Comparison

TextMagic vs Telerivet

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

Head to head
About

TextMagic

This business-focused application enables bulk SMS sending and two-way conversations. It provides real-time delivery monitoring, contact management, and instant mobile contact import. The app synchronizes seamlessly with its web counterpart for multi-device use.

Highlights
  • Send bulk text messages
  • Two-way SMS conversations
  • Push notifications for new messages
  • Monitor delivery rates and history
  • Manage contacts and templates
  • Import mobile contacts
Features
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THIS APP IS ONLY FOR BUSINESS USERS. NO PERSONAL MESSAGES CAN BE SENT. The TextMagic mobile app is an additional tool in our business text messaging service. This mobile app allows you to: - send bulk text messages - have two-way SMS conversations - receive push notifications about new incoming messages - monitor delivery rates and message history - manage TextMagic lists, contacts and templates - import your mobile phone contacts to TextMagic instantly. The TextMagic app is fully synced with TextMagic Web App, and you can use it on several devices at once.

About

Telerivet

Facilitate global customer, employee, and community communication via SMS and voice. Organize messages and contacts, and build automated services like polls and subscriptions. Manage campaigns and services on the go with mobile notifications.

Highlights
  • Send and receive SMS
  • Organize messages and contacts
  • Automated services (polls, subscriptions)
  • Interactive voice response (IVR)
  • Team messaging from virtual numbers
  • Mobile campaign management
Features
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Telerivet makes it easy for businesses and organizations anywhere in the world to communicate with their customers, employees, and community via SMS and voice. Telerivet provides powerful tools to send and receive SMS, organize your messages and contacts, and create automated services such as opt-in subscriptions, polls, auto-replies, and interactive voice response systems. By connecting one or more virtual phone numbers to your Telerivet account, you can allow mobile phone users to send SMS messages to your business or organization. You can also invite your entire team to send messages from your virtual number or alphanumeric sender ID. With the Telerivet app, you can receive notifications when someone sends an SMS to your virtual number, and manage your campaigns and services from your phone. SMS and voice calls are sent and received via third-party providers such as Nexmo, not from the iOS device itself. The Telerivet iOS app provides a mobile-friendly interface to the functionality in the Telerivet web app.

Screenshots

TextMagic4 screens
Telerivet4 screens

Verdict

The call

TextMagic and Telerivet both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Telerivet's written reviews are positive against 31% of TextMagic's. Telerivet also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). TextMagic's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (267 vs 6). On price, rating, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for TextMagic against 4.8 for Telerivet. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextMagic has 267 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of TextMagic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Telerivet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextMagic ships an update every 2 weeks, Telerivet every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TextMagic versus Telerivet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextMagicTelerivet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (267 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews30.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings267 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTextMagic Ltd.Telerivet, Inc.

Customer experience

TextMagic

All ratings267 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive30.6%
Neutral13.9%
Negative55.6%

Telerivet

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

TextMagic

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App terminated on signup
  • Messages not being sent
  • Server is off, no login
  • SMS messages not delivered
  • Messages come through multiple times
Show 8 more
  • Confirmation texts not sent
  • App says sent but not received
  • App not working, messages not sent
  • Random messages not deleted
  • Not all replies accessible in app
  • App is buggy, chat doesn't open
  • Messages showing wrong date
  • White page pops up and disappears on launch

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to use landscape mode on iPad
  • Signature block and other templates
  • Image capacity

Telerivet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TextMagic

No in-app purchases

None

Telerivet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TextMagic free?
TextMagic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Telerivet free?
Telerivet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TextMagic or Telerivet?
TextMagic and Telerivet are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 267 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do TextMagic or Telerivet have ads?
Neither TextMagic nor Telerivet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextMagic or Telerivet?
TextMagic ships an update every 2 weeks, and Telerivet every 9 months. Most recently, TextMagic was updated on October 13, 2026 and Telerivet on October 3, 2026.

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