Stop Calling vs Textacy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stop Calling
Identify unknown callers and protect yourself from fraudulent or annoying calls. See descriptions of incoming calls, such as "Financial Services" or "Telemarketing," directly on your screen. The database of suspicious numbers is constantly updated.
- Caller identification
- Spam call blocking
- Real-time call descriptions
- Updated database of suspicious numbers
- Protection from fraudulent calls
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Are you getting calls from unknown numbers? Do you wonder whether to pick up because you don't know if they might be fraudulent or harassing? This app will help you with that and protect you from unwanted calls. If one of these numbers calls you, you will see on your phone's display, in addition to the unknown number, a description of it, such as "Financial Services" or "Telemarketing." We continuously update the list of fraudulent and harassing numbers. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Textacy
A modern messaging application that allows users to register, select a personal number, and communicate via SMS, MMS, and VoIP calls. It offers robust conversation management features including chat blocking and deletion within a secure interface.
- Choose your own number
- Send SMS and MMS
- Make VoIP calls
- Block unwanted chats
- Delete conversations
- Secure and intuitive interface
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Textacy is a modern messaging app that keeps you connected. Easily register, choose your own number, and start chatting with your contacts. Send SMS, MMS, and enjoy clear VoIP calls. Manage your conversations with options to block or delete chats, all in one secure and intuitive app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Textacy at 100% against Stop Calling's 38%. Textacy also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Stop Calling's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Stop Calling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Textacy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Textacy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Stop Calling's written reviews are positive against 100% of Textacy's.
Stop Calling ships an update every 6 days, Textacy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stop Calling | Textacy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 38.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #198 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Miroslav Baudys | Textacy |
Customer experience
Stop Calling
Textacy
In-app purchases
Stop Calling
- Buy me a coffee every month$0.991 Month
- Buy me a coffee$1.99
Textacy
No in-app purchases
