Message Makeover vs Beeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Message Makeover
Transform your plain text messages into vibrant, colorful creations. Personalize message backgrounds and fonts to make your conversations stand out and express yourself with unique visual flair. Preview your designs before sending to ensure perfect presentation.
- Custom message background color
- Custom message font color
- Simple and intuitive interface
- Message preview functionality
- Direct launch to Messages app
- Extensive color selection
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Message Makeover is ON SALE celebrating our launch! Grab it now! Tired of the old green and grey text messages? Look no further. Message Makeover is bringing beautiful messaging to iOS. Be the envy of all your friends by sending them bold, colorful messages that they can only dream of. Features - Custom Message Background Color - Custom Message Font Color - Beautifully designed, simple interface - Preview your message before you want to send! - Launch Messages app directly from the app - Absolutely free to send with iMessage - Vast array of Color Choices - If we don't have it, ask us and we'll add it! Why wait? Download Message Makeover today and start composing not only messages but pieces of fine artwork that will make messaging a joy to do AND look at!
Beeper
Consolidate all your conversations from multiple messaging platforms into a single application. Send and receive messages across nine different chat networks, streamlining your communication experience.
- Supports 9 chat networks
- Unified inbox
- Send and receive messages
- Desktop app available
- Cross-platform compatibility
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You want to talk to people, not switch apps. Beeper puts WhatsApp, Instagram, Google Messages, and 12 more in one app. Connect up to 5 accounts for free. CONNECT UP TO 15 CHAT APPS WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Discord, Google Chat, Google Messages, Google Voice, Line, LinkedIn, Signal, Slack, Telegram, Tumblr, Viber, and X (Twitter) MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS PER APP You've got two WhatsApp accounts, personal and business. Connect both and see everything in one inbox. FIND ANY MESSAGE, INSTANTLY Search every chat app at once. Filter by person, by app, or by what you're looking for: images, video, links, and files. CONTROL THE CHAT CHAOS · Merge chats across apps into one conversation. · Organize with labels: friends, work, family. · Custom notifications to avoid interruptions. · Clear one inbox, not one per app. WORKS ON ALL YOUR DEVICES Beeper works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chromebook. Everything stays in sync. Start a reply at your desk, finish it on the train. DO MORE WITH BEEPER PLUS · 10 accounts, up to 3 per chat app · Unlimited merged chats and labels · Reminders: never drop the ball · Send later: write at midnight, send at 9am · Incognito mode: read quietly · Voice note transcription · Custom app icon Privacy Policy: https://beeper.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://beeper.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beeper at 71% against Message Makeover's 10%. Beeper also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.7 vs 4.1). Message Makeover's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and chart position (#62 vs unranked). On 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
Beeper is free to download; Message Makeover costs $0.99 up front. Beeper sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Message Makeover asks for nothing beyond the download.
Beeper holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beeper has 1.1K ratings behind it against 128, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Message Makeover's written reviews are positive against 71% of Beeper's.
Message Makeover ships an update every 6 weeks, Beeper every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Message Makeover | Beeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (128 ratings) | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.6% of reviews | 71.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 128 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #62 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 481 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Halligan | Automattic |
Customer experience
Message Makeover
Beeper
User reviews
Message Makeover
From 128 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 💡 Unique messaging features
- 👍 Attention-grabbing visuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 📋 Requires extra steps to send messages
- 🔍 Limited customization options
Beeper
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easily the best option
- 👍 Great Application
- 🙌 Life saver
- 👍 Excellent App
Room to improve
- 👎 Bad compare to old version
- 🐛 Immediate Crash after adding accounts
- 🐛 Can't download photos
- 🐛 Instantly Crashes
- 🐛 v1.0 but incredibly buggy
Bugs and requests
Message Makeover
Reported bugs
3 issues- Messages fail to send
- Font and shadow effects not working
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Integrate directly with default messaging app
- Expand font and bubble style options
- Improve message delivery reliability
Beeper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when trying to tag users
- Deletes parts of message when typing on Mac
Requested features
1 request- Support for more services like Threads, Bluesky, Matrix, Reddit Chat, Twitch, & TikTok DMs
In-app purchases
Message Makeover
No in-app purchases
Beeper
- Beeper Plus Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Beeper Plus Plus Monthly7 Days trial$49.991 Month
- Beeper Plus Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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- Beeper Plus Plus Yearly7 Days trial$499.991 Year
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