Nextplus vs Light
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nextplus
Get a free US phone number for unlimited texting and calling to US and Canadian numbers. Works over WiFi and allows you to communicate without sharing your personal number. Offers inexpensive outbound calls and can turn devices like iPod touch into phones.
- Free US phone number with selectable area code
- Unlimited free texting (SMS, MMS, group chat)
- Free inbound phone calls
- Toll-free calling worldwide
- Inexpensive outbound calls
- WiFi calling and texting
- No contracts or surprise costs
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Nextplus lets you stay in touch with people around the world without giving out your real number. With Nextplus you'll get: - A free US Phone number so friends can call & text you (you pick the area code) - Free texting (SMS, MMS + group chat) to any US or Canadian mobile number - Free inbound phone calls - Toll-free calling from anywhere in the world with no restrictions! - Inexpensive outbound phone calls - Works great over WiFi so you don’t even need a 3G/4G connection. - No contracts, no “surprise” costs. - Turn your iPod touch into a phone! HOW IT WORKS Unlike other app-to-app messengers, we let you call and text ANY phone number! Nextplus works across all your devices so you'll never miss a message. All you need is WiFi - no 3G/4G connection required! Your friend’s phone company charges us small fees to deliver texts and calls on their networks. Rather than force you to pay, we let you view a few banner ads or watch a quick video. If you choose, you can pay a buck or two and make those ads disappear. The choice is yours! IN APP SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS - Keep Your Number for 1 year $1.99 / Remove Banner Ads for 1 month $0.99 / Remove Banner Ads for 1 year $5.99 / Unlimited Ad-Free calls to Mexico (landlines) for 1 month $6.99 / Unlimited Ad-Free Calls to Mexico (mobile) for 1 month $29.99/ Unlimited Ad-Free calls to US & Canada for 1 year $19.99 - If you choose to subscribe to a plan, you will be charged a price according to the plan selected in your country. The price will be shown in the app before you complete the payment. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of your current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the purchase price listed above - You may manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings and then "Manage Subscriptions" - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription * IMPORTANT: - We do not support 911 in the US - In order to place most outbound phone calls you will need to purchase credits within the App - If push notifications are not enabled, you may not receive messages and calls Terms of Use: https://textplus.com/textplus-terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://textplus.com/textplus-privacy-policy/ Subscription Products: • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication
Light
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Introducing Light! Accumulate Light by making positive posts All posts must be in a category You may also create causes and others can donate to your causes These donations will show up and gain Light as well Help others, help improve society Spread the Light!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Light at none against Nextplus's 14. Light also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Nextplus's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 16 months) and chart position (#105 vs unranked). On price 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
Both are free to download. Nextplus sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Light asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nextplus ships an update every 3 weeks, Light every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nextplus | Light |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (90K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 44.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 90K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #105 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | textPlus, Inc. | Corey Evans |
Bugs and requests
Nextplus
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after updates
- Unable to create account
- Number reclamation issues
- Inability to send/receive texts and calls
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to log out of the app
- Improved notification system
- Better message delivery reliability
- Streamlined user interface
Light
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nextplus
- Premium Bundle Monthly$4.991 Month
- Keep My Number$9.991 Year
- Premium Number Bundle 6-Month$24.996 Months
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- Premium Number Bundle Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Unlimited Calls to US & CA$44.991 Year
- Remove Ads + Quick Reply for 1 Month$0.99
- 100 Credits2 variants$0.99
- $1.99 in Calling Credit$1.99
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- 500 Credits2 variants$4.99
- 1,000 Credits$9.99
- 2,000 Credits$19.99
Light
No in-app purchases









