WordPress vs Text Groove
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WordPress
Create and manage your WordPress blog or website directly from your iOS device. Easily edit posts and pages, upload media, track site statistics, and engage with your audience by replying to comments.
- Create and edit posts and pages
- Upload photos and videos
- View website statistics
- Reply to comments
- Manage WordPress.com and self-hosted sites
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Manage or create your WordPress blog or website right from your iOS device: create and edit posts and pages, upload your favorite photos and videos, view stats and reply to comments. With WordPress for iOS, you have the power to publish in the palm of your hand. Draft a spontaneous haiku from the couch. Snap and post a photo on your lunch break. Respond to your latest comments, or check your stats to see what new countries today’s visitors are coming from. WordPress for iOS is an Open Source project, which means you too can contribute to its development. Learn more at https://apps.wordpress.com/contribute/. WordPress for iOS supports WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress.org sites running WordPress 4.0 or higher. Need help with the app? Visit the forums at https://wordpress.org/support/forum/mobile/ or tweet us @WordPressiOS. View the Privacy Notice for California Users at https://automattic.com/privacy/#california-consumer-privacy-act-ccpa.
Text Groove
A messaging and audience engagement platform that syncs with your browser. Send and respond to messages instantly, sharing images, videos, GIFs, and voice notes. Manage contacts, privacy, and notifications on the go.
- Real-time message updates
- Instant response capability
- Unlimited media sharing
- Multi-user support with permissions
- On-the-go station management
- Contact and privacy settings
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Engage your audience in a simple, fast, and secure way. The Text Groove Mobile App is a messaging and audience engagement platform which flawlessly integrates with your existing browser experience. SIMPLE. LIGHTWEIGHT. RELIABLE. Designed to complement your existing browser experience, the Text Groove Mobile App stands out as the most reliable and lightweight audience engagement platform available. MANAGE YOUR STATIONS ON THE GO Your stations are synced instantly so you can seamlessly switch from your desktop browser to on-the-fly mobile use, minimizing the gap between you and your audience. SEND & RESPOND INSTANTLY Get real-time message updates on your mobile device and be able to respond instantly. UNLIMITED FUN You can shake engagement up by sending an unlimited amount of images, videos, GIFs, and voice notes to your audience. MULTIPLE USERS Everyone working on your team can use the Text Groove Mobile App with their own unique permissions, so your team and your audience never misses a beat. ACCESS SETTINGS Effortlessly manage contacts, messages, privacy, and notification settings directly within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: WordPress at 4.6 against Text Groove's 3.0. WordPress also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (22K vs 2). Text Groove's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (60% vs 37%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
WordPress holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WordPress has 22K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 37% of WordPress's written reviews are positive against 60% of Text Groove's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WordPress ships an update every 3 weeks, Text Groove every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WordPress | Text Groove |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (22K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.8% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 239 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Automattic | Text Groove Communications Inc |
Customer experience
WordPress
Text Groove
Bugs and requests
WordPress
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to upload photos properly
- Drafts disappearing without warning
- Formatting issues with text, lists, and media
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
- Login and authentication problems
Requested features
5 requests- Integrate Gutenberg editor
- Add option to adjust uploaded photo sizes
- Improve offline editing capabilities
- Enhance integration with other apps and services
- Provide more customization options
Text Groove
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WordPress
No in-app purchases
Text Groove
No in-app purchases
Questions
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