Comparison

General Number vs Fext

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

General Number

This app generates a short numerical identifier to share contact information, eliminating the need to spell out details. It also allows users to retrieve company contact information and promotions by entering a displayed identifier.

Highlights
  • Generate short numerical identifiers
  • Share contact information easily
  • Request contact information from others
  • Retrieve company contact details
  • Receive promotions via identifiers
  • No account or registration required
  • Privacy-focused, no user tracking
Features
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Have you been frustrated lately when spelling your name, street address, or email to customer support or while exchanging contact information with a business associate or a friend? With this application, instead of spelling your contact information, you will provide a randomly generated short numerical identifier – General Number (GN), which acts as a handle to request contact information from your phone. Just choose what you want to share, click “send,” and you are done. When you see the GN logo displayed on a website or billboard, you can use this app to transfer all of the company’s contact information and promotions into your phone by simply typing in the GN and clicking "submit." We respect your privacy and neither track users nor ask them to provide any information to us. GN does not require an account or registration. Your contact information is sent directly from your phone to the recipient device (phone or computer) and is not stored in the cloud.

About

Fext

Send a single message to multiple recipients, with each person receiving it as a private, one-on-one SMS. This app offers a simple, fast, and organized way to conduct group texting without the clutter of traditional group chats. It's designed for personal outreach and clear communication.

Highlights
  • Private one-on-one SMS delivery
  • No noisy group threads
  • Create flexible groups
  • Reuse message templates
  • Attach photos, video, or audio
Features
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Fext is a texting app for iPhone and iPad. Send one message to many people; each person receives it as a private one-on-one SMS. Simple, fast, organized, and personal — like Messages, but built to scale. Simple texting at its finest. Built for real-world outreach • Send text messages that read like individual conversations • Run clean, direct group texts without noisy threads • Create flexible groups and reuse templates • Attach photos, video, or audio when needed Why people choose it They want a group messaging app that behaves like Messages, not a group chat. They want easy texting with a personal feel. They want the speed of SMS, without reply-all clutter. They want to reach people fast and keep communication clear and direct. If you’re looking for a group text app that can send clean group texts and stay simple, Fext was built for that. Group text. Personal delivery.  You will need a subscription in order to get access to app's features. Each subscription will be automatically renewed unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current payment period. Your iTunes account will be automatically charged at the same price for renewal within the 24-hour period prior to the end of the current payment period unless you change your subscription preferences in your iTunes Account Settings. When a subscription is canceled, access to the app’s features will expire at the end of the current payment period. Questions: contact@pericarp.io Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

General Number4 screens
Fext4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: General Number at 100% against Fext's 24%. General Number also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 16). Fext's advantage is ratings volume (551 vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fext sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. General Number asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

General Number holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fext has 551 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of General Number's written reviews are positive against 24% of Fext's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

General Number ships an update every 2 weeks, Fext every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
General Number versus Fext: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeneral NumberFext
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (551 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better24.4% of reviews
Number of ratings2551 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeneral Number, LLCPericarp Inc.

Customer experience

General Number

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Fext

All ratings551 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive24.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative70.0%

Bugs and requests

General Number

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Fext

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Verification process fails
  • Can't log in or sign up
  • Scheduled texts not sent
  • Glitches and crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow scheduling texts from own number
  • Integrate with iPhone Messages app
  • Add auto-search function for Pro numbers
  • Provide better customer support and communication

In-app purchases

None

General Number

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

Fext

Subscriptions12
  • Fext Plus$1.997 Days
  • Fext Plus$3.991 Month
  • Fext Gold$3.997 Days
Show 9 more
  • Fext Plus$7.993 Months
  • Unlimited$8.997 Days
  • Personal Phone Number$9.997 Days
  • Fext Platinum$19.993 Months
  • Personal Phone Number$19.991 Month
  • Unlimited$29.991 Month
  • Personal Phone Number$49.991 Year
  • Unlimited Promotion$49.991 Year
  • Unlimited7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time4
  • 100 SMS Credits$9.99
  • 250 SMS Credits$19.99
  • 2000 SMS Credits$119.99
Show 1 more
  • 25000 SMS Credits$999.99

Questions

Is General Number free?
General Number is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fext free?
Fext is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, General Number or Fext?
General Number is rated higher. General Number averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Fext averages 4.0 from 551 ratings.
Do General Number or Fext have ads?
Neither General Number nor Fext shows ads.
Which is updated more often, General Number or Fext?
General Number ships an update every 2 weeks, and Fext every 5 days. Most recently, General Number was updated on October 16, 2026 and Fext on October 22, 2026.

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