SMS touch app for iPhone and iPad
Use SMS touch to send SMS text messages to any mobile phone anywhere in the world for just 20 cents per SMS using your iPhone or iPod touch. No international or roaming costs are applied. You can send text messages to international destinations or while travelling in other countries and the cost will stay the same.
You can buy SMS text messages through the App Store via In-App Purchase in bundles of 10, 100, 500 or 1000 SMS. You can query your SMS balance at any time.
No commercials are tagged to your message, the entire message (all 160 characters) is yours. Using the templates feature you can store an reuse often-used text messages.
We take customer support of SMS touch very seriously and we are able to track the delivery status of each SMS. But most of all, you yourself will also be able to check the delivery status of each SMS you send.
You can configure the app in such a way that you will receive Delivery Reports by email of each SMS that was delivered. You can also receive a copy of each SMS you send by email.
All features of the SMS protocol are covered and supported. Standard SMS, Long SMS, Unicode SMS are all covered and you can configure your sender ID or caller ID.
SMS touch is also useful for iPad and iPod touch users. It will turn your iPad and iPod touch into a text messaging device in any WiFi zone and you can receive the SMS replies on your email address and/or as push notifications.
FEATURES
√ Standard SMS
√ Long SMS (concatenated SMS of up to 3 SMS)
√ Unicode SMS (Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Russian characters etc.)
√ Multiple Recipients
√ Custom Sender ID in many countries
√ Receive replies by email optionally
Report Features
√ Delivery Reports via email
√ Email Copies of your SMS
Handy Features
√ Favorites
√ Templates
Additional Features:
√ Landscape mode
√ Change your Text Size
√ Add Google Map link of your current location
Video Tutorials are built in the app and can be found in the Help section. Available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Dutch.
REVIEWS
Great and quick tech support! It is not free, but it works great for sending SMS overseas! Thank you! - USA
Mit diesem App schreibe ich wieder gerne SMS (IPod touch WLAN). Durch die Tastatur - auch quer - ist es wesentlich komfortabeler SMS zu schreiben als mit dem Handy. - Germany
I have been looking for a app like this for awhile now witch lets me send SMS straight from my iPod Touch to a European phone number. And what can I say... Ive found the perfect one :) - Sweden
Super SMS App. Funktioniert einfach und schnell. Auch im IPad. Gut konfigurierbar. Mobile Nr. Aus Kontakte einfügen etc.. Perfekt. SMS wird sofort gesendet und Antwort auf e-mail auch. Super...Danke. - Switzerland
Excellent, je peux ENFIN envoyer des textos a ma copine qui est au Mexique. Bouygues ne m autorisait pas a le faire. En plus 10cts le textos a l étranger c trop top! Merci pr cette appli! - France
I messaggi arrivano in pochi secondi RICEVUTA DI CONSEGNA inclusa nel prezzo!!! Possibilita di utilizzare lo stesso account su pc Apple!! INDISPENSABILE PER CHI VIAGGIA!!! - Italy
SUPPORT
Please refrain from sending your bug reports or feature requests using the App Store reviews. Instead, you can receive a personal response by emailing us at support@smstouch.info or support@smsmac.com. You will always get a reply!
Thank you!
Pros and cons of SMS touch app for iPhone and iPad
SMS touch app good for
Good for overseas texting to people who dont have WhatApp/Viber etc. Price has recently dropped to ¥850 for 100 SMSs. Its a shame that sent messages arent copied to and retained in the SMS main app so you can see the conversation
I buy lots of apps but dont ever send a review. I will on this one! I have used the APPLE DESKTOP WIDGET for about a year and have been very pleased with the results. Ive looked at everything on the market to send SMSs from the desktop instead of a cellphone and the APPLE widget is by far the best to use; easy to set up, and works anywhere in the world! In Africa where I work, almost all communication is via SMS and I cant stand using the phone to reply.
Id asked the dev. some time ago if they would come out with an application for ITOUCH. Much to my delight, I received a notice that the application was now available.
I made the purchase and within a minute all my phone contacts were loaded and Id sent a test that was successful.
Another feature I liked was the ability to purchase SMS credits on my ITUNE account. This is a great solution and a very reasonable cost per SMS.
THIS WORKS EVERY TIME WITHOUT FAILURE!
Ive tried other products including SKYPE and they only work part of the time so you cant count on them for effective communication.
I also want to comment that my dealings with the developer (on the WIDGET APPLE product) has been outstanding. He is very professional and responds to any questions or comments you may have.
Buy without reservation and dont waste time looking at other products!!!! It works.
This is a good one. Like the other reviewers, Im also a user of the Mac version (SMS Mac). I like the Mac version and I like this iPhone version very much, its a great product. I travel a lot and my plan (as most plans) doesnt allow me to use the included SMS bundle when I am abroad. Ive tried lots of these products and this is the only one I found that always works, no matter what network Im sending an SMS to.
It works and works good. You can send SMS and get confirmation when it was received and get a reply either as an e-mail or as an SMS. The downside is that it is expensive to send SMS. 100 SMS costs $11.99. Whereas 200 AT&T SMS costs $5 (in the US). International SMS with SMS touch costs $0.24 whereas AT&T costs $0.25. So you decide if it is worth it.
I use it for international SMS with a reply to my e-mail. That way I only pay $0.24 for each message as opposed to AT&T which would be $0.50 (for out going + incoming reply)
The best SMS app for iphone !
still need some improvement ;)
+ in new version , TextExpander works GREAT !
Great and quick tech support! It is not free, but it works great for sending SMS overseas! Thank you!
Some bad moments
The application is not cheap nor are the crédits to send SMS ... 12,5€ And still not working with a support that ignores you, it looks like a fraud application !!!
I have read multiple postings of iPhone owners getting app store prompts to update this app... Yet those owners have never downloaded this app before. I believe something fishy has happened... Maybe the dev hiding this apps iTunes playlist file in a different app, tricking the device into believing a update is needed when the app is not even present.
Utahtimes has it right. Im being prompted to update this app when I dont even have it installed....
The older version worked great. The newest version, 1.3 on my iPhone 3GS 3.1.3 just keeps crashing. Please fix is ASAP !!
I did not even buy this app nor do I have it on my iPhone. Im not going to update.
This app is prompting me to update and i dont have it installed. Already filed a report with apple just in case this is a trick !! Its prompting me to update on my ipad as well !!