Gibberish Writer vs DefaultSMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gibberish Writer
This app transforms your writing process into a familiar messaging experience. Compose blog posts one message at a time, reducing writing stress and allowing for easy editing and customization. Sync across devices and publish your work online with an optional subscription.
- Write blog posts like text messages
- Stress-free writing process
- Edit and rearrange messages
- Add images and links
- Markdown customization
- Cross-device sync (subscription)
- Publish blog posts online (subscription)
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Gibberish is a writing and blogging app that looks and feels like a messaging app. Blog like you text. Write your blog posts one message at a time. The app will then combine your messages into a single blog post. Stress-free writing. The design removes a lot of stress from the writing process. Typing in a tiny text field is less stressful than staring at a blank screen. Working on one paragraph at a time is less stressful than working on the whole post. Start by writing down whatever comes to mind. As these thoughts build up and look more like a blog post, then tweak and publish them. Editing and customization. Edit and rearrange your messages as needed. Add images and links, and use markdown to customize your posts. Even when you're not logged in, you can use Gibberish as a note-taking app. Gibberish Account With a Gibberish Account subscription, you unlock the ability to sync your posts across devices and publish your blog posts on the web. Gibberish is a Universal Purchase. It's available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. I hope you find it useful. By using Gibberish, you agree to the Terms of Use (https://gibber.blog/terms).
DefaultSMS
This app allows you to set your preferred messaging applications like Telegram or WhatsApp as the default for handling SMS and tapping on phone number links. It acts as a redirector, ensuring convenience and privacy by processing all data on-device.
- Set default messaging app
- Redirect SMS and link taps
- Supports Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal
- On-device data processing
- Easy setup
- Privacy-focused
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Popular messaging platforms such as Telegram, WhatsApp and Signal has yet to support the new Default Apps option in Settings, which would have allowed your iPhone to automatically use these apps instead of the stock Messages app for sending messages or when you tap on phone numbers or message links. That's why we've made DefaultSMS - It acts as a redirector to enable you to set your Default Messaging App as Telegram, WhatsApp or Signal! When you tap on a phone number anywhere on your phone, the system will prompt you to ask if you would like to call or message. Once you've set DefaultSMS up, you can directly open your favourite messaging app, in place of the default stock Messages app, for ultimate convenience! We have also designed the app with privacy in mind, ensuring that all processes are done on device, with no phone numbers or data logged anywhere in app. It simply accepts the details that the system provides, and passing it along to the messaging app that you prefer. Setup is easy too. Simply set DefaultSMS as your default messaging app in the Settings app, and choose your desired messaging app in DefaultSMS. Note: DefaultSMS is a product made by an independent developer, and is not supported, endorsed or affiliated with WhatsApp Messenger, Telegram Messenger or Signal Messenger, in any way or form.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DefaultSMS at none against Gibberish Writer's 1. DefaultSMS also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Gibberish Writer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.2). On price, ratings volume, ads and chart position 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
Gibberish Writer costs $0.49 and DefaultSMS $0.99 up front. Gibberish Writer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. DefaultSMS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Gibberish Writer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Gibberish Writer's written reviews are positive against 100% of DefaultSMS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Gibberish Writer ships an update every 3 months, DefaultSMS every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Gibberish Writer | DefaultSMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #127 | #119 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | And a Dinosaur | Vincent Neo |
Customer experience
Gibberish Writer
DefaultSMS
In-app purchases
Gibberish Writer
- Gibberish Account$5.991 Month
DefaultSMS
No in-app purchases









