Comparison

Text Message Export vs Excise PDF

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

Head to head
About

Text Message Export

Easily save, edit, and export text messages and chat conversations from your iPhone. This app uses AI to recognize messages, timestamps, and participants, allowing you to export them into various formats like PDF, CSV, and plain text for legal records, personal archives, or safekeeping.

Highlights
  • AI-powered message recognition
  • Export to PDF, CSV, and Text
  • Powerful message editing
  • Group chat support
  • Works with all major messengers
  • No computer required
Features
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MsgKeep — Save, Edit & Export Text Messages from iPhone The smartest way to save text messages from iPhone and export conversations from any messaging app. MsgKeep instantly recognizes your chat messages and turns them into editable, exportable documents — perfect for legal records, personal archives, or simply keeping important messages safe. Need to export text messages from iPhone for court, backup WhatsApp conversations, or save iMessage chats? MsgKeep makes it effortless with smart recognition that no other app offers. Extract text messages from any messenger — MsgKeep reads your chats and converts them into clean, organized documents. KEY FEATURES - Smart Recognition: Unlike other apps, MsgKeep automatically extracts messages, timestamps, and participant names. No manual typing, no cables, no computer required. - Export Text Messages to PDF, CSV & Text: Save your conversations as beautifully formatted PDF with chat bubbles, structured CSV for spreadsheets, or plain text. The easiest way to export iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram and other chats. - Powerful Editing: Edit messages, fix names, adjust timestamps, search across conversations, and merge multiple chats into one. Full control over your exported data. - Group Chat Support: Automatic detection of group conversations with color-coded participant names in exports. - Works with Every Messenger: iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Instagram DMs, Facebook Messenger, Viber, Signal, Discord, Snapchat, LINE, and any other messaging app. WHY CHOOSE MSGKEEP? - Automatic Recognition: Other apps require manual input or a desktop connection. MsgKeep recognizes messages automatically — just import and export. - Edit Before You Export: Fix recognition errors, reorder messages, merge chats, remove unwanted messages — get a clean result every time. - No Computer Needed: Everything happens on your iPhone. No cables, no desktop software, no complicated setup. PERFECT FOR - Legal professionals who need to export text messages from iPhone as formatted evidence for court - Anyone looking to save iMessage conversations or backup WhatsApp chats for safekeeping - Businesses requiring documented proof of communication for compliance or records - People preserving meaningful conversations and personal memories - Users looking for automatic message recognition and export GET STARTED Save text messages from iPhone in minutes: - Import your chats — add screenshots or a screen recording from any messenger - Everything is recognized automatically — messages, dates, senders extracted for you - Edit if needed — fix, reorder, merge, and organize - Export to PDF, CSV, or Text — share, print, or archive your conversations SUBSCRIPTION MsgKeep offers a subscription that unlocks unlimited exports, printing, and imports. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings. Privacy Policy: https://msgkeep.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Excise PDF

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Remove private information from a PDF without uploading it or paying for a subscription. Excise PDF finds common patterns, lets you mark exactly what should go, and checks the separate copy it creates. Free to download, and your first PDF is free. FIND & MARK Excise automatically searches for six formats: Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, IBANs, email addresses, phone numbers, and dates. It shows what it finds and asks which searches to add. Dates are off by default. On Mac and iPad, select text directly on the page and choose whether to mark that occurrence or every match the scan finds in the document. Add as many words, numbers, or phrases as you need. You can also draw a rectangle to remove everything underneath. REVIEW Review every match and marked area before redacting. READY Excise writes a separate copy, clears 14 supported hidden-data categories by default, reopens the saved copy, and reports Verified, Review required, or Not verified. Compare the original and redacted versions before saving or exporting. WHAT IS FREE, AND WHAT IS NOT Opening, redacting, checking, and the full receipt are always free, for every document. Your first PDF saves free. After that, saving a redacted copy needs a purchase: a Single PDF covers one document and every later save of it on that device. Unlimited PDFs covers every PDF on your Mac, iPhone and iPad, and folder processing on the Mac. No subscription. • Processing stays on your device • Buy Unlimited PDFs once for Mac, iPhone, and iPad • No account or subscription • On-device OCR for scanned pages • Folder processing on Mac, with Unlimited PDFs • PDF share extension on iPhone and iPad • Your original PDF is not edited in place

Screenshots

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Excise PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Excise PDF at none against Text Message Export's 5. Excise PDF also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Text Message Export sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Excise PDF asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Text Message Export versus Excise PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText Message ExportExcise PDF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (91 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings91 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlena ZaharovaKalman Software LLC

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Text Message Export

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Version$4.997 Days
  • Premium Version$8.997 Days
  • Pro Version$14.997 Days
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  • Pro Version$39.991 Year
  • Pro Version$59.991 Year
None

Excise PDF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Message Export free?
Text Message Export is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Excise PDF free?
Excise PDF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Text Message Export or Excise PDF have ads?
Neither Text Message Export nor Excise PDF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Message Export or Excise PDF?
Text Message Export ships an update every 10 days, and Excise PDF every 10 days. Most recently, Text Message Export was updated on October 12, 2026 and Excise PDF on October 3, 2026.

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