Kurira vs Textacy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kurira
Make affordable international calls, especially to Africa, with excellent call quality. The app allows calls over Wi-Fi or mobile data, ensuring you can connect from anywhere. It also offers features like call logs, contact management, and call recording.
- International calling
- Wi-Fi or mobile data calls
- Call log history
- Contact management
- Call recording
- User profile management
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Everywhere is closer with Kurira! A fantastic way to make international calls, especially to Africa. With great call quality, you are assured of talking long and saving money. You can use the Kurira app with Wi-Fi or mobile data, allowing you to make calls in the comfort of your home, at work or on the go. Talking is the best way of understanding each other instantly, therefore: - Call abroad without overly worrying about expense. - Easily reach destinations numbers that don’t have data. - Call from anywhere with your smartphone and internet. - Use Kurira to track business and maintain relationships. - Get bonus credit for referring others to Kurira. KURIRA FEATURES: Call Log: View your itemised call history, complete with call duration. Access grouped call history for your contacts individually. Contacts: Get easy access to all your contacts right from the app. Use the search function to get your desired contact faster. Add new contacts to your phonebook directly from the app. Access your favourite contacts for easy one-tap calling. User Profile: View all your user information right from the app. Edit your user details right from the app. Call Recording: Record ongoing calls for free directly on the app. Replay saved call recordings free and directly from the app.
Textacy
A modern messaging application that allows users to register, select a personal number, and communicate via SMS, MMS, and VoIP calls. It offers robust conversation management features including chat blocking and deletion within a secure interface.
- Choose your own number
- Send SMS and MMS
- Make VoIP calls
- Block unwanted chats
- Delete conversations
- Secure and intuitive interface
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Textacy is a modern messaging app that keeps you connected. Easily register, choose your own number, and start chatting with your contacts. Send SMS, MMS, and enjoy clear VoIP calls. Manage your conversations with options to block or delete chats, all in one secure and intuitive app.
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Verdict
Kurira and Textacy both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Textacy's written reviews are positive against 75% of Kurira's. Kurira's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Kurira against 5.0 for Textacy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Kurira's written reviews are positive against 100% of Textacy's.
Kurira ships an update every 3 weeks, Textacy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kurira | Textacy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nubiacom Ltd | Textacy |
Customer experience
Kurira
Textacy
In-app purchases
Kurira
No in-app purchases
Textacy
No in-app purchases









