Comparison

Text Phone vs Callable

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

Head to head
About

Text Phone

Obtain a separate US or Canada phone number for calls and texts without needing a physical SIM card. Keep your personal number private for online shopping, dating, or service rentals. Features include app lock, voicemail, and rich messaging.

Highlights
  • Real US & Canada phone number
  • App lock with PIN, Touch ID, Face ID
  • Voicemail for US numbers
  • Contact management
  • MMS support
  • Emoji and stickers
Features
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DO YOU NEED A SECOND NUMBER TO SEPARATE YOUR WORK AND PRIVATE LIFE? Call Now allows you to have different lines to meet your dating, shopping and business without a SIM card. It provides you with a real US & Canada number and you can make calls and texts. With Call Now, you can: - Online Shopping. Keep your personal phone number private when shopping online or receiving deliveries. - Dating. Giving your friends on social apps a separate number protects your privacy. - Services & Rentals. Communicate securely with a new phone number when contacting public services, hostings, or car rentals. Features: - Get a real US & Canada phone number for calling and texting - Set app lock to protect your privacy (supports PIN code, Touch ID, and Face ID) - Call to voicemail (for US numbers) when you are not available to answer a phone call. - Create, sync, and manage contacts seamlessly within the app - Send and receive MMS (for US and Canadian numbers) - Rich messaging experience with EMOJI and STICKERS In-App Subscription Details: • Weekly, monthly, yearly subscriptions for premium service and additional number • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • You can cancel a free trial or subscription anytime by turning off auto-renewal through your iTunes account settings. This must be done 24 hours before the end of a free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the free service If you have any questions/issues/suggestions, please feel free to contact us. Email: support@2ndtextapp.com Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/2ndtextprivacypolicy-1 Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/2ndtexttermsofservice-1 Disclaimer: All Call Now users will be required to sign up for an auto-renewable In-app purchase before they are able to access the app.

About

Callable

This app helps you connect with friends and family by letting you know who is available for a call. It removes the guesswork of interrupting someone, allowing for spontaneous conversations when both parties are free.

Highlights
  • Indicate availability for calls
  • See who else is free
  • Initiate calls via existing apps
  • Schedule availability
  • Control visibility to circles
  • Time zone syncing
  • Quiet hours and notification controls
Features
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You know the feeling. Maybe you're driving home, going for a walk, or just have a quiet moment and you think, "I wonder who's free for a chat". But you don't know who's free right now, let alone wanting to chat too! Plus, you don't want to interrupt anyone if they're busy. So you hesitate, the moment passes, and the call doesn't happen. Callable is built for exactly that moment. How it works When you feel like connecting, you go callable. Add a quick note like "Driving home, call me" and choose who you want to hear from. If it suits them, they get a gentle nudge. If they're free too, starting a call is one tap. It's a simple way to say: "I'm free for a bit, and I'd love to hear from you." Why it works Most of us don't avoid calling because we don't care. We avoid it because we don't want to interrupt, and we never know when it's a good time. Callable removes the guesswork. It turns "we should catch up" into a real conversation, right when you both have the headspace for it. What you get - Go callable when the urge hits, or schedule it for later. - Choose who sees your status: friends, family, work, support circles. - See who else is free and feels like talking. - Start calls using the apps you already use: phone, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Signal, and more. - Time zone syncing, so it's easier to catch overlap across the world. - Quiet hours and notification controls, so it stays respectful. This is REAL Social Callable is not a feed. It's not about followers or performance. It's about real conversations with the people you actually know. - Your relationships are not the product. They are the point. - No ads. No engagement algorithms. No dark patterns. - We don't sell your data. To anyone. - We don't optimize for time-in-app. We optimize for real conversations. Made for - Busy friends who want "we should catch up" to turn into perfectly-timed voice conversations. - Parents and carers who want to use the pockets between responsibilities. - Long-distance families and couples who want to make time zones feel smaller. - Old friends who've drifted and want an easy way back. - Support circles who want to offer clear moments for check-ins. - Remote teammates who want quick syncs without the scheduling dance. - Anyone who gets that urge to connect and wants it to actually lead somewhere.

Screenshots

Text Phone4 screens
Callable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Callable at none against Text Phone's 10. Callable also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Text Phone's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 1) and chart position (#203 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Text Phone sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Callable asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Callable holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text Phone has 2.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Phone ships an update every 9 days, Callable every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Text Phone versus Callable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText PhoneCallable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#203 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB57 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer兰 陈Callable Pty Ltd

Bugs and requests

Text Phone

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Text messages not sending
  • Login/sign-in issues after updates
  • Numbers stop working over time

Requested features

3 requests
  • Clearer explanation of service
  • Free trial option
  • Better customer support

Callable

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Text Phone

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly Plan3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Call Now Number 1 (Weekly) Trials3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • SkyCall First Number$9.997 Days
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  • SkyCall Second Number$9.997 Days
  • 2nd Phone Number Yearly Pack3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • SkyCall First Number3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • SkyCall Third Number3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • SkyCall Second Number3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • 100 credits for texts & calls$2.99
  • Change Number for Text & Call$4.99
None

Callable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Phone free?
Text Phone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Callable free?
Callable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Text Phone or Callable?
Callable is rated higher. Text Phone averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Callable averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Text Phone or Callable have ads?
Text Phone shows ads; Callable does not.
Which is updated more often, Text Phone or Callable?
Text Phone ships an update every 9 days, and Callable every 2 weeks. Most recently, Text Phone was updated on November 7, 2026 and Callable on October 31, 2026.

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