Openroad vs TextTeddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Openroad
This app automatically detects car crashes and dispatches trained responders to provide assistance, even if you cannot. It works on any iPhone and in any car, offering fast help and location sharing with family. A crash scene guide is also available.
- Automatic crash detection
- 24/7 trained crash responders
- Emergency service dispatch
- Location sharing with family
- Crash Scene Guide
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Openroad is the FREE app that detects car crashes and gets you help from trained responders - even when you can't respond. “When I received a text and it said we noticed you’ve been in an accident, I’m thinking how in the world did they get there? And who called the ambulance and police? I was thinking, wow, I am going to have this always. And I’m going to tell everyone about it. You really did what you said you do.” — Ralph V, Florida “I was driving early in the morning with members of my family. I was following the speed limit. Suddenly there was freezing rain and my car started spinning out of control. Before I even realized what happened, I got a call from an Openroad agent, who promptly dispatched emergency services to the scene.” — Bhupen J, Iowa Why should you get Openroad? - Automatically detects car crashes using industry-leading crash detection - Works on every iPhone and in every car (unlike hardware-based products) - Gets you help FAST from trained crash responders standing by 24/7 - Crash responders can send 911 help even if you can't respond Need even more reasons? - Easily share your exact location with family in the event of a crash - Openroad's Crash Scene Guide provides step by step guidance after a crash Having issues? Or have some cool ideas you want to share? Reach out to us at hi@getopenroad.com. We’ve spent 6 years building super-smart location technology that detects crashes without draining your battery. Important: Please don't rely on Openroad as a substitute for other safety tools.
TextTeddy
Easily track TV shows, movies, books, and podcasts. Send messages to this assistant to save titles and notes, ensuring you never forget what you want to consume. It helps organize your media interests and recall streaming service information.
- Track TV shows, movies, books, podcasts
- Save titles and notes via text
- Recall media and streaming services
- Share recommendations with friends
- Organize media consumption
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Simplify your TV, movie, book and podcast tracking and consuming experience. Teddy is who you text what would otherwise be forgotten, buried in your phone notes, or a screenshot you’ll never find again. TextTeddy on the fly to keep track of the book, TV, movie and podcast titles you want to remember, and any notes about them you don’t want to forget. Everything texted to Teddy is saved in your app. - You can reference the app or TextTeddy to recall what you wanted to watch or read - Know what service a show or movie is streaming on - Drop media recommendations to friends and family directly from one Teddy to another Download TextTeddy today and meet your new Multimedia Manager!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: TextTeddy at free against Openroad's free with in-app purchases. TextTeddy also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 77%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Openroad's advantage is ratings volume (3.9K vs 40). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Openroad against 4.8 for TextTeddy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Openroad has 3.9K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Openroad's written reviews are positive against 96% of TextTeddy's.
Openroad ships an update fortnightly, TextTeddy every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Openroad | TextTeddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.9K ratings) — better | 4.8 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | 96.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TrueMotion, Inc. | TextTeddy, Inc. |
Customer experience
Openroad
TextTeddy
Bugs and requests
Openroad
Reported bugs
2 issues- Issues with motion and fitness access permissions
- Inaccurate location tracking
Requested features
3 requests- Support for deaf or hard of hearing users
- Ability to customize notification preferences
- Integration with other safety/emergency services
TextTeddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Openroad
No in-app purchases
TextTeddy
No in-app purchases
