Comparison

Text Delay vs Scheduled

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

Head to head
About

Text Delay

Schedule texts, tweets, and emails to be sent at a later time. Automate message delivery for convenience and to ensure messages are sent at the optimal moment. Offers a premium service for fully automatic sending without user interaction.

Highlights
  • Schedule text messages
  • Schedule tweets
  • Schedule emails
  • Automatic message sending
  • Delayed message delivery
Features
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** Over 250,000 messages have been scheduled using Text Delay! Thank you for all the support. ** Delay sending your texts, send when they make sense! Send texts, tweets and emails when it's the right time. This app also offers Text Delay Plus. A service that sends texts automatically when you want them sent. It's not a reminder, you don't have to tap anything, it just sends your text when you want it sent. Terms of Use: https://textdelay.app/terms

About

Scheduled

Automate sending text messages, reminders, and communications across various platforms like SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, and email. Schedule messages for birthdays, events, or recurring series to stay connected and organized.

Highlights
  • Automate texts via iOS Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram, Line, Email
  • Use SMS service for automatic text messaging
  • Schedule chat reminders across social platforms
  • Manage message sequences for groups
  • Import birthdays and contacts
  • iOS-calendar integration
  • Multi-recipient/group selection
Features
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Schedule text messages and send them automatically through iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, Line, and Email. Whether it's a birthday wish, a meeting reminder, or a weekly check-in, Scheduled makes sure the right message reaches the right person at the right time. HOW IT WORKS: Write your message 1. Pick your contacts 2. Choose when to send — once, recurring, or as a sequence 3. Scheduled delivers it automatically via SMS or notifies you to send through your preferred messenger PLATFORMS WE SUPPORT: - iMessage, SMS, and Email (auto-send with iOS Shortcuts) - WhatsApp, Telegram, and Line - Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Slack, LinkedIn, and more KEY FEATURES: - Auto-send SMS messages directly from your number - Recurring messages — daily, weekly, monthly, or custom - Sequences — schedule a series of messages like "Fit in 30 Days" or "Weekly Motivation for a Year" - Mass text — send to large groups with a personal touch - Birthday and contact import — pull birthdays from your contacts and never miss one - iOS Calendar integration — see all your scheduled messages alongside your events - Multi-recipient and group selection - Templates and message suggestions - Repeat, snooze, skip, archive, and delete PERFECT FOR: - Staying in touch with friends and family - Sending birthday and holiday messages on time - Meeting reminders and team updates at work - Appointment reminders for clients or patients - Motivational or community messages on a recurring schedule - Event announcements and group check-ins Scheduled is free to download and use. For exclusive features, opt for our Premium or Business subscriptions, priced from $3.99 to $4.99 monthly. Subscriptions renew monthly unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Turn off auto-renew anytime from your iTunes account settings. Refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Prices may vary outside the United States and charges may be converted to local currency depending on your country of residence. - Privacy Policy: https://scheduledapp.com/privacy-policy/ - Terms & Conditions: https://scheduledapp.com/terms-conditions/ We hope you love using Scheduled. The Scheduled Team

Screenshots

Text Delay4 screens
Scheduled4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scheduled at 2.8 against Text Delay's 2.1. Scheduled also leads on ratings volume (1.3K vs 48) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Text Delay's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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 Delay sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Scheduled sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scheduled holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scheduled has 1.3K ratings behind it against 48, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of Text Delay's written reviews are positive against 10% of Scheduled's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Delay ships an update every 2 months, Scheduled every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Text Delay versus Scheduled: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText DelayScheduled
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (48 ratings)2.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.0% of reviews — better9.9% of reviews
Number of ratings481.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNick WalterScheduled B.V.

Customer experience

Text Delay

All ratings47 ratings
Positive23.4%
Neutral10.6%
Negative66.0%
Written reviews200 reviews
Positive15.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative80.0%

Scheduled

All ratings1,291 ratings
Positive45.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative51.1%
Written reviews524 reviews
Positive9.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative86.1%

User reviews

Text Delay

From 48 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and user-friendly interface
  • 💡 Helpful for organizing and scheduling messages
  • ⏰ Useful reminder functionality for deferred texts
  • 📝 Convenient for composing messages at inconvenient times
  • 🎯 Good for those who prefer manual send with reminders

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive monthly subscription required for core functionality
  • 🐛 Messages marked as 'overdue' but never sent
  • 📱 Texts send from random/different phone numbers
  • ❌ Auto-send feature doesn't actually work automatically
  • 🚫 No way to cancel subscription or contact support

Scheduled

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Useful for scheduling messages
  • 👍 Clean and simple interface
  • 🤖 Reminder feature works well

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires access to contacts and other private data
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Unreliable auto-send functionality
  • 🚫 Limited free features

Bugs and requests

Text Delay

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Scheduled messages fail to send despite appearing sent
  • Messages marked 'overdue' without being delivered
  • Auto-send feature requires manual send despite paid subscription
  • Texts send from random/unknown phone numbers instead of user's number
  • App crashes during message composition and sending
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  • Support email contact form greyed out and non-functional
  • Signature not saving or persisting in app
  • No account recovery mechanism for forgotten credentials
  • Notification system fails to alert users at scheduled times
  • Messages sent with app advertisement footer
  • Free version lacks any meaningful functionality
  • Premium features still unavailable after purchase

Requested features

13 requests
  • One-time purchase option instead of monthly subscription
  • True automatic text sending without manual intervention
  • Send texts from user's own phone number
  • Edit functionality for pending/scheduled messages
  • Ability to resend previously sent messages at different times
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  • iMessage support in addition to SMS
  • Email scheduling with auto-send capability
  • Social media post scheduling with auto-send
  • Proper signature saving and display
  • Account recovery options (forgot password/username)
  • Multiple contact support options (phone, chat, etc.)
  • No signature option for messages
  • Expand to other communication platforms

Scheduled

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Scheduled messages not being sent
  • Subscription issues and inability to cancel
  • Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to send messages automatically without a subscription
  • Integration with more messaging platforms like WhatsApp
  • Customizable repeat options beyond daily/weekly
  • Ability to send images/files with scheduled messages

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Text Delay

Subscriptions4
  • Text Delay Plus - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Text Delay Plus - 3 Months7 Days trial$26.993 Months
  • Text Delay Plus - 6 Months7 Days trial$47.996 Months
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  • Text Delay Plus - Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • Add 1 Month$4.99
  • Add 3 Months$12.99
  • Add 6 Months$24.99
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  • Add 1 Year$44.99
10 purchases

Scheduled

Subscriptions7
  • Per Month$2.991 Month
  • Per Month$4.991 Month
  • Quarterly$7.993 Months
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  • Per Year$10.491 Year
  • Quarterly$11.493 Months
  • Business$14.991 Month
  • Per Year$29.491 Year
One-time3
  • 10 Credits$0.99
  • Premium$1.99
  • 50 Credits$1.99

Questions

Is Text Delay free?
Text Delay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scheduled free?
Scheduled is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Delay or Scheduled?
Scheduled is rated higher. Text Delay averages 2.1 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Scheduled averages 2.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Text Delay or Scheduled have ads?
Neither Text Delay nor Scheduled shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Delay or Scheduled?
Text Delay ships an update every 2 months, and Scheduled every 3 weeks. Most recently, Text Delay was updated on October 21, 2026 and Scheduled on October 26, 2026.

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