TruText vs Textedly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TruText
Enable businesses to text customers using their existing landline numbers. This mobile application serves as an extension of the company's online software, streamlining customer communication.
- Text from landline numbers
- Customer communication tool
- Extension of online software
- Business-focused features
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This app provides businesses to use their landline numbers to text their customers. This is an extension of our online software.
Textedly
Send SMS and MMS messages to contacts, manage campaigns, and communicate with customers on the go. Features include bulk messaging, real-time inbox, scheduled texts, and campaign analytics.
- Send bulk SMS and MMS
- Real-time message inbox
- Schedule text messages
- Manage contact groups
- Track campaign performance
- Automated text sequences
- Collect opt-ins via keywords
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Textedly lets you send SMS and MMS text messages to your contacts from your phone. Manage your campaigns, view analytics, and communicate with customers on the go. With Textedly, you can: Send bulk SMS and MMS messages to your contact lists View and reply to incoming messages in real time using the Inbox Schedule text messages for a specific date and time Create and manage contact groups Track message delivery and campaign performance Set up drip campaigns and automated text sequences Collect opt-ins using text keywords Send review requests to customers via text Access your account and manage settings from anywhere
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Textedly at every 6 days against TruText's every 2 months. Textedly also leads on ratings volume (44 vs 2). TruText's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TruText holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Textedly has 44 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TruText ships an update every 2 months, Textedly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TruText | Textedly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.6 (44 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 44 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TruText LLC | The Texting Company, LLC |
Customer experience
TruText
Textedly
In-app purchases
TruText
No in-app purchases
Textedly
No in-app purchases
