Text vs a)plan coaching 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text
This app allows existing Text-Em-All customers to manage mass text messaging and automated calling services on the go. Receive instant notifications for replies and direct messages, craft responses remotely, and manage conversations efficiently. It's designed for sending important informational and emergency alerts, not marketing or political messages.
- Instant notification of replies and direct messages
- Craft and send responses remotely
- Manage and mark conversations as done
- Switch between multiple text numbers
- Manage contact opt-out status
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This app is for Text-Em-All customers with an existing account. Text-Em-All is the leading provider of mass text messaging and automated calling services, serving 16,000+ organizations since 2005. The platform delivers personalized messages fast, whether they’re going to five people or 50,000. Organizations use Text-Em-All to send appointment reminders, emergency alerts, shift notifications, promotional campaigns, severe weather updates, payment reminders, church communications, and more. Today, the app supports two-way conversations. Use it to stay connected with your contacts when you’re away from your desk: • Get notified: Instantly see when a contact replies to a broadcast or sends you a direct message. • Reply anywhere: Respond on the go without waiting to get back to your computer. • Manage conversations: Mark threads done as you go and keep track of what still needs attention. • View multiple numbers: Accounts with more than one text number can switch between them to manage messages. • Manage opt-outs: Update a contact’s opt-out status directly from the app. Responsible Use Policy Mass texting and calling have the power to reach people when it counts. We built Text-Em-All to deliver the messages that matter, and we take that seriously. We respectfully decline to work with organizations whose use cases conflict with our values, including unsolicited contact and political solicitation. If you enjoy using Text-Em-All, please leave us a review. If something’s not working or you have an idea to share, reach out at support@text-em-all.com.
a)plan coaching 2.0
This app enhances one-on-one coaching with technology, offering real-time feedback and encouragement through notifications and text chat. It serves as a central hub for tracking accomplishments and progress towards personal goals.
- Real-time feedback from coaches
- Progress tracking for goals
- Capture general accomplishments
- Track areas of growth
- Gratitude journaling
- Short and long-term goal setting
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Better coaching, optimized by technology. The a)plan process was designed by the coaching industry’s best and brightest, with behavioral psychology and neuroscience at the core of our approach. Supporting this approach is the a)plan app, a unique and proprietary communication platform designed to extend the one-on-one coaching experience. Through the use of notifications and text chat, users receive real-time feedback and positive encouragement from their coaches, which deepens engagement and supports positive change. The app is also a central hub for tracking micro accomplishments and progress towards specific, predefined goals. Users of the a)plan app enjoy the ability to capture and track: General accomplishments Gratitude Progress towards goals Areas of growth Short terms goals Longer term goals for the year and beyond Significant progress starts on a)plan’s app-based coaching platform.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: a)plan coaching 2.0 at 100% against Text's 15%. a)plan coaching 2.0 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). Text's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
a)plan coaching 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of Text's written reviews are positive against 100% of a)plan coaching 2.0's.
Text ships an update every 5 months, a)plan coaching 2.0 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text | a)plan coaching 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Text-Em-All | A-Plan |
Customer experience
Text
a)plan coaching 2.0
In-app purchases
Text
No in-app purchases
a)plan coaching 2.0
No in-app purchases









