Comparison

SMS touch vs Aethyl

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

Head to head
About

SMS touch

Send low-cost SMS messages worldwide without international or roaming fees. Purchase message bundles through in-app purchases and track delivery status. Supports long and Unicode messages, custom sender IDs, and can turn your iPad or iPod touch into a texting device.

Highlights
  • Send SMS worldwide
  • Low-cost messaging
  • In-app purchase bundles
  • Delivery status tracking
  • Unicode and Long SMS support
  • Custom sender ID
  • Templates for frequent messages
Features
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Use SMS touch to send SMS text messages to any mobile phone anywhere in the world for just 20 cents per SMS using your iPhone or iPod touch. No international or roaming costs are applied. You can send text messages to international destinations or while travelling in other countries and the cost will stay the same. You can buy SMS text messages through the App Store via In-App Purchase in bundles of 10, 100, 500 or 1000 SMS. You can query your SMS balance at any time. No commercials are tagged to your message, the entire message (all 160 characters) is yours. Using the templates feature you can store an reuse often-used text messages. We take customer support of SMS touch very seriously and we are able to track the delivery status of each SMS. But most of all, you yourself will also be able to check the delivery status of each SMS you send. You can configure the app in such a way that you will receive Delivery Reports by email of each SMS that was delivered. You can also receive a copy of each SMS you send by email. All features of the SMS protocol are covered and supported. Standard SMS, Long SMS, Unicode SMS are all covered and you can configure your sender ID or caller ID. SMS touch is also useful for iPad and iPod touch users. It will turn your iPad and iPod touch into a text messaging device in any WiFi zone and you can receive the SMS replies on your email address and/or as push notifications. FEATURES √ Standard SMS √ Long SMS (concatenated SMS of up to 3 SMS) √ Unicode SMS (Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Russian characters etc.) √ Multiple Recipients √ Custom Sender ID in many countries √ Receive replies by email optionally Report Features √ Delivery Reports via email √ Email Copies of your SMS Handy Features √ Favorites √ Templates Additional Features: √ Landscape mode √ Change your Text Size √ Add Google Map link of your current location Video Tutorials are built in the app and can be found in the Help section. Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch. REVIEWS Great and quick tech support! It is not free, but it works great for sending SMS overseas! Thank you! - USA Mit diesem App schreibe ich wieder gerne SMS (IPod touch WLAN). Durch die Tastatur - auch quer - ist es wesentlich komfortabeler SMS zu schreiben als mit dem Handy. - Germany I have been looking for a app like this for awhile now witch let's me send SMS straight from my iPod Touch to a European phone number. And what can I say... I've found the perfect one :) - Sweden Super SMS App. Funktioniert einfach und schnell. Auch im IPad. Gut konfigurierbar. Mobile Nr. Aus Kontakte einfügen etc.. Perfekt. SMS wird sofort gesendet und Antwort auf e-mail auch. Super...Danke. - Switzerland Excellent, je peux ENFIN envoyer des textos a ma copine qui est au Mexique. Bouygues ne m autorisait pas a le faire. En plus 10cts le textos a l étranger c trop top! Merci pr cette appli! - France I messaggi arrivano in pochi secondi RICEVUTA DI CONSEGNA inclusa nel prezzo!!! Possibilita' di utilizzare lo stesso account su pc Apple!! INDISPENSABILE PER CHI VIAGGIA!!! - Italy SUPPORT Please refrain from sending your bug reports or feature requests using the App Store reviews. Instead, you can receive a personal response by emailing us at support@smstouch.info or support@smsmac.com. You will always get a reply! Thank you!

About

Aethyl

This app analyzes social media videos to determine if they were created by a human or AI. It provides a Trust Score and detailed breakdown of AI detection models, offering insights into video authenticity. Users can also engage in community discussions about their findings.

Highlights
  • AI video detection
  • Trust Score (0-100)
  • Per-frame analysis timeline
  • Multiple AI model voting
  • Social media link support
  • Community discussion
Features
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Aethyl tells you whether a video was made by a human or AI. Paste a link from TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, or Reddit and get a Trust Score in seconds. Under the hood, multiple AI detection models vote together to produce a verdict — more accurate than any single detector alone. WHAT YOU GET • Trust Score from 0 (likely AI) to 100 (likely real) • Per-frame timeline showing where the video is suspicious • Model-by-model verdict breakdown — see what each detector thought • Community discussion on every scan • Share verdicts with one tap WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • Multiple detectors. Most apps use one model. We use five (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Muse) and weight their votes for better accuracy. • Works on real social content. Paste links from the platforms you actually use — no downloads, no file conversions, no manual frame extraction. • No tracking. We don't sell data, we don't build ad profiles, we don't participate in cross-app tracking networks. • Free tier: three scans per day, videos up to 30 seconds. Pro tier: one hundred scans per week, videos up to 5 minutes. HOW IT WORKS 1. Paste a social media link 2. Aethyl downloads the media, extracts frames, and sends them to five AI providers in parallel 3. Each provider returns per-frame probabilities 4. Votes are weighted and aggregated into a Trust Score 5. You can comment, vote on accuracy, and share SUPPORTED PLATFORMS • TikTok • Instagram (posts and reels) • X / Twitter • YouTube (shorts and long-form) • Reddit (video posts and image galleries) PRIVACY We collect only what we need to run the app: your email for sign-in, your handle, your scan history, and your comments. Media you submit is analyzed and stored so future users can benefit from cached results. You can delete your account anytime from Settings. ACCURACY DISCLAIMER AI detection is imperfect. Results are probabilistic estimates, not proof. Results may be wrong in either direction — don't rely on Aethyl as the sole basis for legal, journalistic, or safety-critical decisions. Questions? https://aethyl.ai/support Privacy Policy: https://aethyl.ai/privacy Terms of Service: https://aethyl.ai/terms

Screenshots

SMS touch4 screens
Aethyl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Aethyl at Free against SMS touch's $13.99. Aethyl also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). SMS touch's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On 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

Aethyl is free to download; SMS touch costs $13.99 up front. SMS touch sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Aethyl sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMS touch ships an update every 5 months, Aethyl monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SMS touch versus Aethyl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMS touchAethyl
Price$13.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB124 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlco BlomCircit LLC

Customer experience

SMS touch

Written reviews76 reviews
Positive40.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative52.6%

Aethyl

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SMS touch

One-time4
  • 10 SMS Bundle$2.99
  • 100 SMS Bundle$19.99
  • 500 SMS$119.99
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  • 1000 SMS$199.99
2 purchases

Aethyl

Subscriptions2
  • Aethyl Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Aethyl Pro Annual$59.991 Year

Questions

Is SMS touch free?
SMS touch costs $13.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Aethyl free?
Aethyl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SMS touch or Aethyl have ads?
Neither SMS touch nor Aethyl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMS touch or Aethyl?
SMS touch ships an update every 5 months, and Aethyl monthly. Most recently, SMS touch was updated on November 1, 2026 and Aethyl on November 5, 2026.

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