Comparison

TextMagic vs Carrick

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

Carrick

This app provides a professional texting platform for organizations to engage with contacts. It leverages AI to gather insights and automate processes, helping businesses grow and manage relationships more effectively.

Highlights
  • Professional texting platform
  • AI-powered contact insights
  • Process automation
  • Relationship management
  • Transparent and easy-to-use interface
Features
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Carrick is a patient engagement platform that brings texts, calls, voicemail, appointments, forms and AI-assisted workflows into one shared patient conversation. Healthcare teams work from a shared inbox on web, desktop or mobile, while patients use the phone and messaging apps they already have—no portal, login or download required. Carrick turns missed calls into messages, transcribes and summarizes voicemail, automates reminders, confirmations, cancellations and rebooking, and supports broadcasts, intake, translation and targeted outreach. Guardrailed AI voice and SMS agents handle approved routine administrative communication and hand off to staff using rules your team defines and tests. Carrick can work alongside your existing phone, VoIP or SIP provider and is configured around each organization’s workflows. Designed to support HIPAA, PIPEDA and PHIPA obligations with encryption, role-based access, MFA, consent and opt-out management, and audit-ready compliance logs.

Screenshots

TextMagic4 screens
Carrick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Carrick at 100% against TextMagic's 31%. Carrick also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). TextMagic's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (258 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Carrick holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextMagic has 258 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of TextMagic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Carrick's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextMagic ships an update weekly, Carrick every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TextMagic versus Carrick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextMagicCarrick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (258 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings258 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB43 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTextMagic Ltd.TxtSquad Enterprises Inc.

Customer experience

TextMagic

All ratings258 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.8%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive30.6%
Neutral13.9%
Negative55.6%

Carrick

All ratings1 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

Carrick

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TextMagic

No in-app purchases

None

Carrick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TextMagic free?
TextMagic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Carrick free?
Carrick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TextMagic or Carrick?
Carrick is rated higher. TextMagic averages 4.8 out of 5 from 258 ratings, while Carrick averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TextMagic or Carrick have ads?
Neither TextMagic nor Carrick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextMagic or Carrick?
TextMagic ships an update weekly, and Carrick every 6 weeks. Most recently, TextMagic was updated on September 22, 2026 and Carrick on September 19, 2026.

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