BroadcastSMS vs YSMS ‑ 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, Oct 17, 2026 for YSMS.
The short answer
- YSMS lists 22 features BroadcastSMS’s listing doesn’t mention, including Birthday messages, Bulk messaging, Cart recovery.
Head to head
Create and manage your SMS marketing campaigns
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
Free
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.
Transform SMS marketing with YSMS's automation suite. Create targeted campaigns using advanced segmentation, recover abandoned carts automatically, and send timely notifications for back-in-stock items and order updates. Track real-time performance with analytics showing clicks, conversions, and ROI.
- 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).
- Sending SMS campaigns has never been easier.
- Track the results with understandable reports
- Advanced filters to be able to create the most suitable audience
- Activates orders and shipping automations
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 |  YSMS |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| 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 | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | BroadcastSMS | YSMS |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.7 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 66 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | BroadcastSMS | YSMS |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $21.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | BroadcastSMS | YSMS |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #3 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #3 on Featured by Shopify in SMS marketing |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Aug 29, 2023 | Jul 13, 2020 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Local Text Marketers | inkOfPixel |
FAQ
BroadcastSMS and YSMS: common questions
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- YSMS lists 22 the others don’t mention, such as Birthday messages, Bulk messaging, Cart recovery, Compliance. 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, Oct 17, 2026 for YSMS; 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, Oct 17, 2026 for YSMS. 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.