# Text Message Sounds + vs ReconGo

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Text Message Sounds + at none against ReconGo's 20. Text Message Sounds + also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). ReconGo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 19 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. ReconGo sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Text Message Sounds + asks for nothing beyond the download.

Text Message Sounds + ships an update every 19 months, ReconGo every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Text Message Sounds + | ReconGo |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[3.9 (275 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-message-sounds-plus/id981241998/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **275** | — |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | **Every 3 months** |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Size | 25 MB | 119 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 15.1 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jason Torres](https://appshunter.io/developer/981227960) | [Blackstone AI (PTY) LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1838678636) |

## What reviewers say

### Text Message Sounds +

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-message-sounds-plus/id981241998)

Access a collection of over 65 popular and funny sound effects and ringtones. Easily set these sounds for text message notifications, alerts, or alarms. This app groups popular downloaded notification sounds into one convenient place.

**Highlights:** Over 65 funny ringtones, Sound effects for notifications, Alerts and alarms, Easy to use interface, Grouped popular sounds

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Cool app
- 🎶 Some pretty good sounds
- 🎶 Love all the different sounds
- 💰 It's free
- 👍 Tres bon

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Not for iPhone
- 👎 Requires computer
- 👎 Complicated to download
- 👎 Not working
- 👎 Nothing happens

**Reported bugs**

- Not Working ???
- Literally, nothing happens.
- All I saw was an ad for a game, closed the ad and got a blank screen
- As soon as the app is opened it pops up with an add. Normally adds don’t bother me but when the x appears you can’t click on it, all is does is pop up with ‘copy’.
- Goes straight to a solitaire game app

**Requested features**

- Provide clear instructions for downloading tones
- Offer a way to download tones without a computer
- Improve ad functionality (clickable 'x')


### ReconGo

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recongo-car-workshop-tracker/id6764261455)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (20)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 4 Locations · 5 Cars | $29.99 | per month |
| 50 Cars Package | $69.99 | per month |
| 1 Location · 5 Cars \| Yearly | $89.99 | per year |
| 4 Locations · 15 Cars | $99.99 | per month |
| 100 Car Package | $129.99 | per month |
| 4 Locations · 25 Cars | $149.99 | per month |
| 200 Car Package | $199.99 | per month |
| 4 Locations · 50 Cars | $249.99 | per month |
| Unlimited Car Package | $299.99 | per month |
| 4 Locations · 5 Cars \| Yearly | $299.99 | per year |
| 25 Cars Package \| Yearly | $399.99 | per year |
| 4 Locations · Unlimited | $399.99 | per month |
| 50 Cars Package \| Yearly | $699.99 | per year |
| 4 Locations · 15 Cars \| Yearly | $999.99 | per year |
| 100 Cars Package \| Yearly | $1299.99 | per year |
| 4 Locations · 25 Cars \| Yearly | $1499.99 | per year |
| 200 Cars Package \| Yearly | $1999.99 | per year |
| 4 Locations · 50 Cars \| Yearly | $2499.99 | per year |
| Unlimited Cars Package \| Yearly | $2999.99 | per year |
| 4 Locations · Unlimited \| Yearly | $3999.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Text Message Sounds + free?

Text Message Sounds + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is ReconGo free?

ReconGo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Text Message Sounds + or ReconGo have ads?

Text Message Sounds + shows ads; ReconGo does not.

### Which is updated more often, Text Message Sounds + or ReconGo?

Text Message Sounds + ships an update every 19 months, and ReconGo every 3 months. Most recently, Text Message Sounds + was updated on October 9, 2026 and ReconGo on October 9, 2026.

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