Comparison

HA LiveKit vs Spam Text Blocker

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

Head to head
About

HA LiveKit

Features
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HA LiveKit connects Home Assistant with iPhone Live Activities. Create real-time Lock Screen and Dynamic Island activities from your Home Assistant automations, entities, and Apple Shortcuts. Use it for: • Door and window status • Washing machine progress • Robot vacuum cleaning status • Lights, plugs, and switches • Climate and temperature sensors • Energy usage • Timers and custom states HA LiveKit works with a Home Assistant custom integration and supports entity-based actions. This means your automations can use an entity ID and automatically read its friendly name, state, unit, and progress value. You can start, update, or end Live Activities from: • the HA LiveKit iOS app • Home Assistant automations • Apple Shortcuts Features: • Lock Screen Live Activities • Dynamic Island support • Home Assistant entity-based automations • Apple Shortcuts actions • Background update support • Demo mode • Diagnostics for connection and activity status • HACS custom integration for Home Assistant Requirements: • Home Assistant • HA LiveKit Home Assistant integration • iPhone with Live Activities support • Notifications and Live Activities enabled HA LiveKit is designed for Home Assistant users who want fast, glanceable smart home status on iPhone.

About

Spam Text Blocker

Features
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Stop Spam. Stay Protected. Spam Text Blocker helps you filter spam, scam, phishing, smishing, robotexts, and unwanted SMS messages before they clutter your inbox. Features • Block spam and junk messages • Detect phishing and scam texts • Filter robotexts automatically • Silence promotional SMS • Filter unknown senders • Create custom filtering rules • Designed to help ensure important bank verification messages and one-time passcodes (OTP) aren't filtered as spam • Fast, lightweight, and privacy-focused Works seamlessly with Apple's SMS Filter extension to help keep your Messages app clean and organized. Download Spam Text Blocker and enjoy a safer, cleaner messaging experience. Privacy Policy: https://brawny-elk-a07.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-SMS-Filter-Junk-Spam-Blocker-397fce579189806f96f5e4ee81816b59 Terms of Use (EULA): https://brawny-elk-a07.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-for-SMS-Filter-Junk-Spam-Blocker-397fce579189803ba6a0fe72a4953bc2

Screenshots

HA LiveKit4 screens
Spam Text Blocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HA LiveKit at none against Spam Text Blocker's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Spam Text Blocker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. HA LiveKit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HA LiveKit ships an update weekly, Spam Text Blocker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
HA LiveKit versus Spam Text Blocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHA LiveKitSpam Text Blocker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEfe ErimMuhammed Emin Aydin

In-app purchases

None

HA LiveKit

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Spam Text Blocker

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium (Lifetime)$39.99

Questions

Is HA LiveKit free?
HA LiveKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spam Text Blocker free?
Spam Text Blocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HA LiveKit or Spam Text Blocker have ads?
Neither HA LiveKit nor Spam Text Blocker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HA LiveKit or Spam Text Blocker?
HA LiveKit ships an update weekly, and Spam Text Blocker every 2 weeks. Most recently, HA LiveKit was updated on October 31, 2026 and Spam Text Blocker on October 25, 2026.

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