SMS Filter Pro vs HelvetiKit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMS Filter Pro
Organize and manage your text messages with custom rules and advanced filtering. Utilize regular expressions for precise control over message categorization and blocking. Keep your rules synchronized across devices and ensure your privacy with local filtering.
- Custom rules for blocking/categorizing messages
- Advanced filtering with regular expressions
- Manual rule ordering for execution priority
- iCloud sync for rules across devices
- Export and backup of rules
- Privacy-focused local filtering
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Key Features: • Custom Rules: Block or categorise messages using keywords. • Advanced Filtering: Utilise regular expressions for precise control. • Manual Rule Ordering: Arrange rules to set execution priority. • iCloud Sync: Keep your rules synchronised across all your devices. • Export & Backup: Save rules locally or share them with others. • Native Experience: Adapted for iOS 26 with Liquid Glass UI. • Privacy First: All filtering occurs locally — your messages never leave your device. • Free & Optional Support: Completely free of adverts and subscriptions; optional in-app purchases to support development.
HelvetiKit
A fast, on-device toolbox for developers, offering QR code generation and scanning, color conversions, JSON formatting, JWT decoding, and various text manipulation tools. It prioritizes speed and privacy with an intuitive interface for everyday development tasks.
- QR code generation and scanning
- Color format conversion (HEX, RGB, HSL)
- JSON pretty-printing, minifying, and validation
- JWT decoding
- Text case conversion
- UUID generation
- Hashing (MD5, SHA-1/256/512)
- Base64 / URL encoding/decoding
- Timestamp conversion
- Regex testing and replacement
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25 developer utilities in one focused toolbox. HelvetiKit brings code, text, conversions, generators, and network diagnostics to iPhone, iPhone Duo, and iPad. Find tools by name or keyword, pin your favorites, and keep your input while switching tools during a session. SMART PASTE Use the system Paste button to recognize copied content and open a matching tool with your input ready. Recognition runs on your device. CODE AND TEXT - Format, minify, validate, sort, and convert JSON to YAML. - Decode JWT headers, payloads, and claims. Inspect expiry; signatures are not verified. - Test regular expressions with flags, capture groups, highlighting, and replacement. - Compare text line by line and highlight changed characters with Text Diff. - Count characters, words, lines, and bytes with Text Inspector. - Convert CSV to JSON and back with delimiter detection and table previews. - Sort, deduplicate, trim, quote, and join text with Line Tools. - Build and inspect Unix file permissions with Chmod. ENCODE AND HASH - Encode and decode Base64, including URL-safe and wrapped input. - Encode and decode URLs and escape or unescape strings. - Calculate text and file hashes, HMAC, and compare checksums. CONVERT AND GENERATE - Convert HEX, RGB, and HSL colors and check WCAG contrast ratios. - Convert large numbers between binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal. - Convert Unix timestamps and dates; follow a live Unix clock. - Change text case and inspect Cron schedules. - Generate UUID v4 and v7, passwords, and Lorem Ipsum. QR AND NETWORK TOOLS - Generate QR codes with selectable error correction, share images, and scan QR codes and barcodes with the camera or a photo. - Query DNS records using a choice of DNS-over-HTTPS resolvers. - View public IP information and local interface addresses. - Measure HTTP request latency with a timing breakdown. - Calculate IPv4 and IPv6 subnet details. A WORKSPACE THAT FITS Return to recent tools from Home. Use syntax-colored JSON and YAML, symbol input shortcuts, sample inputs, and regex presets. Choose your appearance and clear session data or recent tools in Settings. Compact navigation keeps tools close at hand. Wider layouts show the library beside your workspace and place input alongside results when space allows. Supports light and dark appearances, larger text, English, and Simplified Chinese. PRIVACY-MINDED BY DESIGN Local tools process input on your device. Recent tool input stays in memory during the app session. Network tools contact the selected resolver, lookup service, or host only when you run them. Camera and photo access are optional QR features. No separate app account is required. TRY IT, THEN GO PRO Try 10 tool runs for free. An optional one-time HelvetiKit Pro purchase unlocks unlimited runs. Restore Purchase is available in the Pro sheet.
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Verdict
SMS Filter Pro and HelvetiKit are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. SMS Filter Pro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and HelvetiKit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SMS Filter Pro against 5.0 for HelvetiKit. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | SMS Filter Pro | HelvetiKit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 一周 许 | 阳 张 |
Customer experience
SMS Filter Pro
HelvetiKit
In-app purchases
SMS Filter Pro
- Small Tip$0.99
- Coffee Tip$4.99
- Generous Tip$9.99
HelvetiKit
- Pro User$0.99








