Comparison

Second Texting Number vs Text without Addressbook

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

Head to head
About

Second Texting Number

Get a private second phone number for texting and receiving verification codes. Keep your personal number safe for online activities like dating or shopping. Enjoy unlimited messaging and group texts without ads.

Highlights
  • Choose any available area code
  • Unlimited texting and photo messages
  • Receive verification codes
  • Keep personal number private
  • Group texting functionality
  • No disruptive ads
Features
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CHOOSE YOUR NEW NUMBER Get a phone number with any available area code. UNLIMITED TEXTING Send and receive unlimited text messages to any US phone number. This includes photo messages. RECEIVE VERIFICATION CODES Your number can be used to receive verification codes for account registrations. Not compatible with all services. PRIVACY PROTECTED Keep your real number private when shopping, dating, or selling online. Use your second number to stay protected. GROUP TEXTING Seamlessly create and participate in group text messaging. NO ADS Uninterrupted texting without any disruptive ads. Join the millions of users enjoying private texting with Second Texting Number. Have questions or feature suggestions? Visit us: www.SecondTextingNumber.com ---- Second Texting Number offers an optional subscription which allows users to customize their phone number, send unlimited text messages, send photos and more. Payment will be charged to App Store Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's App Store Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Important: Not compatible with 911 emergency services. Privacy Policy: http://secondtextingnumber.com/privacypolicy.html Terms of Service: http://secondtextingnumber.com/termsofservice.html

About

Text without Addressbook

Easily start WhatsApp conversations with individuals or multiple contacts without saving their numbers to your address book. Features an updated menu for selecting ISD codes to ensure correct dialing.

Highlights
  • Start single contact chats
  • Start multiple contact chats
  • Select contacts from dropdown
  • ISD code selection menu
  • No contact saving required
Features
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This app allows you to start a whatsapp conversation without adding contacts to your addressbook. Two Options are granted: Single Contact: You can enter a mobile number and click Whatsapp button to start a conversation with that mobile number on your whatsapp messenger app. Multiple Contacts: You can enter multiple mobile numbers and then select each number from a dropdown select menu and start a conversation with these mobile numbers on your whatsapp messenger app. Design updated with a menu to select ISD codes from. These ISD codes are helpful when the phone numbers don't have an ISD code. It's a useful app for people who want to whatsapp unknown numbers without adding them to their mobile address book.

Screenshots

Second Texting Number4 screens
Text without Addressbook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Second Texting Number at 4.6 against Text without Addressbook's 4.0. Second Texting Number also leads on ratings volume (66K vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Text without Addressbook's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Second Texting Number sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Text without Addressbook asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Second Texting Number holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Second Texting Number has 66K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Second Texting Number's written reviews are positive against 50% of Text without Addressbook's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Second Texting Number ships an update every 2 weeks, Text without Addressbook every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Second Texting Number versus Text without Addressbook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecond Texting NumberText without Addressbook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (66K ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings66K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#84 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB19 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTorqued Studios LLCMohit Khanna

Customer experience

Second Texting Number

All ratings65,905 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews424 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral5.2%
Negative37.0%

Text without Addressbook

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Second Texting Number

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Messages not sending or delayed
  • Frequent app crashes or freezes
  • Subscription issues and unexpected charges

Requested features

4 requests
  • Call functionality
  • Video/multimedia support
  • Improved reliability and consistency
  • Clearer subscription model

Text without Addressbook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Second Texting Number

Subscriptions7
  • Unlimited Texting3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Unlimited Texting$7.997 Days
  • Limited Texting$9.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Texting Number$9.991 Month
  • Texting3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Texting3 Days trial$13.991 Month
  • Unlimited Texting$13.991 Month
One-time3
  • 50 Credits$4.99
  • Change Your Number$8.99
  • 150 Credits$9.99
None

Text without Addressbook

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Second Texting Number free?
Second Texting Number is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text without Addressbook free?
Text without Addressbook is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Second Texting Number or Text without Addressbook?
Second Texting Number is rated higher. Second Texting Number averages 4.6 out of 5 from 66K ratings, while Text without Addressbook averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Second Texting Number or Text without Addressbook have ads?
Second Texting Number shows ads; Text without Addressbook does not.
Which is updated more often, Second Texting Number or Text without Addressbook?
Second Texting Number ships an update every 2 weeks, and Text without Addressbook every 2 months. Most recently, Second Texting Number was updated on November 11, 2026 and Text without Addressbook on November 3, 2026.

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