Hi vs TruText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hi
Send and receive text and picture messages using your business phone number from any device. Allows multiple users to access the same number for team collaboration. Customers can text your business number easily without needing a separate app.
- Send/receive texts from business number
- Supports text and picture messages
- Use on multiple devices with one sign-in
- Access via web browser
- Multiple users can share a number
- Customer-friendly communication
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With Hi-Link SMS, you can send and receive texts from your Hi-Link business phone numbers. 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.
TruText
Enable businesses to text customers using their existing landline numbers. This mobile application serves as an extension of the company's online software, streamlining customer communication.
- Text from landline numbers
- Customer communication tool
- Extension of online software
- Business-focused features
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This app provides businesses to use their landline numbers to text their customers. This is an extension of our online software.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TruText at every 2 months against Hi's every 27 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 Hi against 5.0 for TruText. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Hi ships an update every 27 months, TruText every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Hi | TruText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Textable | TruText LLC |
Customer experience
Hi
TruText
In-app purchases
Hi
No in-app purchases
TruText
No in-app purchases
