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Review
But today I will be reviewing the app TextNow. I am about ready to buy the full version because I have been using the lite version for about a week now. I must say that this blows all of the other texting apps out of the water! I have used Textfree and TextPlus both. TextPlus was WAY to slow for my taste and after getting Google Voice, Textfree wasn’t good enough. One of the biggest reasons for getting this app was for its Google Voice integration. Simply this along made it great! I love me some GV. Use it so much. Only way to using on my iPod was with the Safari web app. Kinda annoying. But with TextNow, Google Voice became easily accessible to me. With the address they give you, it works just as well. The push notifications blew both Textfree and TextPlus out of the water. I texted my girlfriend then started the timer for her response (I did call her to see when she sent the text). TextNow came first every single time.
So here are the pros and cons:
Pros:
- Speed: So fast. Way faster than the other two apps
- Interface: Very clean cut. So simple to use and pick up on
- Experience: I love the speed of the push notifications and overall usability of the app.
- Horizontal keyboard: Speaks for itself. We all know of the standard portrait iPhone/iPod keyboard…
- Custom address: If you don’t have Google Voice to use, TextNow gives you a free @textnow.me address for your friends to text you at! Pretty cool.
Cons:
- Price: I know how texts work but I really have a bone to pick with their $0.99 for 3 months of texting. It is good but then to get lifetime, it is $7.99. It is better than Textfree’s $5.99 a year but most teenagers who will use this don’t have money like that floating around. Maybe that is just me…
Really, I only don’t like the price. Everything else is amazing about this app. GET IT! It is so good
Statistics
App Store rating: 4 stars
Version: 3.3.4
Developer: Enflick
App Store link: Hither
My rating: 6/5
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