Comparison

Text Request vs Heymarket Texting for Teams

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

Heymarket Texting for Teams

This app provides a shared inbox and business texting solution for teams. It allows for efficient customer support, sales, and marketing by enabling shared phone numbers and message tracking. Teams can manage conversations, assign chats, and send personalized messages to contacts.

Highlights
  • Shared team inboxes
  • Assign and triage chats
  • Send personalized text messages
  • Message scheduling and reminders
  • Templates for common replies
  • Web and mobile sync
  • Contact lists and campaigns
Features
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Business text messaging for your team! Get shared phone numbers and inboxes for your team to track messages with contacts. Great for customer support, sales, operations, and marketing. Works on your computer with Heymarket Web. *** Featured as Best New App in the App Store *** *** Featured on TechCrunch http://tcrn.ch/28ZXAQC *** Send and receive text or Facebook messages with customers, contractors, and partners. Best of all, they won't need to install anything! CUSTOMER SUPPORT * A shared inbox where your team can share messages and replies * Open or close chats to keep your queue clear * Triage chats by assigning them to yourself other people. Get notifications for the chats most relevant to you * Create multiple inboxes to organize chats by department, by region, or anything else * Templates for commonly used messages, including text, photos, links, and even the first name of the contact * Set reminders and scheduled message and never forget to follow up with a customer * See when team members are viewing a chat or typing a reply * Add and share private notes about each contact OPERATIONS * Text with contractors & vendors * Replies arrive in a shared inbox for your team SALES * Enable text messages from your website to capture leads * Set reminders to follow up with each lead * Works with your existing CRM MARKETING * Organize contacts into lists and send them private, personalized text messages. Each text is treated as a 1-on-1 message - like a Bcc: email. * Personalize messages with merge tokens like "first name" or custom fields * Campaigns can send a sequence of message on schedule you determine * Schedule messages to be sent at a specific date and time * Reports to check the status of messages sent to each list STAY PRODUCTIVE WHILE MESSAGING * Works in sync with your computer using Heymarket Web * Never forget to follow up with a contact. Swipe any message to set a reminder * Simple scheduling. With just a few taps, share your available dates and times in a text message * Close chats * Do not disturb to control when you receive work-related notifications * Annotate photos and share them EASY FOR YOU AND YOUR CUSTOMERS * Text enable existing business number or get a new, second phone number * Works with your existing contacts * Nothing for your customers to install. They get normal text messages and Facebook messages ADMINISTRATIVE FEATURES * Auto reply based on a schedule or at all times * Set call forwarding for incoming calls * Select which team members have access to specific inboxes * Export chats for reporting or auditing * Manage custom fields * Subscribe for your entire team with a corporate credit card * Integrates with Zapier, Facebook, your website, and Slack BUILT FOR iOS * Integrated with your existing iOS contacts and calendar * CoreML support - Heymarket can now recommend replies * Siri support * iOS quick search * iOS quick reply * 3D Touch * iOS sharing extension support. Share links from other apps with your Heymarket contacts and lists. * Apple Watch app with reminders and business message replies FREE PRODUCTIVITY Use contacts, notes, lists, templates, archive, and reminders free forever. Try text messaging for free, with your new phone number, for 14 days. No credit card required. Starting at $49.99/month, get domestic text messaging with your contacts. LEARN MORE * Terms of Service - http://heymarket.com/tos * Privacy Policy - http://heymarket.com/privacy SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS The subscription will be charged through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription at any time in Account Settings. Upon upgrading, any unused part of your free trial will be forfeited.

Screenshots

Text Request4 screens
Heymarket Texting for Teams4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Text Request at 4.0 against Heymarket Texting for Teams's 3.3. Text Request also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (71% vs 61%). Heymarket Texting for Teams's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Heymarket Texting for Teams sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Text Request asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text Request holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 51 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Text Request's written reviews are positive against 61% of Heymarket Texting for Teams's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Request ships an update fortnightly, Heymarket Texting for Teams weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Text Request versus Heymarket Texting for Teams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText RequestHeymarket Texting for Teams
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (54 ratings) — better3.3 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews — better60.7% of reviews
Number of ratings54 — better51
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB39 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperText RequestCommon Sun, Inc.

Customer experience

Text Request

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

Heymarket Texting for Teams

All ratings51 ratings
Positive54.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative39.2%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral9.8%
Negative29.5%

Bugs and requests

Text Request

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Heymarket Texting for Teams

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Platform glitches
  • Sent out messages that weren't meant to be sent
  • Texts to lists and individual texts not being sent
  • Texts to help support not going through
  • App crashes when creating new conversations
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  • App crashes when clicking 'contact us'
  • App crashes on load up
  • Voice dictation of telephone numbers crashes the system
  • App crashes when open
  • Voice to text feature causes app to crash
  • Contacts disappear from list
  • Delayed push notifications
  • Buggy copy and paste
  • Un-optimized interface
  • Constant app crashes

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to start new messages from the mobile app
  • Add call redirection feature
  • Ability to message individuals from lists
  • Compose and schedule messages for later
  • Apple Watch support
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  • Dark mode
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Second list layer in contacts group

In-app purchases

None

Text Request

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Heymarket Texting for Teams

Subscriptions10
  • Heymarket Premium$4.991 Month
  • Heymarket Premium$5.991 Month
  • Heymarket Premium$9.991 Month
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  • Team chat with 50 people$19.991 Month
  • Chat with 100 people$29.991 Month
  • Heymarket - chat with 500 contacts$49.991 Month
  • Chat with 250 people$49.991 Month
  • Heymarket - chat with 5,000 contacts$99.991 Month
  • Heymarket Team Subscription$118.991 Month
  • Heymarket Pro$239.991 Month

Questions

Is Text Request free?
Text Request is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Heymarket Texting for Teams free?
Heymarket Texting for Teams is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Request or Heymarket Texting for Teams?
Text Request is rated higher. Text Request averages 4.0 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Heymarket Texting for Teams averages 3.3 from 51 ratings.
Do Text Request or Heymarket Texting for Teams have ads?
Neither Text Request nor Heymarket Texting for Teams shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Request or Heymarket Texting for Teams?
Text Request ships an update fortnightly, and Heymarket Texting for Teams weekly. Most recently, Text Request was updated on September 18, 2026 and Heymarket Texting for Teams on September 23, 2026.

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