Text2Us vs Kimoby
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text2Us
Communicate directly with your service advisor via text message. Avoid missed calls and hold times to get your vehicle repaired faster and with less frustration. Ask questions and provide repair authorizations easily.
- Direct text communication with service advisors
- Avoid missed calls and hold times
- Ask questions about service
- Provide repair authorization
- Faster vehicle repair process
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Are you tired of missed calls, being on hold, or playing phone tag? Texting is the perfect way to communicate for most service needs. Download and use the Text2Us app on your smartphone. Never miss important information from your Service Advisor. Ask your Service Advisor questions or give authorization for your repair. Better communication gets your vehicle repaired more quickly with less frustration.
Kimoby
This platform helps auto dealerships improve customer interactions and streamline operations. It integrates with major Dealer Management Systems to manage communications, process payments, and track vehicle information.
- Real-time customer conversation updates
- Photo, video, and file sharing
- Streamlined payment requests
- Team collaboration tools
- Loaner and fleet vehicle monitoring
- Detailed customer profiles and history
- Repair order and appointment tracking
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Kimoby’s Dealership Engagement System (DES) application empowers North American auto groups and dealerships to drive revenue growth, enhance service experiences, and optimize business operations. Integrated seamlessly with all major Dealer Management Systems (DMS), Kimoby DES enables dealerships to manage all dealer-customer interactions directly from their iPhone or iPad. Key Features: - Stay updated on customer conversations in real-time. - Easily capture and share photos, videos, and files. - Streamline payment requests with Kimoby Pay. - Collaborate efficiently by adding notes, mentioning colleagues, and exchanging information in chats. - Seamlessly manage multiple accounts. - Monitor loaner and fleet vehicles with Kimoby Go. - Access detailed customer profiles and their interaction history. - Review each Repair Order (RO) and its associated details. - Track appointment details and attendance for any given day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text2Us at 100% against Kimoby's 50%. Text2Us also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (14.2 vs 16.4). Kimoby's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Text2Us holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Text2Us's written reviews are positive against 50% of Kimoby's.
Text2Us ships an update every 2 months, Kimoby every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text2Us | Kimoby |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.2 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lynne Hoecht | Kimoby |
Customer experience
Text2Us
Kimoby
In-app purchases
Text2Us
No in-app purchases
Kimoby
No in-app purchases
