Comparison

SMS Templates vs EffectMe

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

Head to head
About

SMS Templates

Quickly create and send frequently used text messages with custom templates. Organize your messages, manage recipients, and send texts directly from the app. A widget provides instant access to your templates.

Highlights
  • Create custom SMS templates
  • Save title, message, and phone numbers
  • Edit, reorder, and delete templates
  • Send messages from within the app
  • Widget for quick access
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Manage multiple recipients
Features
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Create SMS templates for frequently sent text messages Features: • Save title, message and phone numbers • Edit, reorder and delete templates • Use a template in zero time • text yourself in a couple of seconds • Create as many templates as you want • Duplicate a template • Text messages are sent from within app, from the built-in mail composer WIDGET ON TODAY OF NOTIFICATION CENTER • See the templates you have created right on the notifications center • Send a SMS with one tap. Use your SMS templates from the widget. • Easily navigate through all your templates. iCLOUD SYNC  Synchronise automatically your templates between your iOS devices, signed-in with the same iCloud account. You don’t have to do any setup!!! Stay organised from all your devices. CONTACTS MANAGEMENT • Set multiple recipients • Type manually phone numbers • Import contacts from your device’s Address Book (Integration with native Contacts app) • Automatically detect and remove duplicated phone numbers from templates’ recipients CREATE TEMPLATES IN TWO, EASY STEPS 1. Add the content message: Title and Body 2. Add contacts to send to The most FUNCTIONAL, SIMPLE and EFFECTIVE SMS templates!!!

About

EffectMe

Enhance your messages with dynamic animations and effects. Transform your chats into shareable videos with a variety of visual styles. Offers cloud archiving and message backup with premium membership.

Highlights
  • Animate messages with various effects
  • Convert chats to shareable videos
  • Cloud archiving service
  • Message backup
  • Auto-renewable premium membership
Features
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EffectMe makes your messages animated. Select different type of effects and Animate your messages. Make your chats as video and share it. EffectMe Premium Membership Following is the Information about the auto-renewable subscription *We offer cloud archiving service . With subscribing you can add effects to your messages, animate your messages and backup your messages. *Subscription periods are Weekly and Monthly. Every period your subscription renews. *Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase *Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable * Weekly Package per week $9.99 * Montly Package per month $29.99 * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase * Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. * You can cancel your subscription via this url: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Privacy Policy :http://dakyuz.com/index.php/2018/05/14/privacy-policy/ Terms : http://dakyuz.com/index.php/2018/05/14/terms-and-conditions/

Screenshots

SMS Templates4 screens
EffectMe3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SMS Templates at 97% against EffectMe's 7%. SMS Templates also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). EffectMe's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 10.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EffectMe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. SMS Templates asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SMS Templates holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMS Templates has 1.3K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of SMS Templates's written reviews are positive against 7% of EffectMe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMS Templates ships an update every 4 months, EffectMe every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SMS Templates versus EffectMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMS TemplatesEffectMe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better1.3 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews97.4% of reviews — better6.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better27
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas TsopanakisDakyuz Yazilim Ticaret Limited Sirketi

Customer experience

SMS Templates

All ratings1,315 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews228 reviews
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative0.9%

EffectMe

All ratings27 ratings
Positive7.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative92.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative93.3%

Bugs and requests

SMS Templates

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Can't create new messages after iOS update

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add ability to edit existing templates
  • Add ability to send to multiple numbers at once
  • Add ability to attach photos to templates
  • Add folder options to organize templates

EffectMe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SMS Templates

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

EffectMe

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Premium$9.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Month

Questions

Is SMS Templates free?
SMS Templates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EffectMe free?
EffectMe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SMS Templates or EffectMe?
SMS Templates is rated higher. SMS Templates averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while EffectMe averages 1.3 from 27 ratings.
Do SMS Templates or EffectMe have ads?
Neither SMS Templates nor EffectMe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMS Templates or EffectMe?
SMS Templates ships an update every 4 months, and EffectMe every 3 days. Most recently, SMS Templates was updated on November 1, 2026 and EffectMe on November 2, 2026.

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