Comparison

Hit Em Up vs Text ▹

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

Head to head
About

Hit Em Up

Send personalized mass texts and emails to your contacts. Save time by automating outreach with custom inserts and AI-assisted writing. Connect with your audience across multiple platforms like SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, and email.

Highlights
  • Personalized mass texting
  • AI-assisted message writing
  • Scheduled message sending
  • Smart contact list segmentation
  • CSV contact import
  • Cross-platform messaging (SMS, WhatsApp, Email)
Features
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Hit Em Up: Mass Texting, Individually Tailored Hit Em Up turns your phone into a relationship factory, churning out stronger connections while you save hours. Imagine having a 5-hour (or more) weekly gift of time. That's Hit Em Up - cultivating your network while you live your life. The Hit Em Up Personalized Mass Text process is simple: 1. Write a message (or let our SmartWrite AI help you write a message based on your intent) using our custom inserts that personalize your message with your recipients' names (Hi ::firstname::!) 2. Select a list of contacts to send your message 3. Watch as Hit Em Up personalizes each message uniquely and personally to each recipient personally and privately! A Revolution in Your Texting and Out Reach: • SmartWrite AI: Your personal wordsmith, crafting bespoke messages at lightning speed. • Scheduled Messages: Be the clockwork correspondent - your messages arrive precisely when they matter most. • Smart Selectors: Your audience architect. Build perfect groups with a few keystrokes, no manual labor required. • Unlimited Tags: The secret ingredients that turn mass messages into personal conversations. Sprinkle liberally for best results. • CSV Contact Import: Your network's welcome mat. Roll out the red carpet for contacts from any source, and start the party immediately. • Template Texts: Your message cookbook. Whip up tried-and-true recipes or save your signature dishes for future feasts. • Fast Send: Your message's hyperdrive. Leap into lightspeed outreach with our advanced sending process. • Personalized Mass Emails: Your communication chameleon. Adapt your personal touch from texts to inboxes seamlessly. Hit Em Up speaks your audience's language - whether it's SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp, or Email. You're fluent on every platform. Take Hit Em Up for a 7-day test flight. No credit card, no risk - just pure networking altitude. Watch your connections soar. Plant Hit Em Up on your phone today. Watch your network blossom with every personalized message you cultivate. Your voice shapes our future. Be sure to leave us feedback either with customer support by pressing the “Help” button or emailing us at feedback@hitemupapp.com --- Hit Em Up is free to download and try for 7 days. We offer both a Standard and Basic membership subscriptions for various features in the following durations: - 1 month - 1 year Subscription prices vary depending on the features, length, and region. All prices and plans with features are clearly displayed within the app. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings in the iTunes Store/iPhone Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. --- We guard your data like a dragon guards treasure. See our ironclad privacy measures on our App's Privacy Policy: https://www.hitemupapp.com/privacy By downloading Hit Em Up and using it, you are agreeing to our Terms of Service at https://www.hitemupapp.com/terms With Hit Em Up, every time you tap our send button, you plant seeds of connection in garden of your community. Enjoy and welcome to our family!

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

Hit Em Up4 screens
Text ▹4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hit Em Up at 71% against Text ▹'s 26%. Hit Em Up also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). Text ▹'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hit Em Up sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Text ▹ sells 10 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

Hit Em Up holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.9K and 3.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Hit Em Up's written reviews are positive against 26% of Text ▹'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hit Em Up ships an update fortnightly, Text ▹ every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Hit Em Up versus Text ▹: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHit Em UpText ▹
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (4.9K ratings) — better4.4 (3.8K ratings)
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews — better25.8% of reviews
Number of ratings4.9K — better3.8K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#99 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZakery KlineVaghela Babubha

Customer experience

Hit Em Up

All ratings4,851 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews373 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative26.3%

Text ▹

All ratings3,839 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews240 reviews
Positive25.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative71.7%

User reviews

Hit Em Up

From 4.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Time-saving
  • 📱 Personalized messages
  • 🔍 Ability to create groups
  • 📤 Efficient mass texting

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • ⏱️ Tedious to send individual messages
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔍 Issues with contact management
  • 🔄 Unreliable message delivery

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

Hit Em Up

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes
  • Contacts disappearing from groups
  • Verification issues
  • Unreliable message sending

Requested features

4 requests
  • Automatic message sending
  • Scheduled messaging
  • Integration with email and other platforms
  • Improved contact management

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

10 purchases

Hit Em Up

Subscriptions5
  • Hit Em Up Basic Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Standard Monthly Auto Renew$24.991 Month
  • Standard 3 Month Subscription$66.003 Months
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  • Basic Yearly Subscription$71.991 Year
  • Standard Yearly Auto Renew$179.991 Year
One-time5
  • One Week Basic Subscription$13.99
  • One Month Basic Subscription$19.99
  • Three Month Basic Subscription$49.99
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  • Six Month Basic Subscription$59.99
  • One Year Basic Subscription$72.00
10 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
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  • 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-time4
  • 200 Credits$1.99
  • 500 Credits$3.99
  • 1300 Credits$7.99
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  • 8000 Credits$19.99

Questions

Is Hit Em Up free?
Hit Em Up 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, Hit Em Up or Text ▹?
Hit Em Up is rated higher. Hit Em Up averages 4.6 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while Text ▹ averages 4.4 from 3.8K ratings.
Do Hit Em Up or Text ▹ have ads?
Text ▹ shows ads; Hit Em Up does not.
Which is updated more often, Hit Em Up or Text ▹?
Hit Em Up ships an update fortnightly, and Text ▹ every 3 months. Most recently, Hit Em Up was updated on November 6, 2026 and Text ▹ on November 6, 2026.

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