Comparison

New Text Tones vs Texter

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

Head to head
About

New Text Tones

Personalize your iPhone with over 100 new text alert sounds. Assign unique tones to individual contacts for easy identification, even when your phone is out of sight. Explore diverse categories like music, sound effects, and holiday themes.

Highlights
  • Over 100 new text tones
  • Custom tones per contact
  • 15+ tone categories
  • Unlimited downloads
  • Share with friends
  • Save money on tones
Features
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Download the app and get over 100+ NEW TEXT TONES to personalize your iPhone. Sick of the same boring tones and sounds on your phone? Add some personality to your iPhone. SET A CUSTOM TONE FOR EACH FRIEND Want to hear a unique tone each time you’re your friend sends a text message? Download this app! Perfect for when your phone is in your pocket or while you are driving. OVER 15 CATEGORIES * Loud text tones * Quiet text tones * Relaxing text tones * Funny text tones * Holiday text tones * Sound effects and Pets * Music text tones UNLIMITED DOWNLOADS * Download this app and you can download as many tones as you want. * Share with friends. * Stop paying for each tone. Save money Crafted with detail from the #1 Ringtone and Alert Tone Developer on AppStore since 2009.

About

Texter

Obtain a secondary phone number for texting and calls without needing a new contract or device. Keep your personal number private while using a separate line for online transactions, dating, or work.

Highlights
  • Second phone number for texting and calls
  • Keep personal number private
  • No contract required
  • Transparent fees
  • Unrestricted ownership of numbers
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Texter gives you a second phone number for texting on your iPhone. It is a simple and inexpensive way to send and receive text messages and make calls from a separate number, so you can keep your personal number for friends and family. No contracts, transparent fees. NO HASSLES Our numbers come without a contract. You don't need a cell phone plan or another device to use your second phone number. SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS Using your second phone number with Texter is super-simple. Purchase a number, recharge credits, and start messaging and calling. TRANSPARENT FEES Texter messaging and calling fees are as transparent as possible. By using the in-app Tariff calculator, you can check the cost per outgoing and incoming calls or messages based on a specific country. UNRESTRICTED OWNERSHIP Purchase and keep your number for as long as you need, or release it anytime. NO ADS The app doesn't bother you with any advertisement and never shares any of your data. No exceptions! Use Texter in everyday situations: • Buying or selling things on Craigslist, eBay, or other e-commerce platforms • Dating • Hosting apartments on Airbnb • Using Uber • Applying for a job • Working (e.g. as a second work number)
 Phone numbers available in: USA, Canada, Sweden. PRICING Texter is free to download and comes with 20 free credits. Phone numbers and additional credits are available through subscriptions and in-app purchases. Our standard Subscription Options for phone numbers are weekly, monthly and yearly. If you choose to get one of our plans then your payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The cost of the renewal depends on your Subscription Plan. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. When canceling a subscription, your subscription will remain active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled but the current subscription will not be refunded. IMPORTANT: Messages use prepaid credits. Area code availability varies. May not work with SMS shortcode services. Not for 911 or other emergency services. Text messaging to UK and US numbers is unavailable (UK, US, PR, VI, Guam, and American Samoa). Text messaging is not available in Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Cote D’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion Island, Rwanda, Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, United Republic Of Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe) and Dominican Republic. If you like Texter app, we would love if you left a great review in the App Store! Just a couple of kind words or a simple star rating helps a lot! Privacy Policy: https://legal.apptoro.support/hc/en-us/articles/4417734791057 Terms of Use: https://legal.apptoro.support/hc/en-us/articles/4417344441617

Screenshots

New Text Tones4 screens
Texter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Texter at 4.6 against New Text Tones's 4.1. New Text Tones's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 21%) and ratings volume (5.4K vs 1.2K). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. New Text Tones sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Texter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Texter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.4K and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of New Text Tones's written reviews are positive against 21% of Texter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

New Text Tones ships an update every 2 months, Texter monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
New Text Tones versus Texter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNew Text TonesTexter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (5.4K ratings)4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.1% of reviews — better20.7% of reviews
Number of ratings5.4K — better1.2K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB78 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMobgen Apps IncApp Toro

Customer experience

New Text Tones

All ratings5,396 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral6.9%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews390 reviews
Positive53.1%
Neutral13.3%
Negative33.6%

Texter

All ratings1,157 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive20.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative78.0%

Bugs and requests

New Text Tones

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Texter

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Inconsistent behavior, sometimes works, sometimes doesn't

Requested features

2 requests
  • Free trial option
  • Ability to use app in more countries

In-app purchases

4 purchases

New Text Tones

One-time4
  • Text Tones Upgrade 1$0.99
  • Text Tones Upgrade 2$0.99
  • Make unlimited Music Tones and Disable Ads$1.99
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  • Unlock All$1.99
10 purchases

Texter

Subscriptions5
  • Texting Number (weekly)$3.997 Days
  • 2nd Texting Number (weekly)$4.997 Days
  • Texting Number (monthly)$7.991 Month
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  • 2nd Texting Number (monthly)$9.991 Month
  • 2nd Texting Number (yearly)$69.991 Year
One-time5
  • 100 Credits$2.99
  • Change Phone Number$4.99
  • 300 Credits$6.99
Show 2 more
  • Change Phone Number$9.99
  • 900 Credits$17.99

Questions

Is New Text Tones free?
New Text Tones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Texter free?
Texter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, New Text Tones or Texter?
Texter is rated higher. New Text Tones averages 4.1 out of 5 from 5.4K ratings, while Texter averages 4.6 from 1.2K ratings.
Do New Text Tones or Texter have ads?
Neither New Text Tones nor Texter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, New Text Tones or Texter?
New Text Tones ships an update every 2 months, and Texter monthly. Most recently, New Text Tones was updated on October 29, 2026 and Texter on October 30, 2026.

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