Comparison

Photo Protector vs SMS Filter+

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

Head to head
About

Photo Protector

Securely store and organize your private photos with this app. Features include private galleries, folder management, and FaceID protection for enhanced privacy. Easily import, view, and export your images.

Highlights
  • Secure folders for organization
  • Private gallery with import/export
  • Smart thumbnails for fast loading
  • FaceID protection
  • Photo export options
Features
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Photo Protector is a simple and secure tool to keep your private photos safe. With folder management, smart thumbnails, export options, and FaceID support, you can organize and protect your images with ease. Key Features: • Secure Folders – Create, edit, and delete folders to organize your photos. • Private Gallery – Import from camera or album, view in full screen, zoom, and delete with ease. • Smart Thumbnails – Automatically generate fast-loading thumbnails for a smooth browsing experience. • Photo Export – Export selected photos back to your album or share them safely. • FaceID Protection – Add an extra layer of security to keep your photos safe. Protect your memories, manage them effortlessly, and keep them under your control with Photo Protector.

About

SMS Filter+

This app provides professional SMS filtering to block spam and unwanted MMS messages. Customize filters based on phone numbers, keywords, or regular expressions to automatically sort messages. Enjoy uninterrupted focus by silencing junk messages without notifications.

Highlights
  • Automatic message classification
  • Customizable spam filters
  • Filter by phone number, text, keywords, regex
  • Block unwanted MMS messages
  • Silent junk message notifications
  • Privacy-focused processing
Features
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This is a safe, ef­fi­cient and pro­fes­sion­al SMS fil­ter. You can cus­tomize your own fil­ters to help you fil­ter spam and MMS mes­sages from un­known phone num­bers. What it does: Automatically classify your messages, filter junk messages, let you avoid being disturbed by spam during work, rest or when you are on your phone(such as gaming or reading). Privacy matters: All ver­i­fi­ca­tion ac­tiv­i­ties oc­cur in a closed and se­cured process pro­vid­ed by iOS, with­out the need to con­nect to the net­work through­out, and SMS Fil­ter+ will not read, col­lect or tag your mes­sages. Customize your filters: Filter your messages like a pro, support check phone numbers, text, containing multiple keywords, start/end with keywords, match with Regular Expression and other advanced features. How it works: When a mes­sage comes, SMS Fil­ter+ will al­ways go through your Allow, Transaction and Promotion filters. Once there is any filter made a match, messages automatically classified into the corresponding folder. If those filters can not make a match, then SMS Fil­ter+ will go through your Junk filters, mes­sage will be fil­tered if it matched as spam. Notifications & Badge If a message classified as Allow, Transaction and Promotion, you will still get notifications and unread badge on the Message app icon, if a message filtered as spam, you won’t get any notifications and there is no unread badge.

Screenshots

Photo Protector4 screens
SMS Filter+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Photo Protector at Free against SMS Filter+'s $0.99. SMS Filter+'s advantage is rating (4.2 vs 2.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On device support 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

Photo Protector is free to download; SMS Filter+ costs $0.99 up front. Photo Protector sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SMS Filter+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SMS Filter+ holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMS Filter+ has 216 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Photo Protector's written reviews are positive against 58% of SMS Filter+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Photo Protector ships an update every 5 months, SMS Filter+ every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Photo Protector versus SMS Filter+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoto ProtectorSMS Filter+
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.2 (216 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.1% of reviews57.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1216 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer文睿 李奕才 杨

Customer experience

Photo Protector

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative52.6%

SMS Filter+

All ratings216 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral7.4%
Negative15.3%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative32.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Photo Protector

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99
None

SMS Filter+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Photo Protector free?
Photo Protector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SMS Filter+ free?
SMS Filter+ costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Photo Protector or SMS Filter+?
SMS Filter+ is rated higher. Photo Protector averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SMS Filter+ averages 4.2 from 216 ratings.
Do Photo Protector or SMS Filter+ have ads?
Photo Protector shows ads; SMS Filter+ does not.
Which is updated more often, Photo Protector or SMS Filter+?
Photo Protector ships an update every 5 months, and SMS Filter+ every 4 weeks. Most recently, Photo Protector was updated on October 8, 2026 and SMS Filter+ on September 29, 2026.

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