S vs Textacy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
S
Transform your plain text messages into secret codes that only you can decipher. Share these encrypted messages across any platform, ensuring your conversations remain private and unreadable by others.
- Convert messages to secret codes
- Convert secret codes back to normal messages
- Share encrypted text to any app
- Maintain message privacy
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By Using S-Messages you can covert your message in to secret message and send it where ever you want and no body can read this message. Only you can read this message using S-message. Functionality -Convert message in Secret message -Convert Secret message to normal message. -Share message text to any application like WhatsApp,snapchat,messanger etc..
Textacy
A modern messaging application that allows users to register, select a personal number, and communicate via SMS, MMS, and VoIP calls. It offers robust conversation management features including chat blocking and deletion within a secure interface.
- Choose your own number
- Send SMS and MMS
- Make VoIP calls
- Block unwanted chats
- Delete conversations
- Secure and intuitive interface
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Textacy is a modern messaging app that keeps you connected. Easily register, choose your own number, and start chatting with your contacts. Send SMS, MMS, and enjoy clear VoIP calls. Manage your conversations with options to block or delete chats, all in one secure and intuitive app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Textacy at 5.0 against S's 4.4. Textacy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). S's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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. S sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Textacy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Textacy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: S has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
S ships an update every 2 months, Textacy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | S | Textacy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Abhayrajsinh Vala | Textacy |
Customer experience
S
Textacy
In-app purchases
S
- Remove Adds$3.99
Textacy
No in-app purchases
