Startel Secure Messaging Plus vs My Studio Pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Startel Secure Messaging Plus
This app provides a secure and HIPAA-compliant method for sending and receiving text messages. It features end-to-end encryption, expiring messages, and remote wipe capabilities to protect sensitive information.
- HIPAA and HITECH compliant
- End-to-end message encryption
- Expiring messages (up to 30 days)
- Voice and image attachments
- Remote wipe capability
- Device receipt notifications
- Multi-device single login
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The Startel Secure Messaging Plus application is a safe and effective way to send and receive HIPAA compliant text messages. Message content and attachments are encrypted on servers and on smartphones, and in transmission. Fully configurable, senders are in complete control of determining the length of message life within a maximum 30 day period. Selected features include: expiring messages, voice/image attachment capability, remote wipe capability and device receipt notifications. Startel Secure Messaging Plus supports HIPAA and HITECH compliance. Users can receive messages across multiple devices using a single login including tablets, smartphones, and personal computers. If protecting your sensitive text messages is of importance to you, your organization and your industry โ choose right and depend on Startel Secure Messaging Plus.
My Studio Pulse
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Pulse is the free iPhone companion to the Pulse web tool for recording studios. It is built for the people on the floor: engineers, assistants, front desk, and the manager who needs to know what is happening right now. TODAY Clock in and out with one tap. Your running shift shows in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen, and you can clock out from there without opening the app. See who else is on shift and what is booked next. SCHEDULE Seven days of sessions across every room. Confirm, reschedule, extend, or assign an engineer from the session itself. PATCH Every device in the room, every input and output, and what is connected to what. Change a connection on the phone and the studio's patch record updates. PREP Arrival prep and session checklists so the room is ready before the client walks in and closed out properly after they leave. DASHBOARD AND MONEY Bookings, invoices, and payments at a glance. Record a payment or send an invoice reminder from the phone. RECEIPTS AND BANKING Capture a receipt or choose an image/PDF, review the extracted details, and match it to an expense. Receipt reading asks permission before sharing the document with Google Gemini. Connect a supported US bank through Plaid in Integrations to import balances and transactions for bookkeeping. Review expenses, reconciliation and profit-and-loss reports with the permissions your studio provides. WORKS OFFLINE Ordinary studio edits queue on the phone and sync when you are back online. Sign-in, bank connections and receipt uploads require internet. Pulse for iPhone requires an existing Pulse studio account. Studio owners, including solo operators, and invited staff sign in to their studio's workspace and see what their role allows. Nothing is sold in this app. Push alerts for shift and clock reminders can be turned off in Settings. You can delete your account from More, Account.
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Verdict
Startel Secure Messaging Plus and My Studio Pulse are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Startel Secure Messaging Plus | My Studio Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 15.6% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Startel Coporation | Lawrence Berment |
In-app purchases
Startel Secure Messaging Plus
No in-app purchases
My Studio Pulse
No in-app purchases






