SMS Filter vs TextSieve

Take control of unwanted texts without giving up your privacy. SMS Filter – Smart Filter organizes incoming SMS using custom rules based on message content or the sender’s phone number. Filtering happens locally on your iPhone. Your SMS content and contacts are never uploaded to our servers or collected by us. If you enable iCloud sync, only your filter rules are stored in your private iCloud account—not your messages or contacts. The app evaluates only messages from senders who are not in your Contacts, helping keep personal conversations untouched. Features: - Create custom rules using message content or phone numbers - Create unlimited filter rules - Organize matching messages into Transaction, Promotion, or Junk - Activate or deactivate any rule whenever you want - Filter only messages from senders outside your Contacts - Sync filter rules across your devices with iCloud - Works locally and offline - Supports Dark Mode

TextSieve helps you filter spam, scam, and unwanted text messages with private, customizable rules that run on your iPhone. Your messages stay on your device. TextSieve does not collect personal information, does not upload SMS content, does not require an account, does not show ads, and does not use advertising or tracking SDKs. Built for common U.S. text spam and scam patterns, TextSieve includes local rules for package delivery scams, unpaid toll notices, bank phishing alerts, verification-code phishing, utility shutoff scams, suspicious links, investment scams, adult spam, political texts, and marketing messages. Customize your protection: - Turn filtering categories on or off - Add trusted senders to an allow list - Block unwanted senders - Add keywords that should always be allowed - Add keywords that should be filtered - Test sample messages locally before changing your setup - Import and export your rules as a local JSON backup - Reset to the built-in rule set at any time TextSieve is designed for people who want control without giving up privacy. Rules are stored locally, filtering happens locally, and your message content is not sent to a server. To enable SMS filtering, install TextSieve, then open iPhone Settings > Apps > Messages > Unknown & Spam. Turn on Filter Unknown Senders and select TextSieve as your SMS filter. Filtering depends on your rules and iOS message filtering behavior. Always review important messages carefully before taking action.