DataUp vs Textplug
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DataUp
This utility app simplifies managing essential services. It allows for instant subscriptions to data and cable TV, facilitates electricity bill payments, and offers easy wallet funding via a dedicated bank account.
- Data subscriptions
- Airtime subscriptions
- Cable TV subscriptions
- Electricity bill payments
- Wallet funding via bank account
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DataUp provides instant delivery for the following features1. Data Subscriptions2. Airtime Subscririptions3. Cable TV subscription4. Electiricty Bills Payment for all discos5. Easy to fund wallet with dedicated bank account.
Textplug
Obtain virtual phone numbers from over 180 countries for app and social media verification. This platform offers a reliable way to get a second number without needing a physical SIM card.
- Virtual second numbers
- 180+ countries supported
- App verification
- Social media verification
- Telecommunications platform
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Textplug is a telecommunications platform that provides virtual second number of over 180+ countries for any app or social media verification.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Textplug at 4.7 against DataUp's 3.3. Textplug also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 24). DataUp's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). 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.
Textplug holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Textplug has 1.5K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of DataUp's written reviews are positive against 20% of Textplug's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DataUp ships an update every 18 months, Textplug every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DataUp | Textplug |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (24 ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Systems Technologies Limited | TEXTPLUG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED |
Customer experience
DataUp
Textplug
Bugs and requests
DataUp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Textplug
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not opening
- Purchased services not working as expected
- Verification codes not being delivered
Requested features
3 requests- Provide clear information about services
- Improve reliability of verification codes
- Allow users to easily withdraw their money
In-app purchases
DataUp
No in-app purchases
Textplug
No in-app purchases
