Comparison

SMS Templates vs Multi SMS

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

Multi SMS

Easily send SMS messages to multiple contacts at once. Organize your contacts into custom groups and create reusable message templates for efficient communication. Streamline your group messaging experience.

Highlights
  • Send SMS to multiple contacts
  • Create multiple contact groups
  • Create template SMS messages
  • Streamlined group messaging
Features
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Send SMS messages to multiple contacts Create multiple groups easily Create template SMS messages And more....

Screenshots

SMS Templates4 screens
Multi SMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SMS Templates at 97% against Multi SMS's 20%. SMS Templates also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Multi SMS's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). 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. Multi SMS sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per year. 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 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMS Templates has 1.3K ratings behind it against 22, 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 20% of Multi SMS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SMS Templates versus Multi SMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMS TemplatesMulti SMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better4.3 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews97.4% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better22
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better10.3
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas TsopanakisAhmet Selman Durak

Customer experience

SMS Templates

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

Multi SMS

All ratings18 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

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

Multi SMS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SMS Templates

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Multi SMS

Subscriptions1
  • Multi SMS Pro subscription$2.991 Year

Questions

Is SMS Templates free?
SMS Templates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Multi SMS free?
Multi SMS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SMS Templates or Multi SMS?
SMS Templates is rated higher. SMS Templates averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Multi SMS averages 4.3 from 22 ratings.
Do SMS Templates or Multi SMS have ads?
Neither SMS Templates nor Multi SMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMS Templates or Multi SMS?
SMS Templates ships an update every 4 months, and Multi SMS every 2 months. Most recently, SMS Templates was updated on November 1, 2026 and Multi SMS on November 3, 2026.

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