Comparison

DefaultSMS vs SOiCH

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Set default messaging app
  • Redirect SMS and link taps
  • Supports Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal
  • On-device data processing
  • Easy setup
  • Privacy-focused
Read full description

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.

About

SOiCH

Features
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SOiCH is the app where your searches become social. Search something. It shows up on your timeline. Your friends see what you're curious about, and you see theirs. It’s a feed of real intent. Want to keep something to yourself? Switch on Private Mode, your searches stay just for you. With SOiCH you can: • Search the web, right inside the app • See what your friends (and their friends) are searching • React, follow, and explore curiosity together • Share searches as posts or images • Use private mode for solo searching Your data, your call: We don’t collect your real name or email Only your username, picture, and searches, if you allow it You can block users, delete content, or deactivate anytime SOiCH is invite-only. Be part of the founding wave. Patent pending. All rights reserved.

Screenshots

DefaultSMS2 screens
SOiCH3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SOiCH at Free against DefaultSMS's $0.99. DefaultSMS's advantage is chart position (#136 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SOiCH is free to download; DefaultSMS costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DefaultSMS ships an update every 3 weeks, SOiCH fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
DefaultSMS versus SOiCH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDefaultSMSSOiCH
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#136 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.218.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB8 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperVincent NeoBITWAFFLE LLC

In-app purchases

None

DefaultSMS

No in-app purchases

None

SOiCH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DefaultSMS free?
DefaultSMS costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SOiCH free?
SOiCH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DefaultSMS or SOiCH have ads?
Neither DefaultSMS nor SOiCH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DefaultSMS or SOiCH?
DefaultSMS ships an update every 3 weeks, and SOiCH fortnightly. Most recently, DefaultSMS was updated on October 9, 2026 and SOiCH on October 4, 2026.

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