Comparison

Textable vs Sociocs

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Use business number for texting
  • Send/receive texts and pictures
  • Multi-device access
  • Browser access on computers
  • Multiple user support
  • Customer texting convenience
Features
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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!

About

Sociocs

This business tool centralizes customer communications across multiple platforms. It aids in customer acquisition, retention, and reputation management through a unified inbox for team collaboration.

Highlights
  • Multi-channel customer communication
  • Online review management
  • Team shared inbox
  • SMS and WhatsApp chat
  • Web chat and forms
  • Customer acquisition and retention tools
Features
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Sociocs is a customer communication tool for your business. It helps you acquire and retain customers, build online reputation, deliver awesome customer service experience, and grow your business. Business texting, Google Maps & WhatsApp chat, online reviews management, web chat, online forms, and SMS notifications using a single tool shared by your team. Supported channels on Sociocs: Facebook Messenger, Facebook Post Comments, Mobile App Reviews, Google Business Reviews, Instagram Business Messaging, Business SMS/Texting, Telegram Messaging, Web Chat, WhatsApp Messaging, Website Forms.

Screenshots

Textable4 screens
Sociocs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sociocs at 100% against Textable's 42%. Sociocs also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). Textable's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (30 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sociocs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Textable has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Textable's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sociocs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Textable ships an update every 5 months, Sociocs every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Textable versus Sociocs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextableSociocs
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (30 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTextable LLCTracious

Customer experience

Textable

All ratings30 ratings
Positive43.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative41.7%

Sociocs

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Textable

No in-app purchases

None

Sociocs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Textable free?
Textable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sociocs free?
Sociocs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Textable or Sociocs?
Sociocs is rated higher. Textable averages 3.1 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Sociocs averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Textable or Sociocs have ads?
Neither Textable nor Sociocs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Textable or Sociocs?
Textable ships an update every 5 months, and Sociocs every 6 weeks. Most recently, Textable was updated on June 11, 2026 and Sociocs on September 14, 2026.

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