Comparison

Captivated Texting vs Dashboard AE

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

Head to head
About

Captivated Texting

Communicate with customers via text message using your business landline. Send and receive messages, photos, videos, and collect payments. Organize contacts, schedule messages, and automate workflows for efficient business communication.

Highlights
  • Send/receive texts, photos, videos
  • Contact management and organization
  • Payment collection via text
  • Message scheduling and automation
  • Internal team chat
  • Appointment booking and management
Features
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Your business already has a phone number. Captivated turns it into a real conversation channel — no app for customers to download, no new number to remember. They just text you, the same way they text everyone else in their life. From the thread, your team does the actual job. Send real-time messages loaded with photos and videos when a phone call won't cut it. Keep every contact organized with editable profiles, tags, and internal notes only your team can see. Dig up any conversation instantly with search. Running behind on something? Schedule a message and it goes out exactly when you meant it to. Payments, paperwork, and appointments live in the same thread. Collect payments by credit card or ACH, send forms and surveys, request a customer's location, and book appointments straight onto your calendar — synced with Google or Microsoft, so nothing falls through the cracks. Send your business contact card and a customer has your number saved in one tap. Growing your list is just as simple with built-in opt-in links and QR codes. And when volume picks up, Captivated scales with you. Unlimited keyword replies route conversations automatically, automations send the right message to the right department without anyone lifting a finger, and workflows keep your whole team following the same playbook. Need to loop in a coworker without leaving the app? Internal team chat keeps that conversation right next to the customer one. Your customers are already texting everyone else in their life. Give them a reason to text you too.

About

Dashboard AE

This event app helps attendees navigate curated drive routes and stay updated with real-time agendas and reminders. It also provides access to product information and allows direct chat with event staff.

Highlights
  • Real-time agenda with reminders
  • Curated drive route navigation
  • Product and venue information
  • Chat with event staff
  • Event-specific content access
Features
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Dashboard AE is an automotive-focused event app for smartphones. It provides event attendees with a real-time agenda, drive route, and chat function. Product and venue information is also available. The app's intended use is for events where participants drive a vehicle on a specific route. Use Dashboard AE to: - Navigate a curated drive route (patent pending) - View agenda items and get reminders about the items - Find product specifications - Chat with event staff

Screenshots

Captivated Texting4 screens
Dashboard AE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dashboard AE at 5.0 against Captivated Texting's 3.5. Dashboard AE also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Captivated Texting's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, 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

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

Dashboard AE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Captivated Texting has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Captivated Texting ships an update every 7 months, Dashboard AE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Captivated Texting versus Dashboard AE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaptivated TextingDashboard AE
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (20 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaptivated, LLCAutomotive Events

Customer experience

Captivated Texting

All ratings20 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

Dashboard AE

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Captivated Texting

No in-app purchases

None

Dashboard AE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Captivated Texting free?
Captivated Texting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dashboard AE free?
Dashboard AE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Captivated Texting or Dashboard AE?
Dashboard AE is rated higher. Captivated Texting averages 3.5 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Dashboard AE averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Captivated Texting or Dashboard AE have ads?
Dashboard AE shows ads; Captivated Texting does not.
Which is updated more often, Captivated Texting or Dashboard AE?
Captivated Texting ships an update every 7 months, and Dashboard AE every 2 months. Most recently, Captivated Texting was updated on September 9, 2026 and Dashboard AE on September 18, 2026.

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