Comparison

Text Delay vs Fext

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

Fext

Send a single message to multiple recipients, with each person receiving it as a private, one-on-one SMS. This app offers a simple, fast, and organized way to conduct group texting without the clutter of traditional group chats. It's designed for personal outreach and clear communication.

Highlights
  • Private one-on-one SMS delivery
  • No noisy group threads
  • Create flexible groups
  • Reuse message templates
  • Attach photos, video, or audio
Features
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Fext is a texting app for iPhone and iPad. Send one message to many people; each person receives it as a private one-on-one SMS. Simple, fast, organized, and personal — like Messages, but built to scale. Simple texting at its finest. Built for real-world outreach • Send text messages that read like individual conversations • Run clean, direct group texts without noisy threads • Create flexible groups and reuse templates • Attach photos, video, or audio when needed Why people choose it They want a group messaging app that behaves like Messages, not a group chat. They want easy texting with a personal feel. They want the speed of SMS, without reply-all clutter. They want to reach people fast and keep communication clear and direct. If you’re looking for a group text app that can send clean group texts and stay simple, Fext was built for that. Group text. Personal delivery.  You will need a subscription in order to get access to app's features. Each subscription will be automatically renewed unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current payment period. Your iTunes account will be automatically charged at the same price for renewal within the 24-hour period prior to the end of the current payment period unless you change your subscription preferences in your iTunes Account Settings. When a subscription is canceled, access to the app’s features will expire at the end of the current payment period. Questions: contact@pericarp.io Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Text Delay4 screens
Fext4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fext at 4.0 against Text Delay's 2.1. Fext also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (551 vs 47). Text Delay's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 Fext sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fext holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fext has 551 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Text Delay's written reviews are positive against 24% of Fext's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Delay ships an update every 2 months, Fext every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on July 25, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Text Delay versus Fext: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText DelayFext
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (47 ratings)4.0 (551 ratings) — better
Positive reviews15.0% of reviews23.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47551 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNick WalterPericarp Inc.

Customer experience

Text Delay

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

Fext

All ratings551 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive23.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative70.8%

User reviews

Text Delay

From 47 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

Fext

From 551 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐️ Great messaging app
  • 🚀 Amazing text app
  • 🔒 Privacy settings provide peace of mind
  • 📢 Frequent updates add new features

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Not user friendly at all
  • 🤔 Can't use own phone number
  • 💰 Expensive and obtrusive
  • 🤖 Everything locked behind paywall
  • 🤨 Misleading and only cares about money

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

Fext

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Verification process fails
  • Can't log in or sign up
  • Scheduled texts not sent
  • Glitches and crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow scheduling texts from own number
  • Integrate with iPhone Messages app
  • Add auto-search function for Pro numbers
  • Provide better customer support and communication

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
16 purchases

Fext

Subscriptions12
  • Fext Plus$1.997 Days
  • Fext Plus$3.991 Month
  • Fext Gold$3.997 Days
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  • Fext Plus$7.993 Months
  • Unlimited$8.997 Days
  • Personal Phone Number$9.997 Days
  • Fext Platinum$19.993 Months
  • Personal Phone Number$19.991 Month
  • Unlimited$29.991 Month
  • Personal Phone Number$49.991 Year
  • Unlimited Promotion$49.991 Year
  • Unlimited7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time4
  • 100 SMS Credits$9.99
  • 250 SMS Credits$19.99
  • 2000 SMS Credits$119.99
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  • 25000 SMS Credits$999.99

Questions

Is Text Delay free?
Text Delay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fext free?
Fext is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Delay or Fext?
Fext is rated higher. Text Delay averages 2.1 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Fext averages 4.0 from 551 ratings.
Do Text Delay or Fext have ads?
Neither Text Delay nor Fext shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Delay or Fext?
Text Delay ships an update every 2 months, and Fext every 5 days. Most recently, Text Delay was updated on July 25, 2026 and Fext on August 12, 2026.

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