Text Request vs TextMagic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Text Request
This app allows businesses to manage customer conversations and send messages on the go. It provides real-time notifications for new messages, enables mass messaging for promotions, and offers team collaboration features. Users can also manage contacts, settings, and request payments via SMS.
- Mobile customer conversations
- Inbound message notifications
- On-the-go conversation initiation
- Mass messaging for promotions
- Team collaboration features
- Contact and group list management
- SMS payment requests
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Connect with customers whenever you want, wherever you work using Text Request’s mobile app. * Take customer conversations with you wherever you go * Get notified of new inbound messages * Spark new conversations on-the-go * Send mass messages for promotions or updates anytime * Keep your team in the loop with shared dashboards, type-alerts, and other team-friendly features * Manage individual contacts and group lists inside the app * Manage your account, settings, and users all from your mobile device * Request payments via SMS Get the power of text messaging to ignite customer engagement. All it takes is an active Text Request account. Already using Text Request? Click Install now. Not using Text Request yet? See what the hype’s all about at textrequest.com/demo. * Take customer conversations with you wherever you go * Get notified of new inbound messages * Spark new conversations on-the-go * Send mass messages for promotions or updates anytime * Keep your team in the loop with shared dashboards, type-alerts, and other team-friendly features * Manage individual contacts and group lists inside the app * Manage your account, settings, and users all from your mobile device Get the power of text messaging to ignite customer engagement. All it takes is an active Text Request account. Already using Text Request? Click Install now. Not using Text Request yet? See what the hype’s all about at textrequest.com/demo.
TextMagic
This business-focused application enables bulk SMS sending and two-way conversations. It provides real-time delivery monitoring, contact management, and instant mobile contact import. The app synchronizes seamlessly with its web counterpart for multi-device use.
- Send bulk text messages
- Two-way SMS conversations
- Push notifications for new messages
- Monitor delivery rates and history
- Manage contacts and templates
- Import mobile contacts
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THIS APP IS ONLY FOR BUSINESS USERS. NO PERSONAL MESSAGES CAN BE SENT. The TextMagic mobile app is an additional tool in our business text messaging service. This mobile app allows you to: - send bulk text messages - have two-way SMS conversations - receive push notifications about new incoming messages - monitor delivery rates and message history - manage TextMagic lists, contacts and templates - import your mobile phone contacts to TextMagic instantly. The TextMagic app is fully synced with TextMagic Web App, and you can use it on several devices at once.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TextMagic at 4.8 against Text Request's 4.0. TextMagic also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (258 vs 54). Text Request's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 31%). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TextMagic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 258 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Text Request's written reviews are positive against 31% of TextMagic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Text Request ships an update fortnightly, TextMagic weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Request | TextMagic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (54 ratings) | 4.8 (258 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews — better | 30.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 54 | 258 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Text Request | TextMagic Ltd. |
Customer experience
Text Request
TextMagic
Bugs and requests
Text Request
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TextMagic
Reported bugs
13 issues- App terminated on signup
- Messages not being sent
- Server is off, no login
- SMS messages not delivered
- Messages come through multiple times
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- Confirmation texts not sent
- App says sent but not received
- App not working, messages not sent
- Random messages not deleted
- Not all replies accessible in app
- App is buggy, chat doesn't open
- Messages showing wrong date
- White page pops up and disappears on launch
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to use landscape mode on iPad
- Signature block and other templates
- Image capacity
In-app purchases
Text Request
No in-app purchases
TextMagic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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