Comparison

String vs GBPN

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

GBPN

This app provides a dedicated business phone number for your mobile device. It enables you to make calls, send and receive SMS/MMS messages, and manage voicemails, all from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • Dedicated business phone number
  • Make and receive calls
  • SMS and MMS messaging
  • Voicemail management
  • Mobile business communication
Features
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GBPN allows you to have your business phone number on your cell phone. You can make calls, engage in SMS and MMS messaging, listen to voicemails, etc using this app.

Screenshots

String4 screens
GBPN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GBPN at 4.4 against String's 3.5. GBPN also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). String's advantage is review sentiment (69% vs 50%) and ratings volume (62 vs 5). 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

GBPN holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: String has 62 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of String's written reviews are positive against 50% of GBPN's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
String versus GBPN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStringGBPN
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (62 ratings)4.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings62 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB28 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNumberBarn, LLCGBPN

Customer experience

String

All ratings62 ratings
Positive64.5%
Neutral1.6%
Negative33.9%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative28.6%

GBPN

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

String

No in-app purchases

None

GBPN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is String free?
String is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GBPN free?
GBPN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, String or GBPN?
GBPN is rated higher. String averages 3.5 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while GBPN averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do String or GBPN have ads?
Neither String nor GBPN shows ads.

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