Phone Number Cleaner vs Textacy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phone Number Cleaner
This utility app automatically corrects and standardizes all phone numbers in your address book to the international format. It ensures compatibility with global operators by adding country codes, all processed privately on your device without cloud access. An undo function is included for easy error correction.
- Corrects incorrectly formatted numbers
- Automatically adds country codes
- Processes entire address book or specific groups
- Built-in UNDO function
- 100% private on-device processing
- Converts to international format (+XX)
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Phone Number Cleaner corrects and standardizes every number in your address book in seconds — 100% privately, on your device. It rewrites your contacts to the international E.164 format (+XX…), so they work with WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram and operators worldwide. Nothing ever leaves your iPhone or your Mac. No cloud, no servers, no data collection, no account. WHAT IT DOES • Fixes numbers written locally, or with 00, 011 and 0011 prefixes, spaces, dots or dashes • Adds the right country code automatically • Works on your whole address book, or on a single group • Flags the numbers it could not read, so you can check them yourself • Undo: one tap puts every number back the way it was NEW IN VERSION 3 • A screen that shows what will happen before you start • Live progress you can stop at any moment • A result screen that says exactly what changed, contact by contact • Open a contact's card without leaving the app A simple, reliable tool that keeps your address book clean — privately.
Textacy
A modern messaging application that allows users to register, select a personal number, and communicate via SMS, MMS, and VoIP calls. It offers robust conversation management features including chat blocking and deletion within a secure interface.
- Choose your own number
- Send SMS and MMS
- Make VoIP calls
- Block unwanted chats
- Delete conversations
- Secure and intuitive interface
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Textacy is a modern messaging app that keeps you connected. Easily register, choose your own number, and start chatting with your contacts. Send SMS, MMS, and enjoy clear VoIP calls. Manage your conversations with options to block or delete chats, all in one secure and intuitive app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Textacy at none against Phone Number Cleaner's 1. Textacy also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 weeks) and chart position (#198 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Phone Number Cleaner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Textacy asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Phone Number Cleaner against 5.0 for Textacy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Phone Number Cleaner ships an update every 4 weeks, Textacy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phone Number Cleaner | Textacy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #198 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | RadicalSolution | Textacy |
Customer experience
Phone Number Cleaner
Textacy
In-app purchases
Phone Number Cleaner
- Phone Number Cleaner Pro$6.99
Textacy
No in-app purchases
