Comparison

Unity vs J2 Texting

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Unity

This business communication app extends call control, visual voicemail, and instant messaging to your mobile device. It offers a unified "one number" solution, masking your cellular number for professional calls. Manage your VoIP environment, check user availability, and communicate with colleagues seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Call control (hold, transfer, conference, record)
  • Visual voicemail
  • Directory integration
  • Busy Lamp Field status
  • Instant messaging and presence
  • Service configuration
Features
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Unity Mobile extends the call control, visual voicemail, service configuration, Busy Lamp Field, directory integration and IM&P capabilities of Unity Client to the mobile phone, allowing you to take your business identity with you. The underlying cellular number is completely masked when both making and receiving calls, providing a total “one number” solution. Unity leverages BroadWorks Anywhere functionality with the native dialler on the mobile device, greatly enhancing reliability and simplifying support for service providers. Supported Features: • Call Control: Hold, transfer, conference, call recording. Both for inbound and outbound calls • Visual Voicemail: Download, play, delete and view all voicemails • Contacts: Lookup group/enterprise and personal contacts from BroadWorks, as well as contacts stored on the mobile device. • Busy Lamp Field: See the phone status of any user in your group or enterprise • Send SMS and Emails: Use the native apps to send SMS messages and Emails to contacts with a mobile number or email address in their profile • Instant Messaging: IM any other Unity user in the group or enterprise, or set your presence status for others to see. • Service Configuration: Control your VoIP environment directly from Unity Mobile. From activating Do Not Disturb to managing your call center availability and visual voicemail to creating conference calls. • Dark mode supported

About

J2 Texting

Features
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With J2 Texting, you can send and receive texts from your J2 business phone numbers. Make and receive text messages using your business phone number! • Use your business phone number to text instead of your personal number • Send and receive text and picture messages to/from any cell phone number in the continental US View your messages on multiple devices: • Use your account on multiple devices with one sign-in • Access your messages from any computer via your browser (Chrome/Firefox/Edge) • Multiple users can access the same number so you or your team can reply to any message Now your customers can communicate with you with the ease and convenience that they have when texting with friends and family. No need to download a separate messaging “app” to contact you - they can simply text your business number and get in touch.

Screenshots

Unity4 screens
J2 Texting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Unity at 12.0 against J2 Texting's 14.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unity ships an update every 3 months, J2 Texting every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Unity versus J2 Texting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnityJ2 Texting
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB51 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKakapo Systems LtdTextable

In-app purchases

None

Unity

No in-app purchases

None

J2 Texting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unity free?
Unity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is J2 Texting free?
J2 Texting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unity or J2 Texting have ads?
Neither Unity nor J2 Texting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unity or J2 Texting?
Unity ships an update every 3 months, and J2 Texting every 4 months. Most recently, Unity was updated on September 10, 2026 and J2 Texting on October 11, 2026.

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