BroadcastSMS vs SlickText: SMS Marketing
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 20, 2026 for BroadcastSMS, Nov 8, 2026 for SlickText.
The short answer
- Only SlickText lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $21.99/month for BroadcastSMS and $29/month for SlickText.
- SlickText lists 24 features BroadcastSMS’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Birthday messages, Bulk messaging.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 200 SMS credits/month
- · Automated follow-up sequences
- · Optional two-way customer messaging
- · SMS & MMS messaging
- · US & Canada • 30day money-back guarantee
- · Unused credits roll over monthly
Bronze
- · 1000 SMS credits/month
- · Automated follow-up sequences
- · Optional two-way customer messaging
- · SMS & MMS messaging
- · US & Canada • 30day money-back guarantee
- · Unused credits roll over monthly
Silver
- · 2500 SMS credits/month
- · Automated follow-up sequences
- · Optional two-way customer messaging
- · SMS & MMS messaging
- · US & Canada • 30day money-back guarantee
- · Unused credits roll over monthly
Gold
- · 5000 SMS credits/month
- · Automated follow-up sequences
- · Optional two-way customer messaging
- · SMS & MMS messaging
- · US & Canada • 30day money-back guarantee
- · Unused credits roll over monthly
14 Day Free Trial
- · No payment information required
500 texts/month
- · Free incoming texts
- · Live chat support
- · Picture messaging
- · Rollover texts
- · Unlimited contacts
- · Workflows
1,000 texts/month
- · Free incoming texts
- · Live chat support
- · Picture messaging
- · Rollover texts
- · Unlimited contacts
- · Workflows
2,000 texts/month
- · Free incoming texts
- · Live chat support
- · Picture Messaging
- · Rollover texts
- · Unlimited contats
- · Workflows
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCustomers opt in to SMS marketing at checkout and are automatically added to your BROADCASTsms bulk texting account. From there, send SMS or MMS promotions, special offers, back in stock notices and product announcements. Enable two-way messaging to answer questions and turn interested customers into buyers, or create automated follow-up sequences to keep customers engaged and coming back.
SlickText helps Shopify stores recover abandoned carts, increase conversions, and grow sales with SMS marketing. Send personalized mass texts, automate abandoned checkout recovery, upsells, review collection, and targeted campaigns. Engage customers with popups, tap-to-join links, and checkout flows. Manage conversations with a collaborative inbox for teams of any size.
- Send SMS (plain text) or visually compelling MMS (image plus 1600 characters).
- Add customers to automated follow up sequences based on selected intervals.
- Text directly with customers who respond to your promotions (optional).
- Grow your list using website popups, opt-in links, customer checkout, and more.
- Use data from Shopify to personalize customer experiences
- Use segmentation to send hyper-targeted text messages at scale.
- Build your audience using website popups, tap-to-join links, and checkout flows
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure | BroadcastSMS |  SlickText |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 32 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Arts & Entertainment |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | BroadcastSMS | SlickText |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | BroadcastSMS | SlickText |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $21.99/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | BroadcastSMS | SlickText |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #89 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #15 in SMS marketing |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 29, 2023 | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Local Text Marketers | SlickText |
FAQ
BroadcastSMS and SlickText: common questions
- Is BroadcastSMS or SlickText cheaper?
- Only SlickText lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $21.99/month for BroadcastSMS and $29/month for SlickText. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- SlickText lists 24 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Birthday messages, Bulk messaging, Cart recovery. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 20, 2026 for BroadcastSMS, Nov 8, 2026 for SlickText; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 20, 2026 for BroadcastSMS, Nov 8, 2026 for SlickText. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.