Stealf vs do not text them
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stealf
This app helps you protect your private contacts by hiding them or masking their details. You can automate this process using Apple Shortcuts and secure your access with Face ID or a passcode.
- Hide or mask contacts
- Automate with Shortcuts/Siri
- Mute/unmute WhatsApp notifications
- Archive/unarchive WhatsApp chats
- Secure access with Face ID/passcode
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Hide or mask your secret phone contacts with Stealf! Introducing Stealf, the ultimate solution to add privacy to your secret connections. Stealf empowers you to hide or mask your secret contacts with ease, manually or automatically using Apple Shortcuts. Stealfed contacts will be hidden from your phone or masked whenever needed. Hidden contacts will not be found in your device while masked contacts will display under custom alternative names or phone number. Key Features: – Temporarily hide or mask your secret contacts. – Stealf automation through Siri and Shortcuts app. – Automatically mute and unmute WhatsApp notifications for a contact. – Automatically archive and unarchive WhatsApp chats for a contact. – Secure access to your stealfs using Face ID or passcode. Privacy Policy: https://stealf.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://stealf.app/terms-of-service/
do not text them
This app provides a pause before sending impulsive texts, offering situation-based reminders and grounded perspectives on unsent drafts. It helps users resist sending messages they might regret and celebrates the decision not to text.
- Situation-based reminders
- Unsent text draft analysis
- Resisted text logging
- Quote shuffling
- Home Screen widget integration
- Private by design
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About to text them? Open this app instead. This is a small pause between impulse and send. WHAT YOU GET • Situation-based reminders — Choose what fits (late-night impulse, mixed signals, closure, and more). Each situation has its own deck of quotes so the message actually lands. • Unsent text help — Paste the draft you almost sent. Get a short, grounded perspective on why it can stay unsent. Your drafts save on your device so you can come back when the urge spikes again. • “I didn't text him” — Tap when you resisted. A little celebration, because not sending is the win. • Another quote — Shuffle a new line in your situation. • iPhone Home Screen widget — Keep your current reminder on the Home Screen. Medium widget (iOS 17+): shuffle quotes and log “I didn't text him” right from the widget. Small widget: your quote at a glance; tap to open the app. Quotes stay in sync when you return to the app. • Private by design — No account. No ads. Your situation, quote progress, and unsent drafts stay on your phone unless you use the optional coach (see Privacy Policy). WHEN TO USE IT You typed a paragraph at 2 a.m. You want to “check in” after ghosting. You’re negotiating with yourself about one more message. You don’t need a lecture—you need one clear line and permission to close the thread. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick the situation that fits closest. 2. Read one reminder (or add the widget so it’s always visible). 3. If you already wrote the text, open Unsent text instead of Messages. Get a new perspective. 4. Tap “I didn't text him” when you choose not to send. Support: support@donttexthim.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stealf at Free against do not text them's $0.99. do not text them's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Stealf is free to download; do not text them costs $0.99 up front. Stealf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. do not text them asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Stealf against 5.0 for do not text them. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: do not text them has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Stealf ships an update every 3 days, do not text them daily. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stealf | do not text them |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #125 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lonemark Solutions, LLC | Leyla Arcasoy |
Customer experience
Stealf
do not text them
In-app purchases
Stealf
- Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
- Yearly Plan$9.991 Year
- One-ime purchase$9.99
do not text them
No in-app purchases









