Interpals vs Texto
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interpals
Connect with a global community for cultural and language exchange. Find pen pals, practice languages with native speakers, and meet travelers visiting your area. Discover new friends and expand your horizons.
- Culture and language exchange
- Find pen pals
- Language practice with native speakers
- Meet travelers
- Global community
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Meet people with Interpals, the original culture and language exchange community with 8.5 million users since 1998. Chat with new friends, pen pals and language partners from all over the world. Match with tandem language partners for language exchange or meet up with travelers from other countries who are visiting your area. Practice languages with native speakers to learn English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Portuguese, German, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Turkish and hundreds more, all for FREE!
Texto
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Texto est un réseau social qui vous permet de discuter avec vos amis, de partager vos moments. •MOMENTS Partagez vos instants à vos amis •ACTUS Partagez vos moments au monde entier et découvrez ceux de vos amis ou de n'importe qui
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Texto at none against Interpals's shown. Interpals's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Interpals ships an update every 2 weeks, Texto monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interpals | Texto |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (733 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 39.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 733 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | InterPals LLC | David Ventre |
Bugs and requests
Interpals
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to upload profile photos
- Messages not loading or disappearing
- Accounts being suspended for no reason
- Incompatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Improved moderation and fake account detection
- Dark mode option
- Better notification and messaging reliability
- Video/voice call functionality
- Ability to filter by age, location, interests, etc.
Texto
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Interpals
No in-app purchases
Texto
No in-app purchases
