Comparison

VirtualText vs Automation Portal

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

Head to head
About

VirtualText

This business texting app allows teams to send and receive messages using main business or individual phone numbers. It facilitates customer engagement through features like saved replies, automated responses, and photo messaging. Seamlessly integrate with other tools for efficient communication.

Highlights
  • Send/receive texts on business numbers
  • Share phone numbers across team
  • Integrate with favorite tools
  • Save and automate replies
  • Send/receive picture messages
  • Use with browser version
Features
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Keep your business in motion with powerful business texting on the VirtualText App for your VirtualPBX phone numbers.  • Send and receive text messages on your main business phone number and let users text from their individual local or toll-free phone numbers • Share phone numbers across team members to share the workload  • Integrate with your favorite tools and services to send the right message at the perfect moment • Save common replies to guarantee excellent customer experiences and even reply automatically on keywords like CONFIRMED or YES • Send and receive picture messages to/from any cell phone number in the continental US Solve business needs like: • Sending appointment reminders • Managing curbside delivery notifications • Confirming delivery orders with location photo • Sending campaign or event updates  • Capturing photos for service quotes or inspections Use this app by itself or in conjunction with the browser version so you can work across devices without skipping a beat. The VirtualText App brings the ease, convenience, and increased engagement of texting into your business.

About

Automation Portal

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The Automation Portal App enables you to make IT service requests on-the-go. This app requires the prior licensing and deployment of the Kelverion Automation Portal in your organization and provides mobile access to submit and manage IT service requests. The Automation Portal meets the need for an easy to configure front end to your automation tool of choice such as Azure Automation, PowerShell or System Center Orchestrator. Mobile users can request IT services such as: - Onboarding a new starter - Changing system access - Removing system access - Resetting a password - In fact any IT service request Fully featured access to all mobile enabled services and offerings driven by automation.

Screenshots

VirtualText4 screens
Automation Portal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: VirtualText at 15.0 against Automation Portal's 18.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

VirtualText ships an update every 9 months, Automation Portal every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
VirtualText versus Automation Portal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtualTextAutomation Portal
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVirtual PBXKelverion Automation Ltd

In-app purchases

None

VirtualText

No in-app purchases

None

Automation Portal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VirtualText free?
VirtualText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Automation Portal free?
Automation Portal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VirtualText or Automation Portal have ads?
Neither VirtualText nor Automation Portal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VirtualText or Automation Portal?
VirtualText ships an update every 9 months, and Automation Portal every 6 months. Most recently, VirtualText was updated on November 3, 2026 and Automation Portal on November 3, 2026.

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