Priority Alerts vs SMS Filter
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Priority Alerts
Priority Alerts is an app to trigger notifications when receiving priority messages (determined by user keywords). UseCase Acts as SOS alerter, user can configure some keywords like "help" or "emergency" keywords in this app, and the contact number likely they are going to receive the same. So even when the user puts the phone in silent mode or in vibrate mode, the app alerts the user through customized ringtone, when the incoming SMS contents matches the configured keywords. Features: 1. It supports multiple keywords as input to identify the text (either in comma or space separated format). 2. Informs user, when any one of the keywords are matched with received message. 3. Informs user even in silent mode. 4. On Boarding Screen for first time users is shown upon app installation. How to use: 1. User inputs contact number(optional) and the keyword(required), the user will be informed when the keyword is found in any of the incoming SMS. 2. Press trigger button to save the config. So that the app uses it every time, when a SMS is received and validates it, even after reboot it works. 3. User needs to accept the READ SMS permission or else the app wouldn't able to validate the SMS packets against the user configured keyword. This is the core functionality of the app, without this the app wouldn't work. 4. To stop the app functionality, press the clear config button. 5. Users can see their saved config on pressing settings icon inside the app We don't use Ads and we never share user data via any means.
SMS Filter
SMS Filter can filter incoming SMS messages before they reach your inbox. You can filter by address, and optionally add parts that must occur in the message for it to be blocked. By default, SMS Filter will not delete incoming messages. You will get a silent status bar notification when SMS Filter has filtered an incoming message, which you can view by opening the notification or by opening the application. You can also tell SMS Filter to delete incoming messages, in which case it will happily do so for you. To do this, just turn off the 'Save messages' preference.
| Feature | Priority Alerts | SMS Filter |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | Fair |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-Droid |
| Categories | SMSMessaging | SMSMessaging |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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