Comparison

Message Templates vs Xeyboard

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

Xeyboard

This keyboard app offers swift typing of words, numbers, and symbols. It includes advanced cursor control, undo/redo functionality, and smart text correction features for a streamlined mobile typing experience.

Highlights
  • Fast typing of words, digits, and punctuation
  • Precise cursor movement
  • Easy undo and redo
  • Copy and paste functionality
  • Auto-capitalize and auto-space
  • Emoji support
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Fast and easily type words, digitals, punctuations and emojis.  Fast and easily move cursor left or right.  Fast and easily delete left or right. Easily undo and redo.  Easily copy and paste.  Auto-capitalize and auto-add Space, and easily reverse capitalization and spacing. Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy - https://adamcn.github.io/ Contact - xeyboard@hotmail.com

Screenshots

Message Templates3 screens
Xeyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Message Templates at none against Xeyboard's 1. Message Templates also leads on ratings volume (14 vs 2). Xeyboard's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Xeyboard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year. Message Templates asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Xeyboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Message Templates has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Message Templates's written reviews are positive against 100% of Xeyboard's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Message Templates versus Xeyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMessage TemplatesXeyboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (14 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSquare Bracket Software Ltd永贵 李

Customer experience

Message Templates

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

Xeyboard

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Xeyboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Message Templates

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Xeyboard

Subscriptions1
  • One Year Subscription$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Message Templates free?
Message Templates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Xeyboard free?
Xeyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Message Templates or Xeyboard?
Xeyboard is rated higher. Message Templates averages 4.8 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Xeyboard averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Message Templates or Xeyboard have ads?
Neither Message Templates nor Xeyboard shows ads.

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