Comparison

TELCOG Texting vs Ringback

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

Head to head
About

TELCOG Texting

Communicate with customers using your business phone number for texts and picture messages. Access your conversations from multiple devices and allow your team to manage incoming messages. Customers can easily reach you via text without needing a separate app.

Highlights
  • Use business number for texting
  • Send/receive texts and pictures
  • Access messages on multiple devices
  • Browser access via computer
  • Multiple users share one number
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Make and receive text messages using your business phone number! • Use your business phone number to text instead of your personal number • 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 computer via your browser (Chrome/Firefox/Edge) • 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.

About

Ringback

Features
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Ringback is your AI phone receptionist. When you can't pick up, your calls forward to Ringback — it answers in your business name, has a natural conversation with the caller, captures their details, books them in, and sends you a summary. You follow up when you're ready. Built for anyone who misses calls: tradespeople, salons, trainers, tutors, consultants, shops, estate agents, clinics and small teams. WHAT IT DOES - Answers missed calls 24/7 in your business name - Talks naturally, captures the caller's name, number and reason - Books appointments live, right on the call - Texts customers back — booking links, follow-ups and promotions - Sends you every call as a summary with full transcript and recording - Calls customers back for you — reminders, confirmations and promotions YOU'RE IN CONTROL - Choose the voice — British or American, male or female - Speaks to callers in their language - Live transfer — hand the call to yourself anytime - You write the script — it says exactly what you tell it - Every call recorded and transcribed in the app KNOWS YOUR BUSINESS Ringback learns your hours, services and prices, topped up live from your Google Business Profile — so it answers like it actually works for you. BOOKS INTO YOUR CALENDAR Connect Cal.com and Ringback books appointments hands-free, mid-call. It only ever offers times you're free — no double bookings. PLUGS INTO YOUR TOOLS Send every call, booking and lead straight into Zapier, Make, Slack, GoHighLevel and more. Connect per number, no code needed. SMART OUTBOUND Ringback dials out on its own — appointment reminders, booking confirmations and promotions. It only ever reaches people who've already contacted you. Never cold calls. SIMPLE PAY-AS-YOU-GO No tiers, no lock-in. Ringback is a real phone service — you pay only for the call time you use, plus a small monthly line rental per number. Start with a free trial. Stop losing customers to voicemail. Ringback picks up, so you never miss the work. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ringbackvoice.com/privacy

Screenshots

TELCOG Texting4 screens
Ringback4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TELCOG Texting at none against Ringback's 4. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ringback sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TELCOG Texting asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
TELCOG Texting versus Ringback: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTELCOG TextingRingback
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTextableFahim Mirza

In-app purchases

None

TELCOG Texting

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Ringback

Subscriptions1
  • Phone Line Rental$1.991 Month
One-time3
  • £5 Call Time$4.99
  • £10 Call Time$9.99
  • £20 Call Time$19.99

Questions

Is TELCOG Texting free?
TELCOG Texting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ringback free?
Ringback is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TELCOG Texting or Ringback have ads?
Neither TELCOG Texting nor Ringback shows ads.

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