Comparison

WTC GOVoice vs Texter

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

Head to head
About

WTC GOVoice

Manage your home or office telephone services remotely. Make and receive calls using your landline number over WiFi or cellular data, and receive voicemail alerts. Control incoming call handling and sync contacts across devices.

Highlights
  • Make/receive calls with landline number
  • Use landline caller ID
  • Voicemail alerts
  • Playback voice messages
  • Control incoming call handling
  • Sync contacts across devices
Features
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GOVoice - For voice service customers of WTC. ***** With GOVoice, you can take control of your home or office telephone services from anywhere. FEATURES • Make and receive calls over WiFi/3G/4G using your landline number • Make calls from any phone using your landline caller ID • Receive new voicemail alerts • Playback voice messages • Control how incoming calls are handled • Sync your GOVoice contacts across devices NOTE: GOVoice requires 3G/4G or WiFi access.

About

Texter

Obtain a secondary phone number for texting and calls without needing a new contract or device. Keep your personal number private while using a separate line for online transactions, dating, or work.

Highlights
  • Second phone number for texting and calls
  • Keep personal number private
  • No contract required
  • Transparent fees
  • Unrestricted ownership of numbers
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Texter gives you a second phone number for texting on your iPhone. It is a simple and inexpensive way to send and receive text messages and make calls from a separate number, so you can keep your personal number for friends and family. No contracts, transparent fees. NO HASSLES Our numbers come without a contract. You don't need a cell phone plan or another device to use your second phone number. SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS Using your second phone number with Texter is super-simple. Purchase a number, recharge credits, and start messaging and calling. TRANSPARENT FEES Texter messaging and calling fees are as transparent as possible. By using the in-app Tariff calculator, you can check the cost per outgoing and incoming calls or messages based on a specific country. UNRESTRICTED OWNERSHIP Purchase and keep your number for as long as you need, or release it anytime. NO ADS The app doesn't bother you with any advertisement and never shares any of your data. No exceptions! Use Texter in everyday situations: • Buying or selling things on Craigslist, eBay, or other e-commerce platforms • Dating • Hosting apartments on Airbnb • Using Uber • Applying for a job • Working (e.g. as a second work number)
 Phone numbers available in: USA, Canada, Sweden. PRICING Texter is free to download and comes with 20 free credits. Phone numbers and additional credits are available through subscriptions and in-app purchases. Our standard Subscription Options for phone numbers are weekly, monthly and yearly. If you choose to get one of our plans then your payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The cost of the renewal depends on your Subscription Plan. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. When canceling a subscription, your subscription will remain active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled but the current subscription will not be refunded. IMPORTANT: Messages use prepaid credits. Area code availability varies. May not work with SMS shortcode services. Not for 911 or other emergency services. Text messaging to UK and US numbers is unavailable (UK, US, PR, VI, Guam, and American Samoa). Text messaging is not available in Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Cote D’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion Island, Rwanda, Sao Tome And Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, United Republic Of Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe) and Dominican Republic. If you like Texter app, we would love if you left a great review in the App Store! Just a couple of kind words or a simple star rating helps a lot! Privacy Policy: https://legal.apptoro.support/hc/en-us/articles/4417734791057 Terms of Use: https://legal.apptoro.support/hc/en-us/articles/4417344441617

Screenshots

WTC GOVoice2 screens
Texter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WTC GOVoice at none against Texter's 10. Texter's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Texter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. WTC GOVoice asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Texter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Texter has 1.2K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of WTC GOVoice's written reviews are positive against 21% of Texter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WTC GOVoice ships an update every 9 months, Texter monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WTC GOVoice versus Texter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWTC GOVoiceTexter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (17 ratings)4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews20.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings171.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size253 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWTCApp Toro

Customer experience

WTC GOVoice

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Texter

All ratings1,157 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive20.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative78.0%

Bugs and requests

WTC GOVoice

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Texter

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes or freezes
  • Inconsistent behavior, sometimes works, sometimes doesn't

Requested features

2 requests
  • Free trial option
  • Ability to use app in more countries

In-app purchases

None

WTC GOVoice

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Texter

Subscriptions5
  • Texting Number (weekly)$3.997 Days
  • 2nd Texting Number (weekly)$4.997 Days
  • Texting Number (monthly)$7.991 Month
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  • 2nd Texting Number (monthly)$9.991 Month
  • 2nd Texting Number (yearly)$69.991 Year
One-time5
  • 100 Credits$2.99
  • Change Phone Number$4.99
  • 300 Credits$6.99
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  • Change Phone Number$9.99
  • 900 Credits$17.99

Questions

Is WTC GOVoice free?
WTC GOVoice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Texter free?
Texter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WTC GOVoice or Texter?
Texter is rated higher. WTC GOVoice averages 4.2 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Texter averages 4.6 from 1.2K ratings.
Do WTC GOVoice or Texter have ads?
Neither WTC GOVoice nor Texter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WTC GOVoice or Texter?
WTC GOVoice ships an update every 9 months, and Texter monthly. Most recently, WTC GOVoice was updated on October 24, 2026 and Texter on October 30, 2026.

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