Comparison

HyperTexting vs WIRED

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

Head to head
About

HyperTexting

A social news feed that connects you to diverse content from news outlets, creators, and podcasts. Share your thoughts and media, including links, mentions, and files, directly to your own website. Engage with a truly open social web experience.

Highlights
  • Follow diverse content feeds
  • Post to your own website feed
  • Supports hyperlinks and @mentions
  • Includes photos, videos, and podcasts
  • Share PDFs and other files
  • Engage in open social discourse
Features
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HyperTexting is a social news feed, powered by the open social web. Follow your favorite feeds, including traditional news outlets, independent journalists, content creators, podcasts, video streams, and much more. Join the discourse by posting to your feed—an actual website—easier than posting on social media, with hyperlinks, @mentions, #hashtags, photos, videos, podcasts, and even PDFs.

About

WIRED

Currently charting
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Download the WIRED app for breaking tech news, expert analysis, and the stories shaping tomorrow. WIRED is obsessed with what comes next. Through rigorous investigations and game-changing reporting, WIRED tells the stories of the people, technologies, and forces transforming our world. A WIRED EXPERIENCE BUILT FOR YOU * Start your day with a personalized Daily Digest, curated around the topics and journalists that matter most to you. * Get notified the moment new stories go live that will be of greatest interest to you. * Explore dedicated channels for AI, security, science, culture, business, and more. LISTEN TO WIRED * Listen to narrated versions of WIRED articles, hands-free, on any commute. * Explore the Audio tab for curated playlists and suggestions for what to listen to next. * Listen for as long as you’d like and pick up right where you left off. WATCH AND GO DEEPER * Tune into original WIRED video in a dedicated Watch tab. * Join interactive livestreams hosted by WIRED staff and expert guests. * Watch interviews, explainers, and behind-the-story video journalism that brings WIRED’s reporting to life. SAVE, SHARE, AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION * Save articles to read later, on your schedule. * Share stories instantly with friends, colleagues, and followers. * Join the WIRED community and take part in conversations with WIRED reporters and readers in our moderated comments. From the latest breakthroughs in AI to the forces reshaping science, business, culture, and society, WIRED helps you understand not just what's happening now, but what it means for what comes next. By downloading the WIRED app, you agree to: * Our User Agreement: http://condenast.com/user-agreement * Our Class Action Waiver and Arbitration Provisions: https://www.condenast.com/user-agreement#introduction-arbitration-notice * Our Privacy Policy: https://www.condenast.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

HyperTexting3 screens
WIRED4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HyperTexting at none against WIRED's shown. WIRED's advantage is chart position (#57 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
HyperTexting versus WIRED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHyperTextingWIRED
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank—#57 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB76 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHerd Works IncAdvance Magazine Publishers Inc.

In-app purchases

None

HyperTexting

No in-app purchases

None

WIRED

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HyperTexting free?
HyperTexting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WIRED free?
WIRED is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HyperTexting or WIRED have ads?
WIRED shows ads; HyperTexting does not.

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