TAS Messages vs TextByChoice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TAS Messages
Access and manage your phone messages from a live answering service. Receive instant push notifications for new messages sent by operators. This app requires credentials from the Virtual TAS platform.
- View phone messages
- Receive push notifications
- Access Virtual TAS platform
- Manage operator messages
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TAS Messages is a companion app for the Virtual TAS Telephone Answering Service Platform. If your telephone answering service uses the Virtual TAS platform and you have been issued a username and password, you can use this app to view your phone messages taken by live operators and receive a push notification when an live operator sends you a message. Developer Credits: Todd Routhier, Nick Boucher
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 rating: TextByChoice at 5.0 against TAS Messages's 3.0. TAS Messages's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
TextByChoice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TAS Messages | TextByChoice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Firestream Cloud Solutions Inc | TextByChoice |
Customer experience
TAS Messages
TextByChoice
In-app purchases
TAS Messages
No in-app purchases
TextByChoice
No in-app purchases
Questions
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