Comparison

Message Templates vs Fast Reply

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

Fast Reply

Streamline your communication by creating and sending frequently used messages quickly. Organize templates into folders and access them from any app with a custom keyboard. Save time on repetitive messaging tasks.

Highlights
  • Create and send messages quickly
  • Library of prewritten messages
  • Custom message creation
  • Organize messages into folders
  • Custom keyboard for access anywhere
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Stop typing the same message twice. Fast Reply is a keyboard for iPhone that keeps your most-used replies one shortcut - or one tap - away. Texts, DMs, emails, support replies, marketplace messages: save it once, send it anywhere. TWO WAYS TO SEND A SAVED REPLY • Type a shortcut. Give a reply a short trigger like omw or addr, type it on the Fast Reply keyboard, and it expands into the full message right where your cursor is. • Or browse and tap. Forgot the shortcut? Bring your library up from the keyboard and tap the reply you want, without leaving the app you're in. WHAT'S INSIDE • Fill-in-the-blank variables. Add blanks like {name} or {date} to one reply and fill them in as you send, so a single template fits every conversation. • AI Assist. Reword any reply warmer, shorter, or more polished in a tap, on device on supported iPhones. • Folders inside folders. Organize by client, property, or project, and find anything with instant search. • Attachments. Keep a logo, price sheet, or link with a reply so the whole message goes out together. • iCloud sync. Your library on every device, always current. • Auto-fills. Greeting, date, time, and clipboard resolve themselves as you insert. • Randomized wording, so a reply you send fifty times a week doesn't read like a robot. • Share a folder with a private link. Whoever opens it gets the whole set, free. WHO IT'S FOR Realtors, photographers, online sellers, contractors, property managers, freelancers, support reps: anyone who answers the same questions all day. FREE AND PRO The keyboard is free, and so is sending the replies you already have, plus up to five you create yourself. Fast Reply Pro unlocks unlimited replies, autotext expansion, fill-in-the-blank variables, AI Assist, attachments, iCloud sync, and smart collections. Start with a 7-day free trial, then $19.99 a year or $2.99 a month. Prefer to pay once? Lifetime access is $39.99, with no subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://fastreplyapp.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://fastreplyapp.com/terms/ Save your first reply in under a minute. Never type it twice again.

Screenshots

Message Templates3 screens
Fast Reply4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fast Reply at every 9 days against Message Templates's every 5 months. Message Templates's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Message Templates against 4.8 for Fast Reply. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 34 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Message Templates's written reviews are positive against 86% of Fast Reply's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Message Templates ships an update every 5 months, Fast Reply every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Message Templates versus Fast Reply: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessage TemplatesFast Reply
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15 ratings)4.8 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1534 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSquare Bracket Software LtdAryaman Sharda

Customer experience

Message Templates

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral1.6%
Negative9.5%

Fast Reply

All ratings34 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Message Templates

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App deleted template
  • Does not work on iOS 7
  • Recipient not saved as part of template

Requested features

11 requests
  • Ability to name templates
  • Picture support
  • Message header/Subject Line for sorting
  • Ability to write templates in CSV or Outlook and load
  • Ability to group messages
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  • Specify email subjects and recipients as part of a template
  • Easier to use phone pad
  • SMS a caller at the time of call
  • Insert templates into reply texts
  • Add titles for each template
  • Group messages

Fast Reply

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Message Templates

No in-app purchases

None

Fast Reply

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Message Templates free?
Message Templates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fast Reply free?
Fast Reply is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Message Templates or Fast Reply?
Message Templates and Fast Reply are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 15 and 34 ratings respectively.
Do Message Templates or Fast Reply have ads?
Neither Message Templates nor Fast Reply shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Message Templates or Fast Reply?
Message Templates ships an update every 5 months, and Fast Reply every 9 days. Most recently, Message Templates was updated on September 30, 2026 and Fast Reply on September 29, 2026.

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