SendHub vs Callcentric SMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SendHub
This app provides a comprehensive platform for businesses to manage SMS communications. It offers features like a unified inbox, group messaging, and message scheduling to streamline customer and team interactions on the go. An account is required to use the service.
- Dedicated business phone number
- Unified messaging inbox
- Group messages
- Voicemail transcription
- Message scheduling
- Real-time analytics
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SendHub makes business SMS fast, simple, and effective. We offer an all-in-one online messaging solution to meet the SMS needs of businesses of all sizes. A SendHub account is required to use this app. SendHub does not support international usage and is only available for use in the US and Canada. To sign up for a SendHub account visit SendHub online. Existing customers, download the app and login to use. Think of SendHub as Gmail+Asana for SMS. We offer businesses of all types the ability to communicate via SMS to their customers, on-the-go workers, and contact of all kinds. Easy Setup Get up and running in minutes without any additional hardware or developer’s help. Complete Solution Manage all inbound and outbound messages to your dedicated business line from an online dashboard. Work Efficiently Save time and be more productive with powerful features designed to streamline processes across teams and departments Features and services include: • Dedicated text enabled business phone number • Unified Messaging Inbox • Shortcode (on select plans) • Group Messages • Inbound MMS • Voicemail transcription • File attachments • Message archives • Real time usage analytics • Bulk message thread operations • Auto responder • Message forwarding • Message scheduling As seen in: TechCrunch, GigaOM, PC Magazine, Mashable, INC Magazine, Entrepreneur,Forbes, MarketWatch, & VentureBeat. Ad Free, iOS 8 + US, Canada ONLY. Need to contact us? Support: support@sendhub.com or in the app under "Settings>Help". Twitter: @SendHub Facebook: www.facebook.com/SendHub
Callcentric SMS
Send and receive SMS messages using your Callcentric phone numbers. This app offers real-time messaging, contact list integration, and dark mode support. It requires an active Callcentric account and an SMS Access Plan.
- Real-time SMS messaging
- Dark Mode support
- Contact list integration
- Multiple number support
- Manage SMS functionality per number
- Multi-account support
- Customizable default SMS number
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The completely new Callcentric SMS app has been re-designed to provide the best SMS experience with your Callcentric account. SMS is supported on ALL of our US and Canada Numbers! Getting started is easy, all you need to do is activate one of our SMS Access Plans on your Callcentric account and install this app on your iOS device. That's it! REQUIRED TO USE THIS APP • An active Callcentric VoIP service account • Callcentric SMS Access Plan & US/Canada phone number NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED • MMS Messaging (group messages, attachments, etc) • SMS Messaging with International numbers (outside of US/Canada) FEATURES & HIGHLIGHTS • SMS Messaging in real-time • Dark Mode support for easier viewing • Option to use the Contact List in your device • Support for messaging with multiple numbers via a single interface • Enable/Disable SMS functionality on any of your US, Canada, or toll-free numbers • Store the username and settings for multiple accounts for fast switching between logins • Show your SMS number (the number you are sending from) in the conversation list - useful when you use multiple SMS numbers. Enable in settings • Set a default SMS number to use for sending messages or manually choose the SMS number you want to use on a per message basis. Enable in settings Access to Contacts (optional): Used to let you select a contact to send an SMS to, and properly show name information on messages received with an entry in your iPhone/iPad contacts. Your Contact list will NEVER to be uploaded to Callcentric. Data is used locally within the app. We do not have access to your Contacts outside of the app. Notifications (optional): We use push notifications to notify you of incoming SMS messages in real-time when the app is in the background. WARNING: if you do not enable notifications you will not receive notice of new incoming SMS messages until the next time you open the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Callcentric SMS at 4.7 against SendHub's 3.3. Callcentric SMS also leads on ratings volume (209 vs 13) and review sentiment (73% vs 62%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Callcentric SMS holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Callcentric SMS has 209 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of SendHub's written reviews are positive against 73% of Callcentric SMS's.
SendHub ships an update every 5 weeks, Callcentric SMS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SendHub | Callcentric SMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (13 ratings) | 4.7 (209 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 209 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | InfoReach, Inc. | Callcentric, Inc. |
Customer experience
SendHub
Callcentric SMS
Bugs and requests
SendHub
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes on startup and during use
- Keyboard freezes when typing messages
- App freezes after hitting send button
- Glitchy contact/message switching in inbox
- Incoming calls not ringing or updating
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- Messages not coming through or delayed
- App signs out automatically after updates without notification
- UI unresponsiveness and main thread blocking
- Voicemail transcription issues
- Echo during calls
- Old messages delete themselves in long conversation threads
- App incompatibility with iOS 8 and newer versions
- SIP protocol issues with incoming calls
- Expired SSL certificate causing outages
- Account deletion without recovery options
- Notifications not working when app is open
Requested features
12 requests- Photo/image sending and receiving capability
- Call hold and call switching functionality
- Advanced call routing based on caller, time, and day
- Fax functionality
- Better contact storage and caller ID name display
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- Data export capability for contacts
- Touch ID or 1Password support for login
- Improved notification system when app is open
- Ability to delete message history
- Mute functionality for calls
- WiFi-only calling option without data usage
- Adjustable call forwarding timeout
Callcentric SMS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SendHub
No in-app purchases
Callcentric SMS
No in-app purchases







