Comparison

Ami vs Friendly SMS

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

Head to head
About

Ami

This app facilitates the creation of new connections by leveraging existing trusted relationships, even when the mutual friend is not present. It aims to replicate and accelerate real-world social interactions, offering a unique approach to building your network.

Highlights
  • Build connections through trusted friends
  • Facilitates introductions without direct contact
  • Mimics and accelerates real-world interactions
  • Physical world social network
  • Invitation-only access
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I don't think we lost human connection. I think we built systems that suppress it. The most valuable thing in the world is still the same as it’s always been: people meeting people. That’s where everything comes from - ideas, relationships, opportunities, meaning. But look at what we use every day. Feeds. Metrics. Passive consumption. We’ve engineered a world where connection is secondary to attention. That’s backwards. So we started building something different. Ami is based on a simple belief: the right people, in the right place, at the right time 0 that’s what changes your life. When you’re in a room, traveling, in a park, at a restaurant, connections are everywhere. You are far more connected to the people around you than you realize. Social systems have solved every problem short of spatiality — the most important problem of all. These system require your location, and you build your own spatial graph out to activate it. Once you do, it feels like the world snaps into focus. Real-world interaction. Ami makes that more likely to happen. More often. More naturally. At scale. It’s not about going backwards. It’s about finally building technology that aligns with how life actually works. This is Ami. Welcome to the spatial network. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Friendly SMS

This app helps you stay in touch with important contacts by setting personalized reminders. It allows you to send pre-written text messages with a single tap, ensuring you never miss a special occasion or a chance to connect.

Highlights
  • Recurring contact reminders
  • Birthday reminders
  • Pre-filled SMS messages
  • Customizable messages
  • Manual one-off reminders
  • Local notifications
Features
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Friendly helps you stay connected with the people who matter most — without letting life get in the way. Simply import your contacts, set a reminder frequency, and Friendly will nudge you when it's time to reach out. When the reminder fires, just tap to open a pre-filled text message and send it in seconds. Features: - Recurring reminders — daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly - Birthday reminders so you never miss a special day - Pre-filled SMS messages so sending is effortless - Customize your message for each contact - One-off manual reminders whenever you need them - Local notifications — no account or login required Your data stays on your device. No account, no sign-in, no tracking.

Screenshots

Ami4 screens
Friendly SMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Friendly SMS at none against Ami's 2. Friendly SMS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Ami's advantage is ratings volume (72 vs 1). 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. Ami sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Friendly SMS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Friendly SMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ami has 72 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ami versus Friendly SMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmiFriendly SMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerw00w00Gabriel Beer

Customer experience

Ami

All ratings72 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%

Friendly SMS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ami

Subscriptions2
  • Ami Unlimited | Monthly Access1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Monthly | No Trial$7.991 Month
None

Friendly SMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ami free?
Ami is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Friendly SMS free?
Friendly SMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ami or Friendly SMS?
Friendly SMS is rated higher. Ami averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Friendly SMS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Ami or Friendly SMS have ads?
Neither Ami nor Friendly SMS shows ads.

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