Comparison

Talk SMS Email Notes vs Messages and Chat Export PDF

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

Head to head
About

Talk SMS Email Notes

Capture text from your camera, convert it into notes, and send it via SMS or email. It also offers text-to-speech functionality in multiple languages and exports notes to iCloud Drive.

Highlights
  • Camera text scanning
  • SMS and email sending
  • Text-to-speech with language selection
  • Note saving and organization
  • iCloud Drive export
  • Copy to clipboard
Features
Read full description

Talking the daily text information from our camera, send the email, send the short message and export to iCloud Drive. Launch this app, just tap the + button at the top right corner, long press the text view, tap live text button, insert the text information from our camera. The text will be displayed in the text view. Tap the SMS button to send the text as the short message. Tap the email button to send the text as your mail. Tap the talk button, this App will talk the text directly if it is in English. If the text we insert is other than English, then just tap the button at the bottom right corner, we could select the. different language. This is Talk SMS Email Notes. It will record the date and time when we tap the save button. After tapping the save button, the text notes will be saved to the core data system. Export the notes to iCloud Driver or other App with the text file. We could input the name of the text file. In the main view, when we tap the export button at the bottom toolbar and select the item: export to remote files, the text notes will be saved to the text file and sent to iCloud Drive or other App you indict. If we select the item:export to pasteboard, the text notes could be copied to the pasteboard and we could paste at other text view or text field in the different apps. In the main view, tap the right button in the table cell, we could select or deselect the cell. In the main view, if we do not select any table cell, then tap the talk button, all of notes will be talked. if we select several table cells, then only the notes for the selected cells will be talked. If we do not select any table cell, then tap the Export button, all of notes will be exported. if we select several table cells, then only the notes for the selected cells will be exported. In the main view, if we do not select any table cell, then tap the SMS or Email button, the App will remind us to select at least one table cell. If we already select several table cells, then only the notes for the selected cells will be added to the SMS or Email body. The text notes sent from this App as email will also be displayed at the sent folder of the Mail app of the iOS device. The text notes sent from this App as SMS will also be displayed at the Messages app of the iOS device. The SMS feature is only available for the devices which could send messages such as iPhone or some iPad. If we need to use the send email feature, we need to set the default Mail app of the iOS device first. Otherwise, the two buttons will be disabled. In the main view, each note will have the created date time which will be displayed as the second line. So we could know when these text notes are captured from our camera or input from soft keyboard. In the main view, tap the table cell directly, the detail view will be displayed. In the single note detail view, we could input the text content by soft keyboard. In this latest edition, If we long press the text view, the live text scan button will be displayed, so we could capture the text content from the camera directly. In iOS 16, The languages currently supported by Live Text include English, French, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Japanese, and Korean. Several old iPhone devices may not support this live text feature. This edition could talk the text notes to the upcoming phone call with the iphone. The iOS version should be 13.0 or later. First , accept the coming phone call, then in the main list view or single note view, tap the talk buttons. Finally, the other people could listen the talking of this app from his or her phone. Both sides could hear the same talking contents in the same speed.

About

Messages and Chat Export PDF

Easily save and organize conversations from any messaging app into a single PDF or image. Automatically stitch screenshots or record scrollable chats as high-quality videos. Offers precision editing and private on-device processing for secure exports.

Highlights
  • Auto-stitch screenshots to PDF/image
  • Manual stitching and precision editing
  • Record scrollable chats as video
  • Trim, crop, and slow down video
  • Organize exports with folders
  • Export to JPG, PNG, or PDF
Features
Read full description

Messages Export makes it easy to save and organize your favorite conversations from any messaging app. Whether you want a clean PDF, high quality images, or a video scroll, we’ve got you covered. Auto-Stitch Screenshots into a Single PDF or Image We now support automatic stitching! Just take your screenshots, import them into the app, and we’ll handle the rest. No alignment or editing required. Want more control? You can still fine-tune the stitching manually at any time. How it works: 1. Open the app 2. Select your screenshots 3. Let the app stitch automatically — or cut and adjust manually 4. Export and share! Perfect for saving long chats, memories, or important conversations in a single file. Prefer video format? Record any scrollable conversation and save it as a high-quality video. Trim out what you don’t need and crop the top or bottom. You can even slow down the video for easier reading. Record in 5 simple steps: 1. Open the app 2. Tap the record button 3. Switch to your messages app and scroll the chat 4. Return and stop the recording 5. Trim, crop, and save! Stitching Features: + Simple & Intuitive No fluff. Select your recent screenshots and start stitching. Fast and easy. + Precision Editing Cut with pixel-level precision. A transparent overlay helps you align screenshots perfectly. + Fast & Private All processing is done on your device only. No external servers. Your data stays yours, and conversions happen in seconds. + Stay Organized Use folders and custom file names to manage your exports. Keep everything neat and accessible. + Easy Exporting Share or print your PDFs instantly via iMessage, AirDrop, or your favorite app. + Export in JPG, PNG, or Multi-Page PDF (Requires in-app purchase) Make backing up your chats effortless. Download Messages Export today!

Screenshots

Talk SMS Email Notes4 screens
Messages and Chat Export PDF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Messages and Chat Export PDF at Free against Talk SMS Email Notes's $0.99. Messages and Chat Export PDF also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (32% vs 0%). Talk SMS Email Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.1 vs 17.0). On ads 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

Messages and Chat Export PDF is free to download; Talk SMS Email Notes costs $0.99 up front. Messages and Chat Export PDF sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Talk SMS Email Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Messages and Chat Export PDF holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Messages and Chat Export PDF has 4.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Talk SMS Email Notes's written reviews are positive against 32% of Messages and Chat Export PDF's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talk SMS Email Notes ships an update every 6 months, Messages and Chat Export PDF every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Talk SMS Email Notes versus Messages and Chat Export PDF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalk SMS Email NotesMessages and Chat Export PDF
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (4.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews31.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer方 沈DIGISET LLC

Customer experience

Talk SMS Email Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Messages and Chat Export PDF

All ratings4,169 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive31.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative64.9%

Bugs and requests

Talk SMS Email Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Messages and Chat Export PDF

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when stitching multiple screenshots
  • Exported PDFs have visible seams and poor quality
  • Inability to rearrange screenshots after initial stitching
  • Paid features not working as advertised

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to manually crop and edit stitched screenshots
  • Support for multi-page PDF exports
  • Improved workflow for organizing and stitching screenshots
  • Better integration with cloud storage and photo libraries

In-app purchases

None

Talk SMS Email Notes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Messages and Chat Export PDF

One-time1
  • Messages Export Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Talk SMS Email Notes free?
Talk SMS Email Notes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Messages and Chat Export PDF free?
Messages and Chat Export PDF is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Talk SMS Email Notes or Messages and Chat Export PDF?
Messages and Chat Export PDF is rated higher. Talk SMS Email Notes averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Messages and Chat Export PDF averages 4.5 from 4.2K ratings.
Do Talk SMS Email Notes or Messages and Chat Export PDF have ads?
Neither Talk SMS Email Notes nor Messages and Chat Export PDF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talk SMS Email Notes or Messages and Chat Export PDF?
Talk SMS Email Notes ships an update every 6 months, and Messages and Chat Export PDF every 6 weeks. Most recently, Talk SMS Email Notes was updated on August 27, 2026 and Messages and Chat Export PDF on September 23, 2026.

Other comparisons