Comparison

Location Notifier vs SMS Forwarder

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

Head to head
About

Location Notifier

Receive alerts when you enter or leave specific locations. Set reminders for tasks like shopping or arriving at destinations. Supports multiple custom locations and notification messages.

Highlights
  • Location-based notifications
  • Set arrival and departure alerts
  • Multiple custom locations
  • Customizable notification content
  • Map-based location selection
Features
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App that allows you to set notifications on location changes. You can set notifications when you leave or arrive at a location you have set, such as "buy toilet paper when you leave home" or "arrived at Shinjuku Station". You can set multiple locations and notifications. 【How to use】 1. Specify the location where you want to set the notification on the map 2. Enter the notification content Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

SMS Forwarder

Features
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Read the texts that arrive on your other phone, right here on your iPhone. Do you leave the work phone in your bag and carry only your iPhone? This app brings that phone's messages to you. ■ How it works 1. Install the "SMS Forwarder" app on the phone that receives the texts and set it as the sender. 2. Open this app and scan the QR code shown on that phone. If you cannot use the camera, type the 8-character code instead. 3. That's it. Messages arriving on that phone now appear here. ■ Features · A list of the messages forwarded from the phone you paired · A notification the moment one arrives · Search through what you have received · Choose how long to keep messages (7, 14 or 30 days) — older ones are deleted automatically · Delete anything you do not need · If you have paired different phones over time, each message shows where it came from ■ Messages are forwarded encrypted A message is encrypted on the sending phone before it travels here. The key that opens it exists only on the two paired devices, so neither the delivery service nor we can read it. We do not store message content on our servers. Received messages are stored only on this iPhone and are deleted automatically once your retention period passes. They also go away when you unpair or delete the app. ■ No ads, no purchases · Free to use, with no advertising anywhere in the app. · No account to create, and no email or phone number to enter. ■ What you need · The free "SMS Forwarder" app on the phone that receives the texts · An internet connection on both devices · Camera access is used only to read the pairing QR code. No photo or video is stored. · Allow notifications to be told the moment a message arrives. Use this only to view your own messages across devices you own.

Screenshots

Location Notifier3 screens
SMS Forwarder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SMS Forwarder at none against Location Notifier's 1. SMS Forwarder also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Location Notifier sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.49 per month. SMS Forwarder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Location Notifier ships an update every 4 days, SMS Forwarder every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Location Notifier versus SMS Forwarder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLocation NotifierSMS Forwarder
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYohei TamuraSSJ Factory

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Location Notifier

Subscriptions1
  • Premium plan$0.491 Month
None

SMS Forwarder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Location Notifier free?
Location Notifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SMS Forwarder free?
SMS Forwarder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Location Notifier or SMS Forwarder have ads?
Location Notifier shows ads; SMS Forwarder does not.
Which is updated more often, Location Notifier or SMS Forwarder?
Location Notifier ships an update every 4 days, and SMS Forwarder every 3 days. Most recently, Location Notifier was updated on November 4, 2026 and SMS Forwarder on November 10, 2026.

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