Message Templates vs Xessages
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Message Templates
Save and quickly send frequently used text snippets via messaging and email. This app helps you reuse common phrases, saving time and effort in communication.
- Save text snippets
- Send via Messages
- Send via Mail
- Reuse common phrases
- Intuitive interface
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Message Templates is a simple and intuitive application that let's you save small snippets of text, that you can send (and resend) via Messages and Mail.
Xessages
This app allows you to send private text and photo messages that automatically self-destruct after a set time. Nothing is stored or saved, ensuring your conversations remain confidential. Enjoy secure and ephemeral communication.
- Self-destructing messages
- Send photos and text
- No storage or saving
- Private chat
- Ephemeral communication
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(Pronounced ex-a-ges, like Messages but replace Mess with X). X your messages out. Forever. Send or receive a private message in the Messages app. Set a self-destruct time on that message. Send a photo or a text. Nothing is stored or saved. Enjoy. For people wondering how to delete Messages Apps - Go to "More", tap it, swipe to Xessages and delete it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Message Templates at 4.8 against Xessages's 3.6. Message Templates also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 50%) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). Xessages's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and 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
Both are free to download. Xessages sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Message Templates asks for nothing beyond the download.
Message Templates holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Message Templates's written reviews are positive against 50% of Xessages's.
Message Templates ships an update every 5 months, Xessages every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Message Templates | Xessages |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (15 ratings) — better | 3.6 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Square Bracket Software Ltd | Mansa Me Inc. |
Customer experience
Message Templates
Xessages
In-app purchases
Message Templates
No in-app purchases
Xessages
- Pictures$0.99
- Read Authentication$0.99
- Write Authentication$0.99
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- Destruction Time$1.99
- Time Validation$1.99
- Unlimited One Time Pad Codes$9.99
