This app allows you to set your preferred messaging applications like Telegram or WhatsApp as the default for handling SMS and tapping on phone number links. It acts as a redirector, ensuring convenience and privacy by processing all data on-device.

Highlights
  • Set default messaging app
  • Redirect SMS and link taps
  • Supports Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal
  • On-device data processing
  • Easy setup
  • Privacy-focused
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Popular messaging platforms such as Telegram, WhatsApp and Signal has yet to support the new Default Apps option in Settings, which would have allowed your iPhone to automatically use these apps instead of the stock Messages app for sending messages or when you tap on phone numbers or message links. That's why we've made DefaultSMS - It acts as a redirector to enable you to set your Default Messaging App as Telegram, WhatsApp or Signal!  When you tap on a phone number anywhere on your phone, the system will prompt you to ask if you would like to call or message. Once you've set DefaultSMS up, you can directly open your favourite messaging app, in place of the default stock Messages app, for ultimate convenience! We have also designed the app with privacy in mind, ensuring that all processes are done on device, with no phone numbers or data logged anywhere in app. It simply accepts the details that the system provides, and passing it along to the messaging app that you prefer. Setup is easy too. Simply set DefaultSMS as your default messaging app in the Settings app, and choose your desired messaging app in DefaultSMS. Note: DefaultSMS is a product made by an independent developer, and is not supported, endorsed or affiliated with WhatsApp Messenger, Telegram Messenger or Signal Messenger, in any way or form.

Screenshots

Hydra Social4 screens
DefaultSMS2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hydra Social at Free against DefaultSMS's $0.99. Hydra Social also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.2). DefaultSMS's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and chart position (#50 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

Hydra Social is free to download; DefaultSMS costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hydra Social holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hydra Social ships an update every 2 months, DefaultSMS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Hydra Social versus DefaultSMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHydra SocialDefaultSMS
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#50 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHAIDARCORP LLCVincent Neo

Customer experience

Hydra Social

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DefaultSMS

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hydra Social

No in-app purchases

None

DefaultSMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hydra Social free?
Hydra Social is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DefaultSMS free?
DefaultSMS costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hydra Social or DefaultSMS?
Hydra Social is rated higher. Hydra Social averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while DefaultSMS averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Hydra Social or DefaultSMS have ads?
Neither Hydra Social nor DefaultSMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hydra Social or DefaultSMS?
Hydra Social ships an update every 2 months, and DefaultSMS every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hydra Social was updated on October 8, 2026 and DefaultSMS on October 25, 2026.

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