Cleod9 Texting vs TextByChoice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cleod9 Texting
Enable texting capabilities for your business phone numbers. Keep your personal number private while sending and receiving messages on your business lines. Access your conversations from any internet-connected device, with multiple users able to manage a single number.
- Text from business phone numbers
- Keep personal number private
- Send/receive text and picture messages
- Multi-device access
- Multiple users per number
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With Cleod9 Texting, we make your business phone numbers textable! • Keep your personal mobile number private by texting on your business lines • Send and receive text and picture messages to/from any cell phone number in the continental US View your messages on multiple devices: • Use your account on multiple devices with one sign-in • Access your messages from any device connected to the internet • Multiple users can access the same number so you or your team can reply to any message Now your customers can communicate with you with the ease and convenience that they have when texting with friends and family. No need to download a separate messaging “app” to contact you - they can simply text your business number and get in touch.
TextByChoice
Manage your business text messages on the go. Send and receive messages, pictures, links, and attachments in real time. Easily switch between multiple accounts and receive instant notifications.
- Real-time SMS management
- Send/receive pictures & links
- Multiple account switching
- Instant message notifications
- Cloud Chat integration
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TextByChoice's most loved feature Cloud Chat is now on your smartphone! - Receive and respond to your account text messages in real time. - Send and receive pictures, links, emojis, & attachments - Switch between multiple accounts with ease. - Get instant notifications when messages are received.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TextByChoice at 5.0 against Cleod9 Texting's 4.7. TextByChoice also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). Cleod9 Texting's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). 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.
TextByChoice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Cleod9 Texting ships an update every 6 months, TextByChoice every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cleod9 Texting | TextByChoice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Textable | TextByChoice |
Customer experience
Cleod9 Texting
TextByChoice
In-app purchases
Cleod9 Texting
No in-app purchases
TextByChoice
No in-app purchases
