Comparison

ETA Text vs NumberBarn

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

Head to head
About

ETA Text

Features
Read full description

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

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.

Highlights
  • Call and text from virtual numbers
  • Manage calls, texts, and voicemail
  • Set virtual number as Caller ID
  • Manage contacts
Features
Read full description

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

Screenshots

ETA Text4 screens
NumberBarn3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ETA Text versus NumberBarn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterETA TextNumberBarn
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.6 (50 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings—50 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB51 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTextable LLCNumberBarn, LLC

In-app purchases

None

ETA Text

No in-app purchases

None

NumberBarn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ETA Text free?
ETA Text is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NumberBarn free?
NumberBarn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ETA Text or NumberBarn have ads?
Neither ETA Text nor NumberBarn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ETA Text or NumberBarn?
ETA Text ships an update every 11 months, and NumberBarn every 6 weeks. Most recently, ETA Text was updated on June 8, 2026 and NumberBarn on September 14, 2026.

Other comparisons