Comparison

Textable vs Callcentric SMS

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

Callcentric SMS

Send and receive SMS messages using your Callcentric phone numbers. This app offers real-time messaging, contact list integration, and dark mode support. It requires an active Callcentric account and an SMS Access Plan.

Highlights
  • Real-time SMS messaging
  • Dark Mode support
  • Contact list integration
  • Multiple number support
  • Manage SMS functionality per number
  • Multi-account support
  • Customizable default SMS number
Features
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The completely new Callcentric SMS app has been re-designed to provide the best SMS experience with your Callcentric account. SMS is supported on ALL of our US and Canada Numbers! Getting started is easy, all you need to do is activate one of our SMS Access Plans on your Callcentric account and install this app on your iOS device. That's it! REQUIRED TO USE THIS APP • An active Callcentric VoIP service account • Callcentric SMS Access Plan & US/Canada phone number NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED • MMS Messaging (group messages, attachments, etc) • SMS Messaging with International numbers (outside of US/Canada) FEATURES & HIGHLIGHTS • SMS Messaging in real-time • Dark Mode support for easier viewing • Option to use the Contact List in your device • Support for messaging with multiple numbers via a single interface • Enable/Disable SMS functionality on any of your US, Canada, or toll-free numbers • Store the username and settings for multiple accounts for fast switching between logins • Show your SMS number (the number you are sending from) in the conversation list - useful when you use multiple SMS numbers. Enable in settings • Set a default SMS number to use for sending messages or manually choose the SMS number you want to use on a per message basis. Enable in settings Access to Contacts (optional): Used to let you select a contact to send an SMS to, and properly show name information on messages received with an entry in your iPhone/iPad contacts. Your Contact list will NEVER to be uploaded to Callcentric. Data is used locally within the app. We do not have access to your Contacts outside of the app. Notifications (optional): We use push notifications to notify you of incoming SMS messages in real-time when the app is in the background. WARNING: if you do not enable notifications you will not receive notice of new incoming SMS messages until the next time you open the app.

Screenshots

Textable4 screens
Callcentric SMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Callcentric SMS at 4.7 against Textable's 3.1. Callcentric SMS also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 42%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Textable's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Callcentric SMS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Callcentric SMS has 202 ratings behind it against 30, 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 73% of Callcentric SMS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Textable ships an update every 5 months, Callcentric SMS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Textable versus Callcentric SMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextableCallcentric SMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (30 ratings)4.7 (202 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings30202 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTextable LLCCallcentric, Inc.

Customer experience

Textable

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

Callcentric SMS

All ratings202 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

Textable

No in-app purchases

None

Callcentric SMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Textable free?
Textable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Callcentric SMS free?
Callcentric SMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Textable or Callcentric SMS?
Callcentric SMS is rated higher. Textable averages 3.1 out of 5 from 30 ratings, while Callcentric SMS averages 4.7 from 202 ratings.
Do Textable or Callcentric SMS have ads?
Neither Textable nor Callcentric SMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Textable or Callcentric SMS?
Textable ships an update every 5 months, and Callcentric SMS every 3 weeks. Most recently, Textable was updated on June 11, 2026 and Callcentric SMS on September 14, 2026.

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