Lab Scale vs Text Number
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lab Scale
This app works with a smart food scale to record weight measurements. It offers manual logging or automated recording at set intervals. It's particularly useful for remote science education.
- Log weight readings
- Manual logging
- Interval/frequency logging
- Compatible with Smart Food Scale
- Useful for remote science classes
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Use the Lab Scale app with a compatible Smart Food Scale to log weight readings manually or at a fixed interval/frequency. A must-have feature for remote learning science-related classes. To see a live demo, please search for the YouTube video: "smart chef Weighing Data Logger"
Text Number
Get a second phone number for texting without an extra SIM card. Protect your privacy by using this number for online registrations and separate your personal and work communications. Send multiple photos easily and block unwanted spam messages.
- Get a second US or Canada number
- Block spam messages
- Send multiple MMS messages
- Receive verification codes
- Separate work and personal life
- Protect online privacy
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Text Number allows you to have a 2nd Phone Texting that can separate your work and life without the need for an additional SIM card, and you can use Text Number to register with dating sites, shopping sites to protect your privacy With Text Number, you can Choose your own number Get a local number from the US or Canada. Block spam messages Block spam numbers and never receive spam text messages again Support multiple MMS messages Select multiple photos at once and send them with one click. Receive Verification Codes Text Number can be used to receive verification code for account registration. For example, WhatsApp, Facebook, Tinder, etc. Separate your work and life No need for a SIM card, use your second number to protect your privacy Text Number Premium Access to all app features requires an active subscription. Users must sign up for an in-app purchase to unlock premium features. Starts from $0.77 per week. Start texting with Text Number today! If you have any questions, please contact us via Text Number's feedback Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/textnumber-privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/textnumber-terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text Number at 4.7 against Lab Scale's 3.3. Text Number also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 0%) and ratings volume (12K vs 3). Lab Scale's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Text Number sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Lab Scale asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text Number holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Number has 12K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lab Scale's written reviews are positive against 39% of Text Number's.
Lab Scale ships an update fortnightly, Text Number every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lab Scale | Text Number |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 39.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #128 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ReFleX Wireless Inc. | 兰 陈 |
Customer experience
Lab Scale
Text Number
Bugs and requests
Lab Scale
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Text Number
Reported bugs
3 issues- Text messages frequently fail to send
- App crashes or becomes unusable after initial use
- Purchased phone numbers become unavailable
Requested features
3 requests- Improve text messaging reliability
- Enhance customer support responsiveness
- Provide clear subscription cancellation process
In-app purchases
Lab Scale
No in-app purchases
Text Number
- Weekly Plan$9.997 Days
- 2nd line Talk + Now Unlimited$19.991 Month
- Year Pack (Limited Time Offer)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- Second Texting Number Text Me Now3 Days trial$39.991 Year
- SMS Verification$2.99
- 100 credits for texting$3.99
- Change Second phone number$5.99
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- Text Phone Number$6.99
- 2nd Phone Number$9.99
- 500 credits for texting$15.99
