Comparison

Message IQ vs 123Filtering

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

Head to head
About

Message IQ

Features
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HubSpot and Active Campaign users can get real-time notifications of any incoming text, picture or video. You can reply from your phone and log all activity, not just in the mobile app, but also in your CRM Every month, Message IQ is logging almost 1 million text messages on contact records to get a full customer relationship view of all communication. Features - Conversations Management - Push Notifications - Call forwarding - Contact management - Get Access to support

About

123Filtering

Features
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123Filtering is a DNS-based internet security service that helps protect your devices from unwanted content and online threats. It filters what reaches your device so you can enjoy a cleaner, safer and more focused internet experience. Whether you are protecting your family, your business or yourself, 123Filtering works quietly in the background to block harmful content and let through what matters most. Key features β€’ Content filtering: block unwanted and harmful domains (e.g. explicit content, malware, phishing). β€’ Device-wide protection: filtering applies across all apps and browsers, not just inside a single browser. β€’ DNS-level security: block unwanted domains before they load, for a faster and more consistent experience. β€’ Simple setup: quick configuration, then 123Filtering runs automatically in the background. β€’ Light and efficient: DNS-based protection designed to have minimal impact on performance and battery. How 123Filtering works When your device looks up a website (a DNS query), 123Filtering checks whether that domain is allowed. Blocked domains are stopped before a connection is made, which helps keep apps and browsers aligned with your preferences. 123Filtering focuses on DNS-level decisions and does not inspect the full content of your web pages, messages or files. It controls which domains can be reached, helping create a more focused, distraction-free and safer environment. Use of VPN / Network Extension (required disclosure) 123Filtering uses Apple’s Network Extension capabilities to provide system-wide DNS filtering and protection on iOS: β€’ 123Filtering can create an on-device β€œVPN-like” configuration (such as a DNS Proxy or DNS Settings configuration) so it can securely handle DNS queries from all apps and browsers. β€’ Only DNS queries are processed for filtering and policy enforcement. The rest of your internet traffic (the actual content of websites, videos, messages, etc.) continues to use your normal network connection unless your configuration explicitly routes traffic through a tunnel. β€’ 123Filtering is not a general-purpose VPN. It does not aim to change your IP address, hide your location, bypass geo-restrictions or provide anonymous browsing. β€’ These permissions are required so 123Filtering can apply DNS-based filtering consistently across the entire device, rather than only inside a single app. β€’ DNS requests handled by 123Filtering can be encrypted between your device and our filtering service (where supported by your selected configuration), in line with Apple platform requirements. In short, 123Filtering uses Network Extension only as a technical mechanism to enable DNS filtering and device-wide internet protection. Learn more at 123filtering.com

Screenshots

Message IQ3 screens
123Filtering3 screens

Verdict

The call

Message IQ and 123Filtering are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Message IQ versus 123Filtering: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessage IQ123Filtering
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGray Cap LLCKonibit

In-app purchases

None

Message IQ

No in-app purchases

None

123Filtering

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Message IQ free?
Message IQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 123Filtering free?
123Filtering is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Message IQ or 123Filtering have ads?
Neither Message IQ nor 123Filtering shows ads.

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