Comparison

Nextplus vs Text App

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 App

Protect your personal number by using a private second phone number for calls and texts. Make calls and send messages over Wi-Fi or cellular data without using your cell minutes. Offers international calling and SMS at competitive prices.

Highlights
  • Private second phone number
  • Calls and texts via Wi-Fi/cellular data
  • No cell minutes used
  • International calls and SMS
  • Multiple phone numbers available
Features
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Bothered by exposing your personal phone number to people you don't trust at work or in social situations? 2nd number helps! This APP is your private second phone number app - make calls & texts via WiFi or cellular data, no cell minutes used, all with the private second number calling + texting app. WHY USE ME FOR CALLS AND TEXTS? - Subscribers receive 100 free text messages or 50 minutes of talk time per month - Get phone numbers to call or text in the United States and Canada - Use better prices to make international calls and send SMS and MMS - More phone numbers to choose from ==== IN APP SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS ==== -CallMe Subscription Provides: Yearly price: $49.99 Quarter price: $14.49 Monthly price: $5.99 - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase -Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. -Subscriptions may be managed by the user by going to Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://phone.zehougroup.xyz/zhphoneprivacy.html Terms of use:: https://phone.zehougroup.xyz/zhphonetermsofuse.html

Screenshots

Nextplus4 screens
Text App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Text App at none against Nextplus's shown. Text App also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Nextplus's advantage is ratings volume (89K vs 3.5K) and review sentiment (44% vs 30%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 App sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Nextplus against 4.6 for Text App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nextplus has 89K ratings behind it against 3.5K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Nextplus's written reviews are positive against 30% of Text App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nextplus ships an update every 3 weeks, Text App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Nextplus versus Text App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextplusText App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (89K ratings) — better4.6 (3.5K ratings)
Positive reviews44.5% of reviews — better29.6% of reviews
Number of ratings89K — better3.5K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#110 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size201 MB42 MB
Age rating17+17+
DevelopertextPlus, Inc.Shenzhen Zehou Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Nextplus

All ratings90,022 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews1,055 reviews
Positive44.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative47.4%

Text App

All ratings3,479 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive29.6%
Neutral2.8%
Negative67.6%

User reviews

Nextplus

From 89K 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 App

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Smooth calls and messages
  • 💡 Interesting app
  • 🚀 Good improvement

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Does not connect on time to calls
  • 💰 Not free, have to pay for subscription and points
  • 🐛 Doesn't work, scam
  • 🐛 Unwanted calls
  • 🐛 Doesn't let you text without paying extra

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 App

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Couldn't get a local phone number
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices
  • Subscription issues, couldn't cancel

Requested features

2 requests
  • More points
  • Read mark for messages

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
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  • 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
7 purchases

Text App

Subscriptions3
  • monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • quarter$14.993 Months
  • yearly$49.991 Year
One-time4
  • 100 Points$2.99
  • 500 Points$12.99
  • 1000 Points$15.99
Show 1 more
  • 2000 Points$28.99

Questions

Is Nextplus free?
Nextplus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Text App free?
Text App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nextplus or Text App?
Nextplus is rated higher. Nextplus averages 4.6 out of 5 from 89K ratings, while Text App averages 4.6 from 3.5K ratings.
Do Nextplus or Text App have ads?
Nextplus shows ads; Text App does not.
Which is updated more often, Nextplus or Text App?
Nextplus ships an update every 3 weeks, and Text App every 2 months. Most recently, Nextplus was updated on November 1, 2026 and Text App on October 30, 2026.

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