Comparison

Hit Em Up vs Carrier Messaging

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

Head to head
About

Hit Em Up

Send personalized mass texts and emails to your contacts. Save time by automating outreach with custom inserts and AI-assisted writing. Connect with your audience across multiple platforms like SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, and email.

Highlights
  • Personalized mass texting
  • AI-assisted message writing
  • Scheduled message sending
  • Smart contact list segmentation
  • CSV contact import
  • Cross-platform messaging (SMS, WhatsApp, Email)
Features
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Hit Em Up: Mass Texting, Individually Tailored Hit Em Up turns your phone into a relationship factory, churning out stronger connections while you save hours. Imagine having a 5-hour (or more) weekly gift of time. That's Hit Em Up - cultivating your network while you live your life. The Hit Em Up Personalized Mass Text process is simple: 1. Write a message (or let our SmartWrite AI help you write a message based on your intent) using our custom inserts that personalize your message with your recipients' names (Hi ::firstname::!) 2. Select a list of contacts to send your message 3. Watch as Hit Em Up personalizes each message uniquely and personally to each recipient personally and privately! A Revolution in Your Texting and Out Reach: • SmartWrite AI: Your personal wordsmith, crafting bespoke messages at lightning speed. • Scheduled Messages: Be the clockwork correspondent - your messages arrive precisely when they matter most. • Smart Selectors: Your audience architect. Build perfect groups with a few keystrokes, no manual labor required. • Unlimited Tags: The secret ingredients that turn mass messages into personal conversations. Sprinkle liberally for best results. • CSV Contact Import: Your network's welcome mat. Roll out the red carpet for contacts from any source, and start the party immediately. • Template Texts: Your message cookbook. Whip up tried-and-true recipes or save your signature dishes for future feasts. • Fast Send: Your message's hyperdrive. Leap into lightspeed outreach with our advanced sending process. • Personalized Mass Emails: Your communication chameleon. Adapt your personal touch from texts to inboxes seamlessly. Hit Em Up speaks your audience's language - whether it's SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, or Email. You're fluent on every platform. Take Hit Em Up for a 7-day test flight. No credit card, no risk - just pure networking altitude. Watch your connections soar. Plant Hit Em Up on your phone today. Watch your network blossom with every personalized message you cultivate. Your voice shapes our future. Be sure to leave us feedback either with customer support by pressing the “Help” button or emailing us at feedback@hitemupapp.com --- Hit Em Up is free to download and try for 7 days. We offer both a Standard and Basic membership subscriptions for various features in the following durations: - 1 month - 1 year Subscription prices vary depending on the features, length, and region. All prices and plans with features are clearly displayed within the app. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings in the iTunes Store/iPhone Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. --- We guard your data like a dragon guards treasure. See our ironclad privacy measures on our App's Privacy Policy: https://www.hitemupapp.com/privacy By downloading Hit Em Up and using it, you are agreeing to our Terms of Service at https://www.hitemupapp.com/terms With Hit Em Up, every time you tap our send button, you plant seeds of connection in garden of your community. Enjoy and welcome to our family!

About

Carrier Messaging

Schedule text messages to be sent at a future date and time. The app sends you a notification when it's time to send, requiring you to manually confirm. It integrates with your existing messaging app and contacts.

Highlights
  • Schedule messages for future delivery
  • Manual send confirmation via notification
  • Integrates with built-in Messages app
  • Contact integration for easy recipient selection
  • Group messaging support
  • Dark theme option
Features
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Carrier is the best way to schedule messages. **Note:** For your privacy, it is not possible to send messages on your behalf without you taking action. You have to push send when you get the notification. Don't forget! ## Why I created this Asking Siri to remind you to send someone a message only helps if you can remember what you wanted to say. After forgetting one too many times to send an important message, I decided to make an app to help me out. Now I can write and schedule the message when I think of it and send it at just the right time. ## How it works Just as when sending a regular text message, you select a person and write your message. Then you choose the date and time for the message to send. When the time comes, you will get a notification that will allow you to send the message. It integrates with the built-in Messages app, so it comes from you in your normal conversations. ## Contacts If you choose to give Carrier access to your contacts, it is effortless to select a recipient for your message. Rest assured that your contacts are not harvested or shared with anyone—it just makes your life easier. If you do not give access, you can still select a recipient. ## Groups When you choose multiple recipients for a message, you will be prompted to create a group to make it easier to message those people again. You can manage your groups in Settings at any time. ## Dark theme A gorgeous dark theme makes writing and scheduling messages in low light easy on your eyes. And with automatic switching from light to dark themes, you can always have the best experience for the moment. ## Pro upgrade Carrier is free to use for a limited number of messages each month. When you upgrade to Carrier Pro, you will unlock unlimited messages, the ability to use your voice to create and schedule messages, and help support continued development. Thanks! ## Family project As I have worked on this app, my kids have contributed lots of ideas for features. My eleven-year-old daughter thought of many of the Easter eggs, and hopes you will enjoy finding them. We hope this will be as much help for you as it has been for us! -Ben

Screenshots

Hit Em Up4 screens
Carrier Messaging4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hit Em Up at 4.6 against Carrier Messaging's 4.0. Hit Em Up also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (71% vs 49%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hit Em Up sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Carrier Messaging sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hit Em Up holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hit Em Up has 4.9K ratings behind it against 187, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Hit Em Up's written reviews are positive against 49% of Carrier Messaging's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hit Em Up ships an update fortnightly, Carrier Messaging every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Hit Em Up versus Carrier Messaging: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHit Em UpCarrier Messaging
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.9K ratings) — better4.0 (187 ratings)
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews — better49.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4.9K — better187
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#169 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZakery KlineBSN Design LLC

Customer experience

Hit Em Up

All ratings4,851 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews373 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative26.3%

Carrier Messaging

All ratings187 ratings
Positive73.3%
Neutral7.5%
Negative19.3%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive49.0%
Neutral16.3%
Negative34.7%

User reviews

Hit Em Up

From 4.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Time-saving
  • 📱 Personalized messages
  • 🔍 Ability to create groups
  • 📤 Efficient mass texting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • ⏱️ Tedious to send individual messages
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Issues with contact management
  • 🔄 Unreliable message delivery

Carrier Messaging

From 187 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for remembering messages
  • 👍 Simplifies communication
  • 👍 Good for late-night thoughts
  • 👍 Useful for reminders
  • 👍 Supports group messaging

Room to improve

  • 😞 Does not automatically send
  • 😞 Requires manual sending
  • 😞 Deceptive description
  • 😞 Not a true scheduler
  • 😞 Upgrade button not working

Bugs and requests

Hit Em Up

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes
  • Contacts disappearing from groups
  • Verification issues
  • Unreliable message sending

Requested features

4 requests
  • Automatic message sending
  • Scheduled messaging
  • Integration with email and other platforms
  • Improved contact management

Carrier Messaging

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Scheduled texts never sent
  • Upgrade button not working
  • Usage counts incorrect in free version
  • Notifications not sent
  • Delayed message sent immediately
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  • Glitchy delivery

Requested features

5 requests
  • Schedule recurring messages (weekly, monthly)
  • Attach photos to messages
  • Select all button for groups
  • Recurring reminders until sent
  • Save groups as a selectable option

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hit Em Up

Subscriptions5
  • Hit Em Up Basic Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Standard Monthly Auto Renew$24.991 Month
  • Standard 3 Month Subscription$66.003 Months
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  • Basic Yearly Subscription$71.991 Year
  • Standard Yearly Auto Renew$179.991 Year
One-time5
  • One Week Basic Subscription$13.99
  • One Month Basic Subscription$19.99
  • Three Month Basic Subscription$49.99
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  • Six Month Basic Subscription$59.99
  • One Year Basic Subscription$72.00
1 purchases

Carrier Messaging

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$9.99

Questions

Is Hit Em Up free?
Hit Em Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Carrier Messaging free?
Carrier Messaging is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hit Em Up or Carrier Messaging?
Hit Em Up is rated higher. Hit Em Up averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while Carrier Messaging averages 4.0 from 187 ratings.
Do Hit Em Up or Carrier Messaging have ads?
Neither Hit Em Up nor Carrier Messaging shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hit Em Up or Carrier Messaging?
Hit Em Up ships an update fortnightly, and Carrier Messaging every 4 months. Most recently, Hit Em Up was updated on November 6, 2026 and Carrier Messaging on November 1, 2026.

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