Textplug vs NINAuth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
NINAuth
Securely verify, manage, and protect your digital identity using your National Identity Number. This app offers a user-friendly and seamless experience for on-the-go identity management.
- Digital identity verification
- Identity management
- Secure identity protection
- National Identity Number integration
- User-friendly interface
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NINAuth is your official digital companion for verifying, managing, and protecting your identity with ease. Designed to work with your National Identity Number (NIN), NINAuth provides a seamless, secure, and user-friendly way to handle digital identification on the go.
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Verdict
Textplug and NINAuth both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 58% of NINAuth's written reviews are positive against 21% of Textplug's. NINAuth also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 1.5K). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Textplug against 4.7 for NINAuth. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 5.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of Textplug's written reviews are positive against 58% of NINAuth's.
Textplug ships an update every 2 months, NINAuth every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Textplug | NINAuth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.7 (5.6K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.9% of reviews | 57.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K | 5.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TEXTPLUG TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | National Identity Management Commission |
Customer experience
Textplug
NINAuth
User reviews
Textplug
From 1.5K App Store ratingsRoom to improve
- 🚫 Fraud and overpricing
- 🚫 Scams and unreliable service
- 🚫 Poor customer service
- 🚫 Lack of transparency and information
- 🚫 Unreliable verification codes
NINAuth
From 5.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 User friendly
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- ✅ Easy to use
- ✨ Great innovation
- 🌟 World class identity system
Room to improve
- 😞 Facial verification fails
- 🐛 Glitchy app
- ❌ Useless app
- 🐛 Unable to download ID
- 🐛 Cannot create PIN
Bugs and 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
NINAuth
Reported bugs
57 issues- Cannot download front and back of ID
- Verification complete but unable to create PIN
- Cannot take a selfie
- Face verification fails
- Unable to create PIN
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- Cannot link or delink phone number
- Old phone number not reflected after removal
- Names arranged wrong, cannot correct
- Verification is very difficult
- Facial authentication kept failing
- Cannot delink unauthorized number
- Cannot link a new number
- Face verification not working for months
- Cannot sign up for months
- Photo verification and lighting error message
- Cannot upload supporting documents to verify address
- Email confirmation code not sent
- App stops responding during sign up
- Facial recognition not working
- Cannot log in most times
- Cannot update phone number
- Phone number OTPs not being sent
- Address update not reflected
- Trust index cannot be updated
- Link ID option missing
- App goes straight to face verification which never works
- Login recognition fails after first use
- Forgot password using facial recognition fails
- Face verification error: 'NO ENROLLED USER FOUND'
- App requests well-lit room even in daylight
- Selfie capture not working
- App shows only NIN, no other options
- Cannot get past picture phase
- App not responding
- Signing up does not work
- Authentication does not get past error
- App malfunction
- New application is malfunction
- Virtual NIN not available
- Cannot use it and verify anything
- PIN creation fails
- Unable to update details
- Tax ID info no longer available
- Slip download no longer available
- Phone number starting with 0702 not recognized
- App has syntax errors
- App is a complete mess
- App is not working
- App is very rubbish
- App is not functional
- App is buggy
- App is not responding
- Signing up does not work
- App was created to be downloaded but not used
- Cannot upload supporting documents
- Email confirmation not sent
- Clueless developer
Requested features
10 requests- Allow users to update their details
- Make services available when needed
- Allow adding international phone numbers
- Option to correct names
- Add option to download E-ID card
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- Incorporate all NIMC services into one application
- Option to link address
- Option to add phone numbers
- Virtual NIN card functionality
- Provision for virtual NIN
In-app purchases
Textplug
No in-app purchases
NINAuth
No in-app purchases
