Text vs SmartFilter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text
This app helps manage text messages from unknown senders by automatically filtering them into categories like Spam, Transactions, and Promotions. It allows for customizable filters and easy deletion of unwanted messages, keeping your inbox organized and reducing interruptions.
- Filters messages from unknown senders
- Sorts into Spam, Transactions, and Promotions folders
- One-step deletion of spam messages
- Customizable filters by keywords, phrases, and senders
- Filter/Keyword Match Test feature
- On-device data processing for privacy
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Text-Herding™ – Solution to Text Messages Stampedes Text-Herding ™ simplifies managing and reviewing Text Messages sent from Unknown senders, by filtering text messages and routing them to the appropriate folder including Spam, Transactions and Promotions folders. This avoids frequent interruptions and having to spend time manually sorting through the Unknown text messages folder. Sorted Spam text messages can easily be deleted in one step from within the Spam text messages folder or deleted individually. Transaction text messages are protected in the Transactions folder by avoiding having them mixed in with Spam and Promotions text messages. Promotions text messages can easily be reviewed, cherry picked and deleted while in the Promotions text messages folder. Spam, Transactions and Promotions Text Messages Filters are easily customizable to ensure that text messages are routed to the appropriate folder. Individual keywords, phrases and sender telephone numbers are all valid options used to configure text messages filters. Customizable filters are one of the best defenses against determined spammers that commonly tweak their content in an effort to circumvent filters. The Filter/Keyword Match Test feature, enables users to proactively confirm that current filter keywords and settings address their filtering needs and to proactively customize filters as necessary. Data Privacy Policy Text-Herding™ NEVER shares or alters any text messages data while using the app and/or filtering text messages and no data is ever exported from iPhone. The entire process is securely executed on the device.
SmartFilter
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SmartFilter is an AI-powered SMS spam filtering app that automatically protects your inbox from unwanted messages. Using advanced machine learning (TF-IDF + SVM), SmartFilter classifies incoming SMS from unknown senders into three categories: Normal, Transactional, and Spam. KEY FEATURES: • Automatic spam filtering in the background • AI-powered classification with confidence scores • Blocks betting, scam, phishing, and promotional spam • Smart rule engine with custom keywords and patterns • Real-time filtering statistics and weekly trends • Classification tester to try before you filter • Adjustable AI sensitivity per category • Multi-language support: English, Turkish, Arabic • Privacy-first: all processing happens on your device HOW IT WORKS: Enable SmartFilter in Settings → Messages → SMS Filtering SmartFilter automatically analyzes incoming SMS from unknown senders Spam messages are moved to Junk, keeping your inbox clean No cloud processing. No data collection. Your messages never leave your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SmartFilter at Free against Text's $1.99. SmartFilter also leads on device support. On in-app purchases 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
SmartFilter is free to download; Text costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Text | SmartFilter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Panacea Software Inc. | Ramazan SAYAN |
In-app purchases
Text
No in-app purchases
SmartFilter
No in-app purchases









