HelloSend: SMS & WhatsApp Chat 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 29, 2026 for HelloSend, Oct 17, 2026 for YSMS.

The short answer

  • YSMS lists 22 features HelloSend’s listing doesn’t mention, including Birthday messages, Bulk messaging, Cart recovery.

Head to head

App Store reviews

HelloSend: —
YSMS: 66
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Pitch

Quickly reach your customers through Twilio SMS Marketing

Create and manage your SMS marketing campaigns

Categories
  • SMS marketing
  • Chat
  • SMS marketing
  • Promotions - Other
Languages
  • English
  • English
  • Italian
Launched
Apr 15, 2022
Jul 13, 2020
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Built for Shopify
Reviews per month
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2 last full month
Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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—
Top countries
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

0510AugOctDecAprJunAugSepYSMS ‑ SMS Marketing: 4 reviews in August 2025YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing: 1 reviews in September 2025YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing: 1 reviews in October 2025YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing: 7 reviews in November 2025YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing: 1 reviews in December 2025YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing: 2 reviews in February 2026YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing: 1 reviews in April 2026YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing: 1 reviews in May 2026YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing: 1 reviews in June 2026YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing: 1 reviews in July 2026YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing: 2 reviews in August 2026YSMS ‑ SMS Marketing: 2 reviews in September 2026
HelloSendYSMSCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $39 to $299/month
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Plans
Starter$39/month
7-day free trial
  • · AI agent with handoff to your team
  • · Abandoned cart reminders
  • · Automated order, shipping and delivery m
  • · Campaigns to Shopify customer segments
  • · Opt-out handling and quiet hours
  • · SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram and voice calls
Growth$99/month
7-day free trial
  • · AI agent with handoff to your team
  • · Abandoned cart reminders
  • · Automated order, shipping and delivery
  • · Campaigns to Shopify customer segments
  • · Opt-out handling and quiet hours
  • · SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram and voice calls
Business$299/month
7-day free trial
  • · AI agent with handoff to your team
  • · Abandoned cart reminders
  • · Automated order, shipping and delivery
  • · Campaigns to Shopify customer segments
  • · Opt-out handling and quiet hours
  • · SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram and voice calls
FreeFree to install
Pay only the sms you send. Price starting from a few cents, depending on the country to which the text messages are sent
Coverage
0 of 22 features0%
22 of 22 features100%
Unique strengths
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  • Birthday messages
  • Bulk messaging
  • Cart recovery
  • Compliance
  • +18 more
SMS marketing
0%0/22
100%22/22
Managing campaigns
0%0/12
100%12/12
Workflow automation
0%0/10
100%10/10
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HelloSendYSMS22 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Integrations

HelloSendNo rating yetYSMS4.7(66)
Works with also listed by another
  • Twilio
  • RingCentral
  • Vonage
  • Facebook Messenger
  • ClickSend
  • MessageBird
  • Shopify POS
  • Shopify Flow
  • Flow
How it sells itself

HelloSend brings SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram and voice calls to your Shopify store. Send order confirmations, shipping notifications and abandoned cart reminders automatically. Run SMS and WhatsApp campaigns to Shopify customer segments, and handle texts, WhatsApp and Telegram chats and calls from one shared inbox. Built-in AI drafts replies, answers common questions and hands over to your team.

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.

Key points
  • Multi-Channel Excellence:SMS,MMS,Facebook - Reach customers, amplify your brand.
  • Segmented SMS Campaigns:Targeted & personalized messages with SMS Templates.
  • Conversational SMS:Enables real-time customer engagement,building brand loyalty.
  • SMS Automation: Saves time and ensures timely interactions with customers.
  • 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
Screenshots
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SMS Marketing and automations for Shopify
ysms new segment customers audienceysms automations abandoned cart and new orderysms marketing sms campaigns

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.

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Adoption

MeasureHelloSendYSMS
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureHelloSendYSMS
App Store ratingNot published4.7 ★
App Store reviewsNot published66
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough data0
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureHelloSendYSMS
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$39/monthNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trial7 daysNot listed
Plans listed31

Listing

MeasureHelloSendYSMS
Shopify category rank#516in Chat#3in SMS marketing
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s charts#3 on Featured by Shopify in SMS marketing
Built for ShopifyNoYes
LaunchedApr 15, 2022Jul 13, 2020
Languages1English2English, Italian
DeveloperHelloSendinkOfPixel

FAQ

HelloSend 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 29, 2026 for HelloSend, 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 29, 2026 for HelloSend, 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.