Comparison

Texter vs Call.com

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

Head to head
About

Texter

This app provides a private, disposable phone number for sending and receiving texts and making calls globally. It offers a simple, contract-free solution for privacy without needing a separate device or cell plan. Enjoy transparent fees and full control over your number.

Highlights
  • Disposable phone numbers
  • Send and receive texts
  • Make international calls
  • No contract required
  • Transparent fee calculator
  • No advertisements
Features
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Texter is a private phone number app specifically designed for iPhone to protect the sender's privacy. It is a simple and inexpensive way for those who need a disposable number to send or receive text messages and make calls around the world. No contracts, transparent fees, absolute privacy. NO HASSLES Our numbers come without a contract. You don't need a cell phone plan or another device to use your second phone number. SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS Using your second phone number with Texter is super-simple. Purchase a number, recharge credits, and start messaging and calling. TRANSPARENT FEES Texter messaging and calling fees are as transparent as possible. By using the in-app Tariff calculator, you can check the cost per outgoing and incoming calls or messages based on a specific country. UNRESTRICTED OWNERSHIP Purchase and keep your number for as long as you need or dispose of it anytime. NO ADS The app doesn't bother you with any advertisement and never shares any of your data. No exceptions! Use Texter in everyday situations: • Buying or selling things on Craigslist, eBay, or other e-commerce platforms • Dating • Hosting apartments on Airbnb • Using Uber • Applying for a job • Working (e.g. as a second work number)
 Phone numbers available in: USA, Canada, Sweden. PRICING Texter is free to download and comes with 20 free credits. Phone numbers and additional credits are available through subscriptions and in-app purchases. Our standard Subscription Options for phone numbers are weekly, monthly and yearly. If you choose to get one of our plans then your payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The cost of the renewal depends on your Subscription Plan. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. When canceling a subscription, your subscription will remain active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled but the current subscription will not be refunded. IMPORTANT: Messages use prepaid credits. Area code availability varies. May not work with SMS shortcode services. Not for 911 or other emergency services. Text messaging to UK and US numbers is unavailable (UK, US, PR, VI, Guam, and American Samoa). Text messaging is not available in Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Cote D’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion Island, Rwanda, Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, United Republic Of Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe) and Dominican Republic. If you like Texter app, we would love if you left a great review in the App Store! Just a couple of kind words or a simple star rating helps a lot! Privacy Policy: https://legal.apptoro.support/hc/en-us/articles/4417734791057 Terms of Use: https://legal.apptoro.support/hc/en-us/articles/4417344441617

About

Call.com

Get a real virtual phone number on your device without needing a new SIM card. Make calls, send texts, and have HD video calls with a dedicated second line for work, travel, or personal use. Manage multiple numbers and stay connected globally.

Highlights
  • Virtual second phone number
  • Voice and HD video calls
  • SMS messaging
  • Manage multiple numbers
  • Personalized voicemail
  • Call and SMS forwarding
  • Availability controls
Features
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Your second phone number in an app. A real virtual number you can use on any device — no SIM cards, no extra phones. Call.com gives you a dedicated second line for work, travel, or personal use. Choose a local number in the US, UK, France, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, and Puerto Rico, with more countries coming soon. VOICE CALLS Make crystal-clear calls to mobiles and landlines worldwide at low rates. Call other Call.com users for free. SMS Send affordable SMS messages to any mobile number in the world. VIDEO CALLS One-to-one or group HD video calls with up to 10 participants. Free between Call.com users. CHAT & VOICE MESSAGES Full-featured chat with support for images, files, emojis, and voice messages. WHO IT'S FOR — Freelancers & Small Business: A dedicated work line to separate business and personal communication. Project a professional image with a local number. — Remote Teams: Shared company credit, flexible billing, and the ability to reassign numbers between team members in one click. — Expats & Digital Nomads: Keep a local number in your home country while living abroad. Friends, family, and banks can reach you without international charges. — International Travellers: Connect over Wi-Fi and avoid expensive roaming fees. — International Callers: Stay in touch with friends and family overseas at affordable rates. — Coaches & Teachers: Communicate with students and clients on a dedicated number with flexible availability settings. — Property Managers & Hosts: A separate line for guest and client inquiries across multiple listings. — Tablet & Laptop Users: Turn any device into a fully functioning phone — no physical SIM required. MANAGE MULTIPLE NUMBERS Add more than one virtual number and manage them all from a single app. Each number comes with its own voicemail, availability schedule, and call controls. FEATURES — Personalized voicemail for each number — Call and SMS forwarding — Advanced availability controls and quiet hours — Block unwanted calls and messages — Send SMS to multiple contacts at once — Synchronized contacts across all your devices — Remote logout for account security — Login activity monitoring — Number porting — transfer an existing number to Call.com LOW INTERNATIONAL RATES Affordable calls and SMS to hundreds of destinations. Transparent pricing visible in the app before you call or send a message. USE ON MULTIPLE DEVICES Your calls, messages, and contacts stay synchronized across your devices. Trusted by over 1,000,000 users worldwide. Built in Europe. For support, contact our team directly in the app or email support@call.com

Screenshots

Texter4 screens
Call.com4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Call.com at every 10 days against Texter's monthly. Call.com also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 21%). Texter's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Texter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Call.com sells 32 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Texter against 4.6 for Call.com. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 742 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of Texter's written reviews are positive against 37% of Call.com's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Texter ships an update monthly, Call.com every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Texter versus Call.com: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTexterCall.com
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings)4.6 (742 ratings)
Positive reviews20.7% of reviews37.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better742
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApp ToroCall.com Telecom

Customer experience

Texter

All ratings1,164 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive20.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative78.0%

Call.com

All ratings742 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive37.3%
Neutral6.0%
Negative56.7%

User reviews

Texter

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Efficient way for secret communication
  • 🚀 Simple and straightforward to use

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Unable to call or text US numbers
  • 💰 Expensive and requires purchasing credits
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • ⚠️ Unreliable service, messages may or may not be delivered

Call.com

From 742 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for second number
  • 👍 Affordable pricing
  • 👍 Good call quality
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 👍 Reliable for SMS

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Payment issues
  • 🐛 Login problems
  • 🐛 Call reliability issues
  • 🐛 Poor call quality
  • 🐛 App crashes/freezes

Bugs and requests

Texter

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Inconsistent behavior, sometimes works, sometimes doesn't

Requested features

2 requests
  • Free trial option
  • Ability to use app in more countries

Call.com

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • In-app purchase not available
  • System server very bad, loading time out
  • Cannot log in to account
  • Numbers scramble when making calls
  • Error: 'sorry something went wrong, please try again' when making calls
Show 10 more
  • Logged out and purchased number disappeared after update
  • Fails KYC verification without explanation
  • Error: 'fetch credit products error'
  • App not logging in, says number is wrong
  • Internal server error / unable to fetch payment data
  • App not opening after migration from Cloud SIM
  • Calls cut off after a few seconds
  • Slow connection and calls disconnect after a few minutes
  • Cannot get through to numbers
  • Dropped SMS messages

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to send/receive pictures and video
  • Add more country options for numbers
  • Improve UI for handling multiple numbers
  • Allow default number selection
  • Enable in-app purchases via App Store

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Texter

Subscriptions5
  • Texting Number (weekly)$3.997 Days
  • 2nd Texting Number (weekly)$4.997 Days
  • Texting Number (monthly)$7.991 Month
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  • 2nd Texting Number (monthly)$9.991 Month
  • 2nd Texting Number (yearly)$69.991 Year
One-time5
  • 100 Credits$2.99
  • Change Phone Number$4.99
  • 300 Credits$6.99
Show 2 more
  • Change Phone Number$9.99
  • 900 Credits$17.99
32 purchases

Call.com

One-time32
  • Add £1.39$1.99
  • Add $1.39$1.99
  • Add €1.39$1.99
Show 29 more
  • Add €3.49$3.99
  • kr 50,00 Credit$3.99
  • €5,00 Credit$4.00
  • $4.99 Credit$4.99
  • Add £3.49$4.99
  • Add $3.49$4.99
  • £5.00 Credit$5.00
  • $5.00 Credit$5.00
  • 3 Month Subscription$5.99
  • $6.99 Credit$6.99
  • 1 Month Subscription$6.99
  • 3 Month Subscription$6.99
  • kr 100,00 Credit$7.99
  • €10,00 Credit$9.00
  • $9.99 Credit$9.99
  • 3 Month Subscription$9.99
  • Add €8.49$9.99
  • $10.00 Credit$10.00
  • Add £8.49$11.99
  • Add $8.49$11.99
  • 3 Month Subscription$15.99
  • 12 Month Subscription$15.99
  • 12 Month Subscription$16.99
  • $19.99 Credit$19.99
  • 3 Month Subscription$19.99
  • $24.99 Credit$24.99
  • 12 Month Subscription$24.99
  • 12 Month Subscription$39.99
  • 12 Month Subscription$49.99

Questions

Is Texter free?
Texter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Call.com free?
Call.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Texter or Call.com?
Texter and Call.com are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.2K and 742 ratings respectively.
Do Texter or Call.com have ads?
Neither Texter nor Call.com shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Texter or Call.com?
Texter ships an update monthly, and Call.com every 10 days. Most recently, Texter was updated on October 1, 2026 and Call.com on September 30, 2026.

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