BillPadi vs Textplug
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BillPadi
Easily pay for essential services like airtime, data, cable TV, and electricity bills. This platform offers instant recharge and a variety of payment options for your convenience.
- Instant airtime recharge
- Data bundle purchases
- Cable TV bill payment
- Electricity bill payment
- Gift card purchases
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BillPadi Services Limited is a Value Added Services (VAS) and trading organization that offers instant recharge of Airtime, Data Bundle, CableTV, Electricity Bill Payment services to our customers.
Textplug
Obtain virtual phone numbers from over 180 countries for app and social media verification. This platform offers a reliable way to get a second number without needing a physical SIM card.
- Virtual second numbers
- 180+ countries supported
- App verification
- Social media verification
- Telecommunications platform
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Textplug is a telecommunications platform that provides virtual second number of over 180+ countries for any app or social media verification.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BillPadi at 100% against Textplug's 21%. BillPadi also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Textplug's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 3). 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.
BillPadi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Textplug has 1.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of BillPadi's written reviews are positive against 21% of Textplug's.
BillPadi ships an update every 4 days, Textplug every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BillPadi | Textplug |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 20.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BillPadi | TEXTPLUG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED |
Customer experience
BillPadi
Textplug
Bugs and requests
BillPadi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Textplug
Reported bugs
3 issues- App not opening
- Purchased services not working as expected
- Verification codes not being delivered
Requested features
3 requests- Provide clear information about services
- Improve reliability of verification codes
- Allow users to easily withdraw their money
In-app purchases
BillPadi
No in-app purchases
Textplug
No in-app purchases
