Comparison

Templates for Pages vs Message Templates

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

Head to head
About

Templates for Pages

Access over 4,000 professional templates for Apple Pages to create business and personal documents. Customize text, images, and colors to suit your needs. Offers monthly updates and a variety of layouts for diverse projects.

Highlights
  • Over 4,000 templates
  • Monthly template updates
  • Customizable text and images
  • Recolorable objects
  • A4 and US Letter sizes
  • 10,000+ layout variations
Features
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* Requires Apple Pages for iOS and iOS 13 or later, which have to be downloaded separately. The modern and polished Templates for Pages - DesiGN supplies a collection of over 4,000 easy-to-use templates for creating business and personal content with Apple’s Pages. It's the biggest template pack for Pages on the App Store. We provide regular monthly updates with new templates. Templates for Pages - DesiGN set gives a large selection of templates from books and invitations to posters and brochures. Some templates consist of up to 10 different pages, so the package provides a variety of around 10,000 layouts to meet your most diverse needs. Each and every layout – from the quintessential elegance of text-only pages to the bright mix of pictures and slogans in the poster and brochure templates – features prime design quality, set apart by attention to fine points, high usability, and abundant creativity. All templates are available in the popular A4 (210 x 297 mm) and US Letter (8½ x 11 in.) sizes, except for non-standard size documents such as landscape brochures (DL Envelope format - 110 x 220 mm / 4¼ x 8¾ in.). Nearly all objects in Templates for Pages - DesiGN can be effortlessly recolored, moved, or removed. Type or paste your own text, add or remove text boxes and change the font if you wish. Replace stock images with your own photos or pictures. Unleash your imagination! Subscription: The first 3 days are on the house and then you can get it in affordable monthly, semi-annual, annual, or lifetime plans! Subscribe to take advantage of all the Premium features described above. • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription. Instructions to manage your auto-renewing subscriptions can be found here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Privacy Policy: http://graphicnode.com/privacypolicy/ Terms of Use: http://graphicnode.com/termsandconditions/ Help us develop the best app available in the store! If you have found a bug, got a suggestion, or want a new feature, email us at: support@graphicnode.com

About

Message Templates

Save and quickly send frequently used messages, including text and attachments. This tool streamlines communication for business and personal use, making routine tasks faster and more efficient.

Highlights
  • Save frequently used messages
  • Send messages in seconds
  • Supports text and attached files
  • Intuitive interface
  • Useful for business communication
  • Streamlines routine tasks
Features
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How often do you re-send messages with the same content and how long does it takes to you? Searches in Messages, Notes and other sources are long and inconvenient? We have a better idea. Templates allows you to send information through your favourite messenger to any subscriber in a few seconds. Do you need to duplicate your organisation details, meeting address or card details? With our application, you will do it faster than reading the message aloud. We appreciate your time and hope that you will appreciate our app. What is Templates: - A set of important messages is always at hand - Intuitive interface - A handy tool for business - The ability to use not only text, but also attached files Perfect for you: - Storage of important information - Time-consuming and routine daily activities - Quick feedback when communicating with colleagues and partners

Screenshots

Templates for Pages4 screens
Message Templates3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Message Templates at free with in-app purchases against Templates for Pages's subscription. Message Templates also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Templates for Pages's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 10). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Templates for Pages sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Message Templates sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Message Templates holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Templates for Pages has 121 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Templates for Pages's written reviews are positive against 79% of Message Templates's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Templates for Pages ships an update every 3 months, Message Templates fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Templates for Pages versus Message Templates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTemplates for PagesMessage Templates
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (121 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.7% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings121 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGraphic NodeArtem Murygin

Customer experience

Templates for Pages

All ratings121 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative31.7%

Message Templates

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%

Bugs and requests

Templates for Pages

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Cannot find Pages app even when installed
  • Templates fail to open in Pages
  • Blank pages appear instead of template content
  • Monthly subscription redirects to yearly payment
  • App crashes or becomes unresponsive
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  • Download gets stuck on pause
  • Installation doesn't complete
  • Missing index.xml file error
  • Lifetime membership disappears/requires repayment
  • Incompatibility with Pages 5.0 and earlier versions
  • Notifications spam for other products
  • Difficulty canceling subscriptions

Requested features

11 requests
  • Auto-install templates directly into Pages
  • More newsletter templates
  • More complete multi-page templates (especially magazines)
  • Better categorization and sorting within app
  • More practical business-focused templates
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  • Info-sheets and proposal templates
  • Railway-themed templates
  • Better help documentation and tutorials
  • Save dialog for downloaded templates
  • Word version equivalent
  • More customization options for photo backgrounds

Message Templates

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Templates for Pages

Subscriptions3
  • One-Month Plan3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • 6-Months Plan3 Days trial$19.996 Months
  • One Year Plan3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Templates for Pages$49.99
2 purchases

Message Templates

One-time2
  • Donate$0.99
  • Full version$1.99

Questions

Is Templates for Pages free?
Templates for Pages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Message Templates free?
Message Templates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Templates for Pages or Message Templates?
Message Templates is rated higher. Templates for Pages averages 4.5 out of 5 from 121 ratings, while Message Templates averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Templates for Pages or Message Templates have ads?
Neither Templates for Pages nor Message Templates shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Templates for Pages or Message Templates?
Templates for Pages ships an update every 3 months, and Message Templates fortnightly. Most recently, Templates for Pages was updated on October 30, 2026 and Message Templates on October 24, 2026.

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