Comparison

Email Backgrounds Lite vs Email & SMS Templates Lite

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

Head to head
About

Email Backgrounds Lite

Create beautiful HTML email backgrounds, stationery, and templates to make your messages stand out. Compatible with popular email clients, this app offers live previews, direct message editing, and font styling. Easily share your designs via SMS or social media.

Highlights
  • Live Theme Preview
  • Direct Message Editing
  • Real-Time Font Styling
  • Emoji Support
  • Custom Fonts
  • QR Code Mobile Transfer
  • Font Customization
Features
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Notice: This free version adds a small “Powered by EmailBackgrounds.com” branding to exported themes and includes 15 fonts. Upgrade to Pro to remove branding, unlock 84 premium fonts, and use your own custom fonts. Your Source for Beautiful Email Backgrounds & Stationery Make every email special with Email Backgrounds. Create stunning HTML email backgrounds, stationery, themes, and templates designed to elevate your message—whether you’re sending a thank-you note, invitation, or everyday email. Email Backgrounds helps your emails stand out while keeping them compatible with popular email clients and webmail services. Compatible with: Mac Mail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook, Windows Mail, AOL, and other webmail clients. Key Features: • Live Theme Preview – Hover over any thumbnail to instantly preview the design • Direct Message Editing – Type your message directly onto the background • Real-Time Font Styling – Font style and size update instantly while you write • Emoji Support – Add expressive emojis to your messages • Custom Fonts – Install and use your own fonts inside the app • QR Code Mobile Transfer – Design on desktop, scan the QR code, and send from your mobile Gmail app • 15 Handwriting Fonts Included – Upgrade to Pro for more fonts or add your own • Font Customization – Adjust color, size, and alignment (left, center, right) • Favorites – Save backgrounds for quick access later • History – Re-edit or reuse past designs anytime • Easy Sharing – Share via SMS or social media with a link • Clipboard & Composer Support – Copy backgrounds or push directly to your email composer Enjoy seamless use across iPhone, iPad, iMac, and macOS desktop with a single purchase.

About

Email & SMS Templates Lite

Streamline communication by sending pre-written emails and SMS messages quickly. Organize your templates into lists and access recipients directly from your address book. Save time by avoiding repetitive typing for frequently sent messages.

Highlights
  • Create SMS and email templates
  • Quickly send messages
  • Organize templates into lists
  • Add recipients from address book
  • Designed for iPhone & iPad
Features
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SEND EMAILS AND SMS/TEXT MESSAGES QUICKLY FROM TEMPLATES YOU PRE-DEFINE • Integrates with your address book   • Organize templates into lists • Saves you lots of time  • Easy and intuitive  • Looks great on both iPhone & iPad The Email and SMS Templates application allows you to quickly send email and SMS/text messages from templates that you pre-define. Create your templates once and send the messages over and over again with ease. FEATURES: • Create SMS and email templates • Quickly send messages with only a few taps • Designed for both iPhone & iPad • Organize your templates into lists • Modify existing templates and lists with ease • Create as many lists and templates as you want • Add recipients from your phone address book • Messages are sent from within the app • Export data to the full version of the app Do you send the same emails or SMS/text messages often, but feel that this is not easy because of the time it takes to re-type the message every time? This app will help you with this as it allows you to create your own message templates that you can reuse every time you need to send a message. This app is ideal for individuals that send the same type of email & SMS/text messages regularly, such as sales people, persons that arrange meetings and events on a regular basis etc. It is also very useful if you often send out SMS messages like “I’m running a little bit late but will be there in 10 minutes”. PLEASE NOTE: • The SMS sending feature is only available on the iPhone. • You can only write text based email templates. HTML templates are not supported.

Screenshots

Email Backgrounds Lite4 screens
Email & SMS Templates Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Email & SMS Templates Lite at 4.5 against Email Backgrounds Lite's 3.0. Email & SMS Templates Lite also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 52%) and ratings volume (17 vs 2). Email Backgrounds Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Email & SMS Templates Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Email & SMS Templates Lite has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Email Backgrounds Lite's written reviews are positive against 64% of Email & SMS Templates Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Email Backgrounds Lite ships an update every 2 months, Email & SMS Templates Lite every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Email Backgrounds Lite versus Email & SMS Templates Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmail Backgrounds LiteEmail & SMS Templates Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.5 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.8% of reviews64.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings217 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMy App Catalog LLCPocket Minded

Customer experience

Email Backgrounds Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive51.8%
Neutral15.2%
Negative33.0%

Email & SMS Templates Lite

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive64.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative30.8%

Bugs and requests

Email Backgrounds Lite

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • App malfunctions frequently
  • App doesn't load
  • Error messages about server connection
  • App crashes while typing, losing data
  • Cannot send emails
Show 7 more
  • Backgrounds do not appear for recipients
  • App freezes or closes unexpectedly
  • Back button stops working
  • Text style options do not work
  • App opens App Store when recipient touches email
  • Backgrounds disappear when sending
  • Cannot download app

Requested features

9 requests
  • More adult/elegant themes
  • Ability to use own backgrounds
  • More font choices and colors
  • Stickers to add to backgrounds
  • Seasonal/holiday updates
Show 4 more
  • Abstract backgrounds
  • Marble or sky view backgrounds
  • Animation options
  • How-to section or tutorial

Email & SMS Templates Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Email Backgrounds Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Email & SMS Templates Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Email Backgrounds Lite free?
Email Backgrounds Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Email & SMS Templates Lite free?
Email & SMS Templates Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Email Backgrounds Lite or Email & SMS Templates Lite?
Email & SMS Templates Lite is rated higher. Email Backgrounds Lite averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Email & SMS Templates Lite averages 4.5 from 17 ratings.
Do Email Backgrounds Lite or Email & SMS Templates Lite have ads?
Neither Email Backgrounds Lite nor Email & SMS Templates Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Email Backgrounds Lite or Email & SMS Templates Lite?
Email Backgrounds Lite ships an update every 2 months, and Email & SMS Templates Lite every 3 months. Most recently, Email Backgrounds Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Email & SMS Templates Lite on November 6, 2026.

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