Tel vs TextByChoice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tel
Communicate with customers using your business phone number for texts and picture messages across the continental US. Access your conversations from multiple devices, including computers, and allow team members to share a single business number for seamless customer interaction.
- Use business number for texts
- Send/receive picture messages
- Multi-device access
- Browser access on computers
- Shared team 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.
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 update cadence: TextByChoice at every 3 months against Tel's every 9 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tel against 5.0 for TextByChoice. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Tel ships an update every 9 months, TextByChoice every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tel | TextByChoice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 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
Tel
TextByChoice
In-app purchases
Tel
No in-app purchases
TextByChoice
No in-app purchases
