TextMagic vs Phone Validator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Phone Validator
Quickly verify phone numbers to identify their line type (mobile, landline, VoIP, or invalid). Supports individual checks and bulk uploads via CSV for efficient contact list cleaning and data validation.
- Bulk phone number lookup
- Export results to CSV
- Individual phone number check
- Detailed logs
- Supports all countries
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Looking to clean your contact lists and verify phone numbers quickly and accurately? Phone Validator is the must-have app that helps you identify the line type of any phone number—mobile, landline, VoIP, or invalid—in just a few clicks. Whether you're validating a single number or thousands at once, our app makes the process simple, fast, and reliable. We use Twilio for this app, all you need to do is register a Twilio account before starting using this app. The look up service is almost 100% correctness for US/CA phone numbers, but it will work for the other countries too! Our Phone Validator app will help you check phone number line type: mobile, landline, voiceip, or invalid... in bulk by uploading a CSV file to the app and click Verify to start checking. Some impressive features: - Bulk phone number look up: mobile, landline, voip... - Export to CSV file with the line type details. - Individual phone number line type check. - Very detail log, both from app and from Twilio API call. - Support all countries, not only US/CA! Perfect for: - Marketing teams cleaning up lead databases - Businesses validating customer contact info - Developers and data analysts working with phone data - Anyone who needs to avoid invalid or wrong phone types IMPORTANT NOTES: after finish cleaning up, you need to export to result to CSV, if not, the new import will remove the old data, you have to re-check the old one if you need it again! Whether you're a marketer, a CRM admin, or just someone trying to organize your contact list, Phone Validator gives you the tools you need to keep your data clean and reliable.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TextMagic at none against Phone Validator's 1. TextMagic also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Phone Validator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TextMagic asks for nothing beyond the download.
TextMagic ships an update every 2 weeks, Phone Validator every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextMagic | Phone Validator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (263 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 30.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 263 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TextMagic Ltd. | Nghi Doan |
Customer experience
TextMagic
Phone Validator
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
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- 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
Phone Validator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TextMagic
No in-app purchases
Phone Validator
- Remove ads forever$9.99






