Comparison

Free Tone vs Text Vault

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

Head to head
About

Free Tone

This app provides a personal US/Canada phone number for unlimited texting and calling. Enjoy group messaging, location sharing, and voicemail. Transform your iPad into a Wi-Fi phone with no hidden costs.

Highlights
  • Unlimited texting and picture messaging
  • Unlimited calling to US & Canada
  • Real personal phone number
  • Free voicemail
  • Group texting with photos/videos
  • Location sharing
  • Sticker selection
Features
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UNLIMITED TEXTING AND CALLING WITH YOUR OWN PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER FREE TONE THE MOST POPULAR FREE CALLING APP ON THE STORE IS NOW AVAILABLE WITHOUT ADS FOR 1 WEEK With this version of Free Tone you will enjoy one week without ads when you create a new account* • Unlimited TEXT and PICTURE messaging to any phone in US & CANADA* • Unlimited Calling to ANY NUMBER IN THE US & CANADA* • Get a REAL phone number* • Receive phone calls on your number and enjoy Free Voicemail • Enjoy group texting features with text, photos and videos • Share your location in one click • Enjoy a wide sample of Stickers • Transform your IPAD into a real wifi phone No Catch, No Hidden cost! Free Tone is an easy to use messaging application that allows you to send unlimited text, voice, pics, video messages to any mobile phone number in United States and Canada. You can also Call any number in the US and Canada too ! Also, if your friends install the app as well, you will be able to do a lot more with them! So pick a Number and share it with your friends and start texting, calling! * Important: - For outbound calls to the US and Canada, calling is free with FreeTone - Hawaii, Alaska and some other territories are not supported in the free bundle - For inbound calls to your personal number, the first five hundred minutes are complimentary, with the ability to receive calls to your FreeTone number for a minimal extension fee - Free calls to numbers in the US & Canada from some locations are subject to some limitations - Access to the free US/Canada number and calling is limited to US and Canada residents - If Push notification is not enabled, you may not receive messages and calls - Only one free phone number per account - Removal of Ads for one week is only available to users having downloaded the paid version of Free Tone and creating a new account, for users updating the app or using their existing account you will keep experiencing your current Free Tone experience - After the week of usage without Ads you will start to see ads in the App Help us improve FreeTone: http://support.free-tone.com In-App Subscription Details: - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of your current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the purchase price listed in the "Manage Subscriptions" section of your iTunes account - You may manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings and then “Manage Subscriptions” - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription - Also see Terms & Conditions (http://go-text.me/assets/tc) and Privacy Policy (http://go-text.me/assets/pp) Terms of Use: https://api.textme-app.com/api/support/terms-conditions/ios/

About

Text Vault

Protect your real phone number with a private, disposable number for texting. Send and receive messages, including pictures, with temporary or permanent numbers from various countries. Keep your personal information secret during online transactions or when texting strangers.

Highlights
  • Disposable burner phone numbers
  • Private texting and SMS
  • International texting
  • MMS Picture Messaging support
  • Message deletion for privacy
  • Caller ID lookup
  • Do Not Disturb scheduling
Features
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Best Free Texting App with burner phone numbers for text messages. Add as many phone numbers for texting as you want. Text Vault is the best texting app for protecting your real phone number during texting by keeping your personal phone number private and secret. Text to strangers with a disposable temporary protected phone number. + Get a free private phone number for private texting & SMS. Sign up today to get a free phone number and text now. + Add as many burner phone numbers as you like from countries like USA, UK, Canada and Australia + Support phone number verification for services you do not want to reveal your real phone number when you text. + Supports text & MMS Picture Messaging + Delete individual messages or entire message to protect privacy + Set up do not disturb schedule or privacy to hide texts in notifications. + Lookup phone numbers & caller ID + International texting to a number of countries. + Temporary or permanent phone numbers available + Text free using our protected numbers. Text Vault texting app gives you a free private second phone number to protect your real phone number and caller id. Text now to someone in peace knowing that you can block them off anytime, burn your phone number plus get a new 2nd phone number when you download right now. With Text Vault Phone App, you can text freely to a date, someone you are buying and selling with on Craigslist, Etsy, Ebay, or any online ecommerce sites or listings. Protect your identity and caller id today with a new private text number. Text Vault offers a subscription plan for new alternate numbers for you and me. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. - Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. - Your account will auto renew once a month, every 3 months or once a year depending on the subscription period you choose. - The subscription price ranges from $4.99-$79.99 and will vary depending on the type you pick but will be shown before you confirm purchase. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase and will auto renew within 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. - You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase. - You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy Policy: https://www.appsverse.com/privacy-mobile/ Terms of Use: https://www.appsverse.com/terms-mobile/

Screenshots

Free Tone4 screens
Text Vault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Text Vault at Free against Free Tone's $1.99. Text Vault also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). Free Tone's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Text Vault is free to download; Free Tone costs $1.99 up front. Free Tone sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Text Vault sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Free Tone holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63K and 23K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Free Tone's written reviews are positive against 77% of Text Vault's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Free Tone ships an update every 10 days, Text Vault every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Free Tone versus Text Vault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFree ToneText Vault
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (63K ratings) — better4.4 (23K ratings)
Positive reviews49.9% of reviews77.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings63K — better23K
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#4 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB93 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTextMe, Inc.Phoner Holdings LLC

Customer experience

Free Tone

All ratings62,720 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews485 reviews
Positive49.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative43.3%

Text Vault

All ratings22,861 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews542 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral5.4%
Negative17.3%

User reviews

Free Tone

From 63K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works well with WiFi
  • 📞 Allows calls and texts
  • 💰 Free to use
  • 🤝 Good for business/professional use

Room to improve

  • 💸 Requires payment for premium features
  • 🔍 Unclear about free vs paid features
  • 🔧 Unreliable call/text functionality
  • 📢 Excessive ads and notifications
  • 🔒 Security/privacy concerns

Text Vault

From 23K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app
  • 👍 Amazing
  • 👍 Very Cool texting App
  • 👍 Nice
  • 👍 Cool

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Can't call
  • 🐛 Some glitches here and there, other than that...
  • 💰 Expensive non functional app
  • 💰 Bait and Switch
  • 💰 Stupid game don't buy it

Bugs and requests

Free Tone

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Calls and texts frequently fail to connect
  • Messages and notifications not always delivered
  • App crashes or freezes unexpectedly
  • Number deactivation issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improve call and text reliability
  • Provide better customer support
  • Offer more transparent pricing
  • Reduce intrusive ads and notifications
  • Improve security and privacy protections

Text Vault

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Texts not always delivered

Requested features

3 requests
  • Voice messages
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Free Tone

Subscriptions7
  • Get this phone number$0.997 Days
  • Get this phone number$2.991 Month
  • Get this phone number$4.997 Days
Show 4 more
  • Get this phone number$6.491 Month
  • Premium Features3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Premium Features7 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Premium Features$10.991 Month
One-time3
  • 40 TextMe Credits$0.99
  • 100 TextMe Credits$1.99
  • Get 1 Month Access$3.99
10 purchases

Text Vault

Subscriptions5
  • New Number Offer$4.991 Month
  • Different Number Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Virtual Number$9.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Alternate Number$9.991 Month
  • Different Number3 Days trial$14.991 Month
One-time5
  • 50 Text Credits$4.99
  • Starter Credits$4.99
  • 100 Text Credits$5.99
Show 2 more
  • Number Level 4$9.99
  • 250 Text Credits$14.99

Questions

Is Free Tone free?
Free Tone costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Text Vault free?
Text Vault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Free Tone or Text Vault?
Free Tone is rated higher. Free Tone averages 4.7 out of 5 from 63K ratings, while Text Vault averages 4.4 from 23K ratings.
Do Free Tone or Text Vault have ads?
Both Free Tone and Text Vault show ads.
Which is updated more often, Free Tone or Text Vault?
Free Tone ships an update every 10 days, and Text Vault every 3 weeks. Most recently, Free Tone was updated on November 9, 2026 and Text Vault on November 9, 2026.

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