Textacy vs Community Phone+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Community Phone+
This app allows you to manage your landline phone service remotely. Make and receive calls, access voicemails, and adjust call settings directly from your mobile device.
- Make and receive landline calls
- Access and manage voicemails
- View call history
- Configure call forwarding
- Receive call notifications
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Community Phone+ lets you manage your landline service from anywhere. Make and receive calls, check voicemails, manage call settings, and more - all from your mobile device. Features: - Make and receive calls using your landline number - Access and manage voicemails - View call history and recent activity - Configure call forwarding and other settings - Get notifications for incoming calls and messages Stay connected to your landline wherever you go with Community Phone+.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Textacy at 5.0 against Community Phone+'s 4.4. Textacy also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.4). Community Phone+'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). 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.
Textacy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Community Phone+ has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Textacy ships an update every 10 days, Community Phone+ every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Textacy | Community Phone+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Textacy | Community Phone Company |
Customer experience
Textacy
Community Phone+
In-app purchases
Textacy
No in-app purchases
Community Phone+
No in-app purchases
