Comparison

MessageDesk vs The Office Centers

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

Head to head
About

MessageDesk

Integrate SMS messaging into your business phone lines, including VoIP and landlines. This app offers a shared team inbox and broadcast capabilities for efficient communication. Features like scheduled messages, autoresponders, and templates help streamline SMS workflows.

Highlights
  • Add SMS to business phone numbers
  • Shared team SMS inbox
  • Mass text broadcasts
  • Scheduled text messages
  • Keyword-based autoresponders
  • Automation
  • Pre-saved text message templates
Features
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Add texting to any business phone number including VoIP and landlines. Use MessageDesk's shared team SMS inbox and mass text broadcasts to get the right message to the right people at the right time. Streamline your SMS communication and save time with scheduled text messages, keyword-based autoresponders, automation, and pre-saved text message templates.

About

The Office Centers

Features
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Discover a streamlined workspace experience with The Office Centers app! Book rooms, track reservations, and stay informed about community events — all from one place designed to enhance your workday.

Screenshots

MessageDesk4 screens
The Office Centers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: The Office Centers at none against MessageDesk's shown. MessageDesk's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MessageDesk ships an update every 3 weeks, The Office Centers every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MessageDesk versus The Office Centers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessageDeskThe Office Centers
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlderwood Labs Inc.Merovan Office Center, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

MessageDesk

No in-app purchases

None

The Office Centers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MessageDesk free?
MessageDesk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Office Centers free?
The Office Centers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MessageDesk or The Office Centers have ads?
MessageDesk shows ads; The Office Centers does not.
Which is updated more often, MessageDesk or The Office Centers?
MessageDesk ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Office Centers every 2 months. Most recently, MessageDesk was updated on November 3, 2026 and The Office Centers on October 25, 2026.

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