The free version comes with all the features of the full version, but with ads.
Change log in the new version:
- New: Pivot control for switching between folders on main page
- New: Live tile now optionally displays the most recently received message
- New: Full thumbnail support for all pages
- New: Search functionality
- New: Ability to send a message to multiple recipients
- New: International characters for both contacts and messages
- New: Action-links support for phone numbers, URLs and email addresses embedded in messages
- New: The autocomplete recipient search now supports first names, last names and nicknames
- Bug fix: If a toast notification is received while the app is open, a full refresh is now triggered
- Bug fix: The Quick Reply page now properly marks conversations as read and updates the live tile counter accordingly