Away Messaging vs Nowra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Away Messaging
Prepare and schedule personalized text message responses in advance. Create reusable templates for various situations and receive reminders to send them out. This app helps you manage your communications efficiently, especially when you're unavailable.
- Create unlimited message templates
- Organize templates by situation
- Select contacts from address book
- Schedule message sending reminders
- Privacy-focused design
- No account or subscription required
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Never forget to send an important away message again. Away Messaging makes it easy to prepare, organize, and manage personal or professional messages in advance. Whether you're on vacation, out of the office, unavailable, or simply need to follow up later, Away Messaging helps you stay organized and communicate on your schedule. **KEY FEATURES** • Create and save reusable text and email message templates. • Personalize messages for work, vacations, appointments, and everyday situations. • Select recipients directly from your contacts. • Organize and manage your scheduled message queue. • Review previously sent messages and reuse your favorites. • Prepare messages in advance and send them manually when you're ready. • Enjoy a simple, organized interface designed to make message management easier. **AWAY MESSAGING PRO** Upgrade to Away Messaging Pro to unlock additional features, including: • Scheduled message reminders to help you stay on track. • iCloud backup and restore to protect your saved information. Away Messaging offers essential features for free, with an optional Pro Annual subscription for enhanced functionality. **SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION** Pro Annual: $4.99 per year. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account upon confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Renewal is charged within 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your Apple Account subscription settings. **IMPORTANT INFORMATION** Away Messaging does not automatically send SMS or email messages. Messages are prepared in advance and sent manually by the user. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://awaymessaging.com/privacy.html Support: https://awaymessaging.com
Nowra
Capture fleeting thoughts instantly via voice or text, displayed on your lock screen. Once addressed, simply dismiss them with a tap, ensuring no lingering tasks. Designed for immediate needs, not long-term lists.
- Voice or text input
- Lock screen widget
- Home screen widget
- Instant dismissal
- Temporary reminders
- No account required
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A thought sits on your lock screen until you punch it. Then it’s gone. That’s Nowra. You speak it or type it. It shows up where you need it. When you’re done, you punch it. No list leftover. No Tuesday. Reminders are for a date. This is for now. The next 20 minutes, parked outside your head. How it works • Say it. Apple speech, on the phone. Nothing is uploaded. Or type, if you’d rather. • See it. Lock screen widget and home screen widget. You don’t have to open the app. • Clear it. Punch the chip. Five seconds to undo if you didn’t mean it. Rules • Seven at a time. After that you clear one. • If you ignore it, it dies tonight. • Still need it tomorrow? Tap Keep. One extra day. That’s all. • No account. No iCloud. No folders. No tags. No ads. Free. This is not a to-do app. It does not keep a history. It does not nag you next week. If that sounds small, good. That’s the point.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nowra at none against Away Messaging's 1. Nowra also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Away Messaging sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Nowra asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Away Messaging against 5.0 for Nowra. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Away Messaging ships an update every 4 weeks, Nowra every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Away Messaging | Nowra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Montenero | Anil Kumar Budda |
In-app purchases
Away Messaging
- Away Messaging Pro Annual$4.991 Year
Nowra
No in-app purchases









