Comparison

Nextplus vs Text ▹

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Text ▹

This app provides a US/Canada phone number for making and receiving calls and texts globally. It allows users to turn devices like iPads into phones, offering cheap international calls and unlimited messaging without a traditional phone service. Both parties need the app installed for calls.

Highlights
  • Real US & Canada phone number
  • Unlimited SMS/text messaging
  • Audio and video calls
  • Cheap international calls
  • Turn iPad/iPod into a phone
  • Cloud hosting for chat/call history
Features
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• Get a real US & Canada phone number • Real phone calls & text messaging • Cheap international calls to anyone anywhere • Call & text any number landline or mobile over 230 countries • Turn your iPod/iPad into an iPhone Audio and Video call & message your friends with your custom phone number - no phone service required! SMS text any number or call worldwide. Both parties need to install "Text" app to make a call or calling. #1 Text and call anyone #2 Send and receive unlimited sms / text #3 Make audio and video calls Text App is the ONLY app where keeping in touch is made simple and hassle free. - Turn your iPad or iPod into a phone for texting and calling with a real number you like! - Great for keeping in touch with family/friends while traveling abroad - Unlimited free inbound calling and calls - your friends can always reach you - Access your chat and call history on any device with free cloud hosting - Unlimited Video Calls - Save tons of money on your mobile plan IN APP SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: - Text App for 1 year $69.99 (3-days free trial) - Text App for 1 month $8.99 (1st Month $4.99) - Text App for 1 week $5.99 (3-days free trial) - 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 Privacy: https://textandcall.app/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://textandcall.app/terms-of-use.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ * Important: - We do not Support 911 - In order to call for free any number you need to install the "Text" app at both caller & call receiver side. - Free calls to numbers are subject to some limitations, please see Text App Terms and Conditions - If Push notification is not enabled, you may not receive messages and calls Please give us your feedback on the app! Thanks for testing Text App!

Screenshots

Nextplus4 screens
Text ▹4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Nextplus at free with in-app purchases against Text ▹'s subscription. Nextplus also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (90K vs 3.8K). Text ▹'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Nextplus sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Text ▹ sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nextplus holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nextplus has 90K ratings behind it against 3.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Nextplus's written reviews are positive against 30% of Text ▹'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nextplus ships an update every 3 weeks, Text ▹ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Nextplus versus Text ▹: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextplusText ▹
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (90K ratings) — better4.4 (3.8K ratings)
Positive reviews44.5% of reviews — better30.3% of reviews
Number of ratings90K — better3.8K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#106 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB98 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopertextPlus, Inc.Vaghela Babubha

Customer experience

Nextplus

All ratings90,022 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews1,049 reviews
Positive44.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative47.3%

Text ▹

All ratings3,842 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive30.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative65.2%

User reviews

Nextplus

From 90K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great service
  • 👍 Customizable user profile and message threads
  • 👍 Different ringtones to choose from
  • 👍 Personalized settings
  • 👍 Free app with no sign-up or hidden fees

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Calls sometimes drop or become inaudible
  • 🐛 Unclear how call credits are applied
  • 🐛 Messages sometimes don't deliver
  • 🐛 Photos and videos don't always work
  • 🐛 Notifications and message sync issues

Text ▹

From 3.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient texting and calling
  • 💡 Ability to create own number

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable text/call functionality
  • 💰 Expensive subscription and credits
  • 🔒 Unclear privacy and security practices

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

Text ▹

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Generating number issue
  • Inability to cancel subscription
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to send/receive messages to non-app users
  • Support for international numbers
  • Improved message history and management

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Nextplus

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Bundle Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Keep My Number$9.991 Year
  • Premium Number Bundle 6-Month$24.996 Months
Show 2 more
  • Premium Number Bundle Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Unlimited Calls to US & CA$44.991 Year
One-time6
  • 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
12 purchases

Text ▹

Subscriptions6
  • Text App App-to-App : Weekly$5.997 Days
  • Text App Private Number Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Text App App-to-App : Monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • TextApp Private Number Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Text App App-to-App : Yearly$32.991 Year
  • Text App Private Number Yearly3 Days trial$48.991 Year
One-time6
  • 200 Credits$1.99
  • 500 Credits$3.99
  • 1300 Credits$7.99
Show 3 more
  • Reinstate TextApp Account$14.99
  • 3000 Credits$15.99
  • 8000 Credits$19.99

Questions

Is Nextplus free?
Nextplus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text ▹ free?
Text ▹ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nextplus or Text ▹?
Nextplus is rated higher. Nextplus averages 4.6 out of 5 from 90K ratings, while Text ▹ averages 4.4 from 3.8K ratings.
Do Nextplus or Text ▹ have ads?
Both Nextplus and Text ▹ show ads.
Which is updated more often, Nextplus or Text ▹?
Nextplus ships an update every 3 weeks, and Text ▹ every 3 months. Most recently, Nextplus was updated on September 26, 2026 and Text ▹ on September 25, 2026.

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