Mobex SMS vs TruText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mobex SMS
Send and receive SMS messages on iOS devices using a virtual number that syncs with your desktop application. Integrate with Microsoft 365 for secure, single sign-on access and text contacts from Outlook or your employee directory. Archive messages for compliance.
- Send/receive SMS on iOS
- Virtual number support
- Microsoft 365 integration
- Text Outlook/Employee Directory contacts
- Synchronized desktop app
- Secure message storage
- Automatic message archiving
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Send/receive SMS messages on your iOS mobile devices, using the same Mobex SMS virtual number you text with on your Microsoft 365 desktop. Start a conversation on, say, your Microsoft Teams desktop, and keep it going when you’re on the move. Text using a virtual number in your own local area or country code, or simply use your existing business number to text and call. Mobex SMS is fully integrated with Microsoft 365 so you can enjoy single sign-on security via Microsoft authentication and send messages to your contacts stored in Outlook, your employee directory or mobile phone. As new texts arrive, Mobex SMS will alert you on all your mobile devices and desktop applications, and because it stores every text message securely in Microsoft Azure, you can archive them as email to stay fully compliant. • Easy to use • Virtual number • Text Outlook and Employee Directory Contacts • Synchronized with Desktop App • Live message status notifications • Secure Access & Message Storage • Automatic Message Archive • No SIM card required
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
Mobex SMS and TruText are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 Mobex SMS against 5.0 for TruText. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Mobex SMS ships an update every 6 weeks, TruText every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Mobex SMS | TruText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mobex, Incorporated | TruText LLC |
Customer experience
Mobex SMS
TruText
In-app purchases
Mobex SMS
No in-app purchases
TruText
No in-app purchases
