Comparison

Chatboard vs SMS View

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

Head to head
About

Chatboard

Access advanced AI models directly from your keyboard. Effortlessly get AI-powered responses for tasks like rewriting emails or finding recommendations while chatting. Integrates with multiple AI providers and personal context securely.

Highlights
  • Access AI models from any app
  • Rewrite and summarize text
  • Get recommendations on the go
  • Integrates with multiple AI providers
  • Secure personal context integration
  • View and manage past prompts
Features
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With Chatboard, you can access the latest AI models from anywhere on your iPhone. Simply select some text, tap the Globe key, and get your AI response—it's that easy. Whether you want to rewrite an email or get the three best restaurants while texting in a group chat, Chatboard makes AI quick and effortless. A delightful interface makes it simple to view your previous prompts, add new AI Providers, and even integrate personal context about you—all securely. Chatboard works with AI models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Groq.

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SMS View

Features
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SMS View - Read SMS anywhere Do your verification codes always land on the phone that's not in your hand? Maybe it's your backup phone, the second SIM in your dual-SIM device, or a number you left back home. SMS View syncs those texts to the device you're actually using — in real time. SMS View helps you read messages forwarded from another phone you own, so the codes sent to that phone can appear on the device in your hand within seconds. KEY FEATURES • Real-time delivery — new messages arrive within seconds via push. • Everything in one place — messages from your phones in a single, searchable list, grouped by day (Today / Yesterday / date). • Full-text search — find any code by sender or content. • Device status at a glance — each phone's online status and last sync time. • Across your signed-in devices — stay up to date wherever you are. BUILT FOR MULTI-PHONE LIFE — AND LIFE ABROAD If you carry more than one phone, the codes often land on the one you don't have with you. If you live abroad, they may still go to your home-country number. Bank one-time passwords, payment confirmations, app logins, delivery notices — whether that phone is in a drawer or an ocean away, you'll get them. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS SMS View only shows messages synced from your own devices, under your own account. It is a viewer for your own data — it does not monitor anyone else, and it does not read SMS on this device. Messages sync only between the phones you control, and just the last few days are kept, then cleaned up automatically. Sign in with the same account on your devices, and never miss a verification code again.

Screenshots

Chatboard3 screens
SMS View3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SMS View at daily against Chatboard's every 7 months. SMS View also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chatboard ships an update every 7 months, SMS View daily. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Chatboard versus SMS View: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChatboardSMS View
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyle HaleviKSY Studio

In-app purchases

None

Chatboard

No in-app purchases

None

SMS View

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chatboard free?
Chatboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SMS View free?
SMS View is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chatboard or SMS View have ads?
Neither Chatboard nor SMS View shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chatboard or SMS View?
Chatboard ships an update every 7 months, and SMS View daily. Most recently, Chatboard was updated on October 27, 2026 and SMS View on October 28, 2026.

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