Common Sense Media Review
By Chris Morris
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Free alternative (with ads) for text-message junkies.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 14+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Download
Videos and Photos
Textfree Unlimited
Parent and Kid Reviews
Based on 15 parent reviews
Summarized with AI
Summarized with AI
Based on 11 kid reviews
Is It Any Good?
Today's phones are often used more for texting than calling -- and the costs of those SMS messages can add up quickly. TEXTFREE UNLIMITED lets people text as much as they want without causing a spike in their phone bill. The reliability of the app is pretty solid. We didn't encounter any "dark" periods when testing, regardless of time. Receivers always got their messages promptly and their replies were just as speedy. The volume of ads is annoying, though -- and tacking on a recurring annual fee to a free app feels a bit iffy. (The app used to carry a one-time charge of $5.99 for no ads.) Parents will still need to monitor who their kids are texting and what's being said, but for the budget conscious, this is a good alternative.
App Details
- Devices : iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire
- Pricing structure : Free to try
- Release date : August 9, 2010
- Genre : Social Networking
- Publisher : Pinger, Inc.
- Version : 3.5.1
- Minimum software requirements : OS 3.2 or later, Android 2.1 and up
- Last updated : October 9, 2025
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