Comparison

Talk SMS Email Notes vs TextPort

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

Head to head
About

Talk SMS Email Notes

Capture text from your camera, convert it into notes, and send it via SMS or email. It also offers text-to-speech functionality in multiple languages and exports notes to iCloud Drive.

Highlights
  • Camera text scanning
  • SMS and email sending
  • Text-to-speech with language selection
  • Note saving and organization
  • iCloud Drive export
  • Copy to clipboard
Features
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Talking the daily text information from our camera, send the email, send the short message and export to iCloud Drive. Launch this app, just tap the + button at the top right corner, long press the text view, tap live text button, insert the text information from our camera. The text will be displayed in the text view. Tap the SMS button to send the text as the short message. Tap the email button to send the text as your mail. Tap the talk button, this App will talk the text directly if it is in English. If the text we insert is other than English, then just tap the button at the bottom right corner, we could select the. different language. This is Talk SMS Email Notes. It will record the date and time when we tap the save button. After tapping the save button, the text notes will be saved to the core data system. Export the notes to iCloud Driver or other App with the text file. We could input the name of the text file. In the main view, when we tap the export button at the bottom toolbar and select the item: export to remote files, the text notes will be saved to the text file and sent to iCloud Drive or other App you indict. If we select the item:export to pasteboard, the text notes could be copied to the pasteboard and we could paste at other text view or text field in the different apps. In the main view, tap the right button in the table cell, we could select or deselect the cell. In the main view, if we do not select any table cell, then tap the talk button, all of notes will be talked. if we select several table cells, then only the notes for the selected cells will be talked. If we do not select any table cell, then tap the Export button, all of notes will be exported. if we select several table cells, then only the notes for the selected cells will be exported. In the main view, if we do not select any table cell, then tap the SMS or Email button, the App will remind us to select at least one table cell. If we already select several table cells, then only the notes for the selected cells will be added to the SMS or Email body. The text notes sent from this App as email will also be displayed at the sent folder of the Mail app of the iOS device. The text notes sent from this App as SMS will also be displayed at the Messages app of the iOS device. The SMS feature is only available for the devices which could send messages such as iPhone or some iPad. If we need to use the send email feature, we need to set the default Mail app of the iOS device first. Otherwise, the two buttons will be disabled. In the main view, each note will have the created date time which will be displayed as the second line. So we could know when these text notes are captured from our camera or input from soft keyboard. In the main view, tap the table cell directly, the detail view will be displayed. In the single note detail view, we could input the text content by soft keyboard. In this latest edition, If we long press the text view, the live text scan button will be displayed, so we could capture the text content from the camera directly. In iOS 16, The languages currently supported by Live Text include English, French, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Japanese, and Korean. Several old iPhone devices may not support this live text feature. This edition could talk the text notes to the upcoming phone call with the iphone. The iOS version should be 13.0 or later. First , accept the coming phone call, then in the main list view or single note view, tap the talk buttons. Finally, the other people could listen the talking of this app from his or her phone. Both sides could hear the same talking contents in the same speed.

About

TextPort

Easily download and export text messages from your iPhone and other messaging apps. Preserve important conversations, memories, or legal documentation in various formats like PDF and CSV.

Highlights
  • Export SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, and more
  • Export to PDF, CSV, or plain text
  • Desktop app for bulk export
  • Transcribe chat screenshots to data
  • No export limits
  • Step-by-step guidance
Features
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TextPort turns any text conversation on your iPhone into a print-ready, timestamped PDF, a searchable CSV spreadsheet, or a plain text transcript. Pick a conversation and TextPort pulls it straight out of iMessage, right on your iPhone. It works with iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram DMs, Telegram, Signal, Viber, Snapchat, WeChat, LINE, and more. No cable, no Mac, and no Apple backup needed. When you want your complete iMessage history, the companion TextPort desktop app for Mac and Windows exports full conversations from your computer. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open TextPort and tap Import 2. Choose the Messages conversation you want to export 3. Pick the date range you need, from a few days to the whole history 4. TextPort imports every message with its sender, wording, date, and time, in order. Export to PDF, CSV, or text, then print, save, or share FOR COURT AND LEGAL EVIDENCE TextPort produces clean, paginated PDFs with per-message timestamps and sender names. This is the format people file in family law, housing court, and civil disputes. People use it to prepare text messages for court, custody cases, divorce, small claims, HR complaints, and protective orders. No app makes a court-certified export; courts authenticate text messages through testimony that the export came from your own device and was not altered. The original conversation stays on your phone as a verifiable record that the export was not manipulated. TextPort leaves it untouched, so both the source and the export live on the same device, ready for lawyers, mediators, or insurance claims. THE STATE OF TEXTING AS EVIDENCE 2026 TextPort surveyed 1,081 U.S. adults about how people save, lose, and use text messages in disputes. 81% have screenshotted a text because they might need it as proof. 38% have had texts or DMs used in a legal, workplace, or other formal proceeding they were part of. 78% have deleted or lost messages they later wished they had kept. 32% of those who tried to save a full conversation found it hard or could not do it at all. The full report is free to read and cite on the TextPort website. WORKS WITH YOUR MESSAGING APPS TextPort works with messaging apps across your iPhone or iPad, including iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs, Telegram, Signal, Viber, Snapchat, WeChat, and LINE. WhatsApp chats export to PDF with sender names, dates, and times. You never touch WhatsApp's chat-export file, dig through a backup, or email a chat to yourself. EXPORT FORMATS • PDF: save an entire text thread as a multi-page, timestamped, print-ready document • CSV: searchable spreadsheets for Excel, Numbers, or Sheets • Plain text: transcripts you can paste anywhere MORE WAYS PEOPLE USE TEXTPORT • Save text messages on iPhone permanently and archive years of conversations • Download text messages from iPhone before switching phones or a factory reset • Save a loved one's messages as a keepsake • Print WhatsApp chats as relationship evidence for USCIS applications • Document harassment for HR or the police • Keep business conversations for compliance and record-keeping WHY TEXTPORT • Works directly on your iPhone: most exporters are desktop software, but with TextPort you import, convert, and print text messages from iPhone, no computer needed • One app to export text messages from iPhone: an iMessage exporter that also handles the other chat apps on your phone • Desktop app included: extract text messages from iPhone backups and export your full iMessage and SMS history as a text message backup on Mac and Windows • A person answers your support questions, not a bot SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS TextPort is free to download; a subscription is required to export. A subscription unlocks unlimited message exporting, all file formats including PDF export, and premium customer support. Terms of Use: https://textport.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://textport.com/privacy

Screenshots

Talk SMS Email Notes4 screens
TextPort4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TextPort at 59% against Talk SMS Email Notes's 0%. TextPort also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.4 vs 1.0). Talk SMS Email Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 26) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

TextPort is free to download; Talk SMS Email Notes costs $0.99 up front. TextPort sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Talk SMS Email Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TextPort holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextPort has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Talk SMS Email Notes's written reviews are positive against 59% of TextPort's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talk SMS Email Notes ships an update every 6 months, TextPort every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Talk SMS Email Notes versus TextPort: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalk SMS Email NotesTextPort
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.4 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews58.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#54 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer方 沈TSUBASA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Customer experience

Talk SMS Email Notes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

TextPort

All ratings1,277 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews292 reviews
Positive58.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative39.0%

Bugs and requests

Talk SMS Email Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TextPort

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect message formatting
  • Inability to edit or delete messages

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved accuracy in text capture
  • Batch processing of messages
  • Free trial or better pricing

In-app purchases

None

Talk SMS Email Notes

No in-app purchases

15 purchases

TextPort

Subscriptions15
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Weekly2 variants$6.997 Days
  • Monthly$6.997 Days
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  • Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Weekly2 variants$7.997 Days
  • Weekly3 variants$8.997 Days
  • Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Discounted Monthly$13.991 Month
  • Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Annual$39.991 Year
  • Annual$49.991 Year
  • Annual1 Month trial$59.991 Year
  • Annual$59.991 Year
  • Annual1 Month trial$69.991 Year
  • Annual8 variants$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Talk SMS Email Notes free?
Talk SMS Email Notes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TextPort free?
TextPort is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Talk SMS Email Notes or TextPort?
TextPort is rated higher. Talk SMS Email Notes averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while TextPort averages 4.4 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Talk SMS Email Notes or TextPort have ads?
Neither Talk SMS Email Notes nor TextPort shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Talk SMS Email Notes or TextPort?
Talk SMS Email Notes ships an update every 6 months, and TextPort every 3 days. Most recently, Talk SMS Email Notes was updated on August 27, 2026 and TextPort on September 25, 2026.

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