Red Phone vs Text App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Phone
This app allows you to set a specific phone number for one-touch dialing directly from your home screen. Once configured, a single tap initiates a call to your chosen contact. You can easily change the number through the app's preferences.
- One-touch calling
- Home screen shortcut
- Customizable phone number
- Easy number changes
- Speed dialing functionality
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Red Phone - the One Touch Call App Presidents around the world, Stargate®-General Hammond or Batman® use it. Now, it's also available for iPhone. How it works: 1) The first time the app is launched, a specific phone number can be selected. 2) After that, you can do one-click calls from your home screen to the selected number. 3) If you want to change the phone number, you have to switch on the edit toggle in Preferences -> Red Phone. Enjoy this great, helpful App!
Text App
Protect your personal number by using a private second phone number for calls and texts. Make calls and send messages over Wi-Fi or cellular data without using your cell minutes. Offers international calling and SMS at competitive prices.
- Private second phone number
- Calls and texts via Wi-Fi/cellular data
- No cell minutes used
- International calls and SMS
- Multiple phone numbers available
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Bothered by exposing your personal phone number to people you don't trust at work or in social situations? 2nd number helps! This APP is your private second phone number app - make calls & texts via WiFi or cellular data, no cell minutes used, all with the private second number calling + texting app. WHY USE ME FOR CALLS AND TEXTS? - Subscribers receive 100 free text messages or 50 minutes of talk time per month - Get phone numbers to call or text in the United States and Canada - Use better prices to make international calls and send SMS and MMS - More phone numbers to choose from ==== IN APP SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS ==== -CallMe Subscription Provides: Yearly price: $49.99 Quarter price: $14.49 Monthly price: $5.99 - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase -Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. -Subscriptions may be managed by the user by going to Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://phone.zehougroup.xyz/zhphoneprivacy.html Terms of use:: https://phone.zehougroup.xyz/zhphonetermsofuse.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Text App at 4.6 against Red Phone's 1.7. Text App also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 3). Red Phone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads 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. Text App sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Red Phone asks for nothing beyond the download.
Text App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Text App has 3.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Red Phone's written reviews are positive against 30% of Text App's.
Red Phone ships an update every 12 months, Text App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Phone | Text App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (3.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.7% of reviews | 29.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Emoji Apps GmbH | Shenzhen Zehou Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Red Phone
Text App
Bugs and requests
Red Phone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Text App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Couldn't get a local phone number
- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Subscription issues, couldn't cancel
Requested features
2 requests- More points
- Read mark for messages
In-app purchases
Red Phone
No in-app purchases
Text App
- monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- quarter$14.993 Months
- yearly$49.991 Year
- 100 Points$2.99
- 500 Points$12.99
- 1000 Points$15.99
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- 2000 Points$28.99









