essensys Softphone (US) vs GitsTel SMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
essensys Softphone (US)
This app allows users to make and receive calls using their landline number from any location with WiFi or mobile data. It effectively transforms your mobile device into a portable desk phone, ensuring you stay connected on the go.
- Make and receive calls
- Use landline number
- Portable desk phone functionality
- WiFi and mobile data support
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essensys Phone lets you take your desk phone anywhere. Make and receive calls from wherever you have WiFi or mobile data presenting your landline number.
GitsTel SMS
Communicate with customers using your business phone number for texts and picture messages. Access your conversations from multiple devices, including web browsers, and allow team members to manage incoming messages from a shared business number.
- Use business number for texts
- Send/receive text and picture messages
- Access messages on multiple devices
- Web browser access
- Shared number for teams
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Make and receive text messages using your business phone number! • Use your business phone number to text instead of your personal number • Send and receive text and picture messages to/from any cell phone number in the continental US View your messages on multiple devices: • Use your account on multiple devices with one sign-in • Access your messages from any computer via your browser (Chrome/Firefox/Edge) • Multiple users can access the same number so you or your team can reply to any message Now your customers can communicate with you with the ease and convenience that they have when texting with friends and family. No need to download a separate messaging “app” to contact you - they can simply text your business number and get in touch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: essensys Softphone (US) at 3.6 against GitsTel SMS's 1.0. essensys Softphone (US) also leads on ratings volume (26 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
essensys Softphone (US) holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: essensys Softphone (US) has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
essensys Softphone (US) ships an update every 12 months, GitsTel SMS every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | essensys Softphone (US) | GitsTel SMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (26 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | essensys | Textable |
Customer experience
essensys Softphone (US)
GitsTel SMS
In-app purchases
essensys Softphone (US)
No in-app purchases
GitsTel SMS
No in-app purchases
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