Textable vs String
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Textable
Enable your business phone number to send and receive text and picture messages from multiple devices. Your customers can text your business number directly, and your team can manage conversations from any computer or device.
- Use business number for texting
- Send/receive texts and pictures
- Multi-device access
- Browser access on computers
- Multiple user support
- Customer texting convenience
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Is your business textable? Textable allows your business phone number to send and receive messages from multiple devices. • 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. Supported SIP Providers: Twilio Flowroute VOIP.ms Bandwidth.com Telnyx Skyetel VoIP Innovations ...and many more!
String
Enhance customer engagement with a business SMS and voice platform. Organize your inbox, automate responses, and manage contacts efficiently. Send personalized messages to individuals or groups, and access your workflow from any device.
- Use existing or new phone numbers
- Organize inbox with sales funnel view
- Automated responses and auto-replies
- Contact management and CRM integrations
- 1-1, group, and mass messaging
- Templates and voicemail transcription
- Browser and mobile app access
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Boost your brand engagement with String’s intuitive business SMS marketing, text and voice. ANY PHONE NUMBER, EVEN LANDLINES Use your existing mobile or landline number with String. Select a new local number or upgrade to a vanity or toll free number of your choice. ORGANIZE YOUR INBOX Transform your inbox into a sales funnel or kanban board with various viewing, filtering and tagging options — Stay on top of your conversations and never miss a message again. POWERFUL MESSAGE MANAGEMENT Mark Unread and Archive — You love it for your emails, you’ll love it for your texts. STAY RESPONSIVE, 24/7 Amplify your interaction with automations and Auto-Replies — Respond to texts and missed calls on time, every time. TAP INTO ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES Contact Management & Integrations — Save important contact notes directly from the message thread. Capture contacts, import from your phone or computer,, automate workflows, integrate with tools you love (like your CRM, etc). REACH THE MASSES, OR JUST ONE Conversational, Groups or Mass Messaging — Respond directly with 1-1 messaging, message with a group,r or send personalized Mass Messages to multiple people at once, individually. BUILD A LOYAL CUSTOMER BASE Send promos, reminders and confirmations and never miss a lead, client or customer with Elite features like triggered Keyword Responses, and Auto-Replies. SAVE TIME Templates — No more copy-pasting the same message over and over. No time to listen to voicemail? View voicemail transcriptions in your inbox with visual voicemail. USE IT ANYWHERE Browser & Mobile Apps — Increase your workflow efficiency with access to String from your computer and mobile device. CALL FORWARDING & VOICE Separate your personal and professional calls with call forwarding and flexible voice settings. GOT QUESTIONS? Email our stellar support at support@joinstring.com. Find helpful articles, join our customer community and create tickets in our Help Center: https://help.joinstring.com/hc/en-us Terms of Service: https://www.joinstring.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.joinstring.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: String at 69% against Textable's 42%. String also leads on rating (3.5 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Textable's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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.
String holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 30 and 62 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Textable's written reviews are positive against 69% of String's.
Textable ships an update every 5 months, String every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Textable | String |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (30 ratings) | 3.5 (62 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 68.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 62 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Textable | NumberBarn, LLC |
Customer experience
Textable
String
In-app purchases
Textable
No in-app purchases
String
No in-app purchases









