Text Request vs BonzoGo
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.
BonzoGo
Automate outreach and follow-ups via SMS, email, and ringless voicemail to generate inbound conversations. This tool helps sales teams stay top of mind with prospects and clients, freeing them to focus on closing deals.
- Automated outreach
- SMS, Email, Ringless Voicemail
- Instant follow-up
- Prospect and client engagement
- Inbound conversation generation
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BONZO makes friendly and intuitive outreach, instant follow up, and staying top of mind with current prospects and former clients a breeze. That way your sales team can focus on what matters, closing deals. We make it simple to use, but incredibly effective. Through SMS, Email, and Ringless Voicemail, Bonzo users automate their outreach to create inbound conversations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Text Request at 71% against BonzoGo's 22%. Text Request also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.7) and monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Text Request holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Text Request's written reviews are positive against 22% of BonzoGo's.
Text Request ships an update fortnightly, BonzoGo every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Text Request | BonzoGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (54 ratings) — better | 2.7 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Text Request | MobilityRE, LLC |
Customer experience
Text Request
BonzoGo
In-app purchases
Text Request
No in-app purchases
BonzoGo
No in-app purchases
