Short Text vs Halabi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Short Text
This app helps you easily shorten or expand text messages. It features intelligent algorithms for fast conversions, a database of abbreviations, and the ability to recognize text from photos. Customize your preferences and share your converted text across various platforms.
- Shorten and expand text
- Intelligent algorithms
- Database of abbreviations
- Text recognition from photos
- Customizable settings
- Share converted text
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Easily shorten or expand text with the Short Text app. Have you ever needed an easy way to shorten messages? Do you ever get confused by abbreviated words or internet slang? Maybe you have a unique style of shorthand that you wish you could share with friends? The Short Text app is your solution for these and many other short text needs! Shorten and expand text • Fast, intelligent algorithms quickly shorten text while preserving the original integrity • Browsable database containing thousands of abbreviations in several categories • Switch to expand mode to quickly convert abbreviated text into its expanded form • Any ambiguous text conversions are indicated with all possible variations • Recognize and convert text directly from photos Customizable • Add your own custom entries for shortening or expanding text • Choose preferred capitalization, punctuation, and number formatting techniques • Adjust shortening target length to meet specific character limits • Easily turn off any standard configuration passes that you don't want to use • Add favorites for text substitutions for quick access later Sharing • Easily share converted text via Messages, Mail, Twitter, Facebook, and many other apps • Quickly convert text / photos from many other apps by sharing directly to the Short Text app • Export or import custom entries in CSV format and sync with friends Some sharing features may require internet access.
Halabi
This app helps users remember names of people they meet. It allows you to add details about individuals to jog your memory. Never forget a name again with this simple contact management tool.
- Name recall assistance
- Contact detail entry
- Memory aid for individuals
- Simple contact management
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The contacts app for bad memory
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Short Text at every 5 days against Halabi's every 6 weeks. Halabi's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Halabi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Short Text ships an update every 5 days, Halabi every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Short Text | Halabi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denton Kollar | Yaseen Halabi |
Customer experience
Short Text
Halabi
In-app purchases
Short Text
No in-app purchases
Halabi
No in-app purchases









