Comparison

Simply Filter SMS vs CalendarPunch

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

Head to head
About

Simply Filter SMS

This privacy-focused app helps you manage your text messages by automatically filtering unwanted messages from unknown senders into designated folders. It uses AI and customizable rules to organize your inbox, supporting multiple languages and devices.

Highlights
  • AI-powered spam filtering
  • Customizable keyword and regex rules
  • Automatic message sorting to Junk, Promotions, or Transactions
  • On-device processing for privacy
  • Multi-language support
  • Export/Import filters
  • Native iPad support
Features
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Take back control of your inbox. Simply Filter SMS is a privacy-first, open-source text message filter for iPhone and iPad. Create keyword rules and smart filters to automatically move unwanted messages from unknown senders to Junk, Promotions, or Transactions - completely on-device. What's new in this version: • Export & Import Filters - Share your filter setup with a friend. Export from Filter Tools in the menu and send the file. • Test Your Filters - Redesigned with live results so you can see matches instantly. • Help - Redesigned with FAQs and a Get Started guide. • Accent Color - Pick an accent from the menu; buttons and icons follow it across the app. In case you missed, here's what was updated recently: • Regex Filters - Create powerful pattern-matching filters using regular expressions for precise control. • AI Filtering - Automatic filtering is AI-powered, smarter and more accurate, with support for 10 languages including English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, and more. • Trusted Countries - Automatically allow messages from specific countries by phone prefix. • 11 Languages - The app is available in English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, and Simplified Chinese. • Accessibility Support - Fully usable with VoiceOver, Voice Control, Dynamic Type, and Reduce Motion. • Native iPad Support - Full iPad experience with sidebar navigation and optimized layouts for larger screens. • Tip Jar - Support the app's development with an optional tip. Simply Filter SMS is free forever. • Multiple bug fixes and performance improvements.

About

CalendarPunch

This app transforms your existing calendar events into prominent alarms, ensuring you never miss important moments. Customize alarm lead times, set event start alerts, or mirror existing calendar alerts. It keeps your calendar as the primary source of truth and explains why each alarm is triggered.

Highlights
  • Prominent calendar event alarms
  • Customizable lead times
  • Mirror supported alert times
  • Reusable custom alarm times
  • Automatic alarms with filters
  • Pause all alarms feature
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CalendarPunch turns the events already on your iPhone into prominent alarms, so the moments that matter are harder to miss. Choose exactly which events need an alarm. Add several lead times, set an alarm for the event start, or mirror supported alert times already saved in Calendar. CalendarPunch keeps Calendar as the source of truth and shows why each alarm will ring. Create reusable custom alarm times from 1 minute to 24 hours before an event. With CalendarPunch Pro, you can: • automatically add alarms with keyword or regular expression filters for event titles, locations, or notes • preview matching events and choose enabled calendars for each filter • reuse one alarm rule across a recurring event • choose which calendars are active • choose default alarm times for newly armed events • pause all alarms when you need a break CalendarPunch Pro is a one-time lifetime purchase—no subscription. Access to Calendar and Alarms is required for the app’s core features. CalendarPunch does not translate or rewrite your event titles or calendar names.

Screenshots

Simply Filter SMS4 screens
CalendarPunch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CalendarPunch at 5.0 against Simply Filter SMS's 4.4. Simply Filter SMS's advantage is ratings volume (72 vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Simply Filter SMS sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and CalendarPunch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CalendarPunch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simply Filter SMS has 72 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simply Filter SMS ships an update every 9 days, CalendarPunch every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Simply Filter SMS versus CalendarPunch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimply Filter SMSCalendarPunch
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (72 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAdi Ben-DahanIan MacFarlane

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Simply Filter SMS

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
1 purchases

CalendarPunch

One-time1
  • CalendarPunch Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Simply Filter SMS free?
Simply Filter SMS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CalendarPunch free?
CalendarPunch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simply Filter SMS or CalendarPunch?
CalendarPunch is rated higher. Simply Filter SMS averages 4.4 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while CalendarPunch averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Simply Filter SMS or CalendarPunch have ads?
Neither Simply Filter SMS nor CalendarPunch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simply Filter SMS or CalendarPunch?
Simply Filter SMS ships an update every 9 days, and CalendarPunch every 4 weeks. Most recently, Simply Filter SMS was updated on November 7, 2026 and CalendarPunch on October 31, 2026.

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