Comparison

Text Request vs SimpleTexting

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

SimpleTexting

This app enables businesses to send mass SMS and MMS campaigns to large groups or engage in one-on-one conversations. It offers features for scheduling messages, managing contacts, and tracking campaign analytics to streamline business communication.

Highlights
  • Mass SMS/MMS campaigns
  • Two-way threaded inbox
  • Scheduled texts and drip campaigns
  • Contact list management
  • Text-to-join keywords
  • Campaign analytics
Features
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Everyone reads their texts. SimpleTexting helps you send them. With our app, your business can reach large groups with mass texts or connect one-on-one with two-way messaging. Use SimpleTexting to: Send texts to large groups • Create and send mass SMS and MMS campaign to a list of contacts • Add images to your campaigns right from your Camera Roll • View replies rates, click-through rates, and other analytics Have two-way conversations • Text individual contacts from in an intuitive, threaded inbox • Assign conversations to other teammates • Snooze conversations or mark them as done to keep your inbox tidy • Sort conversions by open, scheduled, snoozed, closed, and unread Set up automated texts • Schedule mass texts or individual replies ahead of time • Create drip campaigns to keep subscribers engaged • Add an away message to get back to messages right away Manage your contacts • View, add, or update your lists and segments • Create text-to-join keywords to build your list of contacts • Keep an eye on subscriber growth and unsubscribes About SimpleTexting SimpleTexting simplifies communication for small businesses. With over 17,000 customers, we send millions of texts every day. From team updates to marketing campaigns, we provide all you need for seamless texting. SimpleTexting is part of Sinch, a leading global Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) provider, offering messaging, voice and video communication solutions to a global customer base.

Screenshots

Text Request4 screens
SimpleTexting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text Request at 71% against SimpleTexting's 22%. Text Request also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). SimpleTexting's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 54). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimpleTexting holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleTexting has 3.4K ratings behind it against 54, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Text Request's written reviews are positive against 22% of SimpleTexting's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Request ships an update fortnightly, SimpleTexting every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Text Request versus SimpleTexting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText RequestSimpleTexting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (54 ratings)4.7 (3.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews — better21.8% of reviews
Number of ratings543.4K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB39 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperText RequestMade Simple Ventures LLC

Customer experience

Text Request

All ratings54 ratings
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral2.4%
Negative26.8%

SimpleTexting

All ratings3,380 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive21.8%
Neutral14.5%
Negative63.6%

Bugs and requests

Text Request

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SimpleTexting

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes and crashes
  • Blank screens and loading issues
  • Persistent notification badges
  • Inconsistent message delivery

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved app stability and reliability
  • Better notification system
  • More transparent pricing and plans
  • Enhanced integration with other platforms

In-app purchases

None

Text Request

No in-app purchases

None

SimpleTexting

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Text Request free?
Text Request is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleTexting free?
SimpleTexting is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Text Request or SimpleTexting?
SimpleTexting is rated higher. Text Request averages 4.0 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while SimpleTexting averages 4.7 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Text Request or SimpleTexting have ads?
Neither Text Request nor SimpleTexting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Request or SimpleTexting?
Text Request ships an update fortnightly, and SimpleTexting every 3 months. Most recently, Text Request was updated on October 5, 2026 and SimpleTexting on October 10, 2026.

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