MessageCat vs PDF Guru Anki
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MessageCat
This app uses advanced AI to automatically identify and block spam text messages. It classifies incoming SMS into categories like normal, promotional, and transactional, offering real-time protection both online and offline. Users can customize filtering rules and block all messages with a single tap.
- AI intelligent interception
- Automatic SMS classification
- Real-time online protection
- Offline intelligent filtering
- Customizable filtering settings
- Block all SMS
- Privacy focused local filtering
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Smart interception is enabled with one click! MessageCat uses advanced intelligent AI algorithms to keep you away from spam text messages. - AI intelligent interception, one-click activation No need to set complicated rules, one-click activation of intelligent filtering. Using artificial intelligence algorithms, MessageCat can accurately identify and block spam messages. - Automatic SMS classification Intelligent automatic classification according to the content of SMS: normal messages, spam messages, promotional messages, and transaction messages. - Real-time online protection Real-time check of new SMS messages to ensure that spam messages are immediately blocked, cloud-local dual accurate filtering, so that you are always protected. - Offline intelligent filtering Local filtering calculation works locally throughout the process, and accurate filtering of spam messages can be achieved without the need for a network. - Intelligent filtering classification settings Intelligent control of interception classification, while supporting keyword and number filtering rule combinations, creating your own world of rules. - Block all SMS If you encounter SMS bombardment, you can block all SMS with one click or enable the function of blocking SMS verification codes. - Privacy first Your privacy is very important to us. Turn on local intelligent filtering to ensure the security of your information. - Feedback SMS Copy the SMS and click "AI Recognition" to feedback the SMS content. MessageCat will be smarter after learning. - Feedback and suggestions Open the APP "About" to report the problems you encounter, and we will deal with them as soon as possible. - Contact us hi@byat.cn - If you think it's good, remember to give it a 5-star rating and share it with your friends. - User Agreement https://gnw6h33mdr.feishu.cn/docx/ZKmId9O6forKcExUBumcqWzdn1c
PDF Guru Anki
This app is a multi-functional office and learning assistant. It offers tools for PDF manipulation, efficient Anki card creation from various document types, Anki synchronization, and video note-taking with timestamp integration for a streamlined study process.
- PDF merging, splitting, rotating, encrypting, and converting
- Anki card creation from PDFs, Word, Xmind, Markdown, Excel, and WeChat Reading
- Batch creation of cloze, Q&A, and multiple-choice Anki cards
- Local area network (LAN) sync server for Anki
- Video note-taking with timestamp and screenshot insertion
- Timestamp-based navigation for video notes
- Seamless import of notes into Anki
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PDF Guru Anki is a versatile PDF-centric office and learning toolbox software, currently featuring four main functional modules: 1. **PDF Utility Toolkit**: Includes a wide range of highly practical functions such as merging, splitting, rotating, encrypting, and converting PDFs. 2. **Anki Card Creation Tool**: Supports rapid Anki card creation from various types of materials, including PDFs, Word documents, Xmind mind maps, Canvas notes, Markdown files, Excel spreadsheets, and WeChat Reading highlights. It also enables batch creation of common question types like cloze deletions, Q&A, and multiple-choice questions, effectively addressing the complexity and inefficiency of traditional Anki card creation. This saves users significant time, allowing them to focus more on learning itself. 3. **Anki Power Assistant**: Greatly expands Anki’s peripheral functionalities, including features like building a local area network (LAN) sync server, making your Anki experience more seamless and efficient. 4. **Video Note-Taking Tool**: Supports taking notes while watching videos, allowing users to easily insert video timestamps and screenshots into their notes. It also enables timestamp-based navigation for efficient note review. Notes can be seamlessly imported into Anki using the software’s card creation feature, creating a perfect closed-loop learning process from note-taking and summarization to review and memorization. In short, this software is feature-rich and powerful. Mastering its use can significantly enhance both office productivity and learning efficiency, making it an indispensable tool for anyone seeking to optimize their workflow. **Life is short, I use Guru!**
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PDF Guru Anki at 93% against MessageCat's 33%. PDF Guru Anki also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). MessageCat's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. MessageCat sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and PDF Guru Anki sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PDF Guru Anki holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of MessageCat's written reviews are positive against 93% of PDF Guru Anki's.
MessageCat ships an update every 9 days, PDF Guru Anki every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MessageCat | PDF Guru Anki |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (30 ratings) | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 240 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 瑞青 邓 | 名杰 王 |
Customer experience
MessageCat
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In-app purchases
MessageCat
- Monthly Member$0.991 Month
- Quarterly Membership$0.993 Months
- Weekly Member$0.997 Days
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- Annual Member$2.991 Year
- Semi-annual membership$2.996 Months
- Lifetime Member$9.99
PDF Guru Anki
- Monthly membership3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Annual membership3 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Lifetime Membership$14.99








