Universal SMS Pakistan 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 Nov 8, 2026 for Universal SMS Pakistan, Oct 17, 2026 for YSMS.

The short answer

  • On the Shopify App Store: Universal SMS Pakistan 5.0 from 11 reviews and YSMS 4.7 from 66 reviews.
  • YSMS lists 18 features Universal SMS Pakistan’s listing doesn’t mention, including Birthday messages, Bulk messaging, Compliance.

Head to head

Detected stores

Universal SMS Pakistan: 1
YSMS: —

App Store reviews

Universal SMS Pakistan: 11
YSMS: 66
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Pitch

Send bulk or automated order sms to customers (Pakistan only)

Create and manage your SMS marketing campaigns

Categories
  • SMS marketing
  • SMS marketing
  • Promotions - Other
Languages
  • English
  • English
  • Italian
Launched
Jan 12, 2022
Jul 13, 2020
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Built for Shopify
Reviews per month
1 last full month
2 last full month
Detected stores
1active installs
  • Dune London Pakistan
0active installs
Most common store size
101-200 products100%
—
Top countries
  • Pakistan100%
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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.

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Universal SMS PakistanYSMSCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
—
—
Plans
FreeFree to install
We charge per sms as per usage.
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
4 of 22 features18%
22 of 22 features100%
Unique strengths
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  • Birthday messages
  • Bulk messaging
  • Compliance
  • Conversion metrics
  • +14 more
SMS marketing
18%4/22
100%22/22
Managing campaigns
8%1/12
100%12/12
Workflow automation
30%3/10
100%10/10
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Universal SMS PakistanYSMS22 features listed across both App Store listings

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Works with also listed by another
  • Checkout
  • Shopify POS
  • Shopify Flow
  • Flow
How it sells itself

Automate your order related communication by connecting your SMS account with your store. This app helps you verify orders through OTP, send courier tracking updates to customers, and recover abandoned carts by delivering personalized discount coupons. Improve customer satisfaction, reduce order fraud, and increase your sales effortlessly.

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
  • Auto New Order SMS
  • Auto Cancel Order SMS
  • Auto Fulfillment Order SMS
  • Auto Abandoned Cart SMS
  • 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
Bulk Marketing SMS
HomepageSMS Logs
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

MeasureUniversal SMS PakistanYSMS
Detected stores1as of Nov 8, 2026Not published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesApparel & AccessoriesNot published
Top store countriesPakistanNot published

Reviews

MeasureUniversal SMS PakistanYSMS
App Store rating5.0 ★(ahead)4.7 ★
App Store reviews1166(ahead)
New reviews, 28 days00
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureUniversal SMS PakistanYSMS
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listedNo monthly plan listed
Longest free trialNot listedNot listed
Plans listed11

Listing

MeasureUniversal SMS PakistanYSMS
Shopify category rank#67in SMS marketing#3(ahead)in SMS marketing
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s charts#3 on Featured by Shopify in SMS marketing
Built for ShopifyNoYes
LaunchedJan 12, 2022Jul 13, 2020
Languages1English2English, Italian
DeveloperDevsolinkOfPixel

FAQ

Universal SMS Pakistan and YSMS: common questions

Which has better reviews, Universal SMS Pakistan or YSMS?
On the Shopify App Store: Universal SMS Pakistan 5.0 from 11 reviews and YSMS 4.7 from 66 reviews.
What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
YSMS lists 18 the others don’t mention, such as Birthday messages, Bulk messaging, Compliance, Conversion metrics. 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 Nov 8, 2026 for Universal SMS Pakistan, 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 Nov 8, 2026 for Universal SMS Pakistan, 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.