ETA Text vs NumberBarn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ETA Text
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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.
NumberBarn
Manage your virtual phone numbers with this app. Make and receive calls and texts, and control your call, text, and voicemail messages. Use your virtual number as your Caller ID and organize your contacts.
- Call and text from virtual numbers
- Manage calls, texts, and voicemail
- Set virtual number as Caller ID
- Manage contacts
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An existing NumberBarn account is required. Account sign-up is not offered in this app. Create a virtual phone number with your NumberBarn account: Get a new local or toll free phone number or transfer your existing number to NumberBarn. Keep your number and save $$ each month. Get new local and/or toll-free numbers from our inventory of over 40 million available phone numbers. With the NumberBarn app: • Call and text from your NumberBarn numbers • Manage calls, text and voicemail messages • Show your NumberBarn phone number as your Caller ID when placing calls • Manage NumberBarn contacts and display device contacts alongside NumberBarn contacts
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NumberBarn at every 6 weeks against ETA Text's every 11 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
ETA Text ships an update every 11 months, NumberBarn every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ETA Text | NumberBarn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.6 (50 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 50 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Textable LLC | NumberBarn, LLC |
In-app purchases
ETA Text
No in-app purchases
NumberBarn
No in-app purchases







