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TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited App Store Revenue Estimate

TextNow, Inc. · Social Networking

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TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited earns about
$19.56M/month
range $10.76M – $28.36M · $234.68M/year
Live data · refreshed every hour
Per Day
$651.9K
$358.5K – $945.2K
Per Week
$4.56M
$2.51M – $6.62M
Per Month
$19.56M
$10.76M – $28.36M
Per Year
$234.68M
$129.07M – $340.28M
Lifetime
$586.69M
$322.68M – $850.70M
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A specific clone-and-improve plan for TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

Auto-generated from this app's real revenue ($19.56M/month · $234.68M/year), monetization model, rating signals and category. Every line is calibrated to this app, not generic advice.

55/100
Opportunity
Decent target
15/100
Cloneability
Very hard (network effects, regulatory, or content-licensing moats);
$4
Revenue / install
Lifetime value per download (≈30-month app life). Higher = each user is worth more.

✓ Features to copy

  • subscription paywall (~$9.99/mo) - proven monetization
  • in-app purchase tier ladder for upsells

⚡ Improve / fix

  • subscription is $9.99/mo - undercut by 30-50% to win price-sensitive users

🛠 MVP scope

  • core feature loop
  • subscription gating
  • free-tier limits
  • trial period
  • analytics

💰 Pricing recommendation

TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited is at $9.99/mo. Consider going slightly lower with a longer free trial (14 days) to win price-aware users.

🔡 App Store title ideas

  • Pro: AI-Powered Social Networking
  • Smart : Social Networking Tracker
  • + - Faster, Cheaper

📺 TikTok / ad hook angles

  • "I tried TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited for 30 days - here's what I'd do differently"
  • "Why TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited costs $9.99/mo when ours costs $5.99"
  • "The social networking app TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited won't tell you these 3 things"

Monetization

Subscription (~$9.99/mo)
Revenue mix (estimated)
  • Subscriptions ~72%
  • One-time IAP ~22%
  • Ads ~6%
Paying users (est.)
1.4M
134.7M installs · 45% active · 2.3% pay
In-App Purchases 10
  • Monthly Premium Number 1 Month $4.99 /month
  • Monthlyest. Ad Free+ & 14-day free trial $9.99 /month
  • Weekly Lock Your Number for 1 Week $1.99 /week ~$8.65/mo
  • Weekly Lock Number 1 Week $1.99 /week ~$8.65/mo
  • Weeklyest. Premium Subscription $2.99 /week ~$12.99/mo
  • Weeklyest. Premium Subscription + 14-day free trial $2.99 /week ~$12.99/mo
  • Weeklyest. Ad Free+ $6.99 /week ~$30.37/mo
  • Annual Lock Your Number for 1 Year $4.99 /year ~$0.42/mo
10 tiers scraped live from the App Store.

App Details

Pulled from the App Store
Current Version
26.18.0
Released
May 7, 2009
Last Updated
May 4, 2026
File Size
406.4 MB
Required OS
15.0
Content Rating
4+
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Currency
USD
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Developer
TextNow, Inc.

What's new in v26.18.0

We did a little fine-tuning this time around to squash some bugs and fix a few crashes. Nothing major, but you might notice things running more smoothly.
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$8
every second
$453
every minute
$27.2K
every hour
$651.9K
every day
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  • ⏱️ Earns the price of a coffee in 1 seconds

12-Month Revenue Trajectory

Modeled from grossing rank, app score, and update cadence. Hover any point to see the value. Real growth depends on retention, marketing, and seasonality.

JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay
Estimated Installs
134.7M
estimated from 898,226 ratings
Active Users (MAU est.)
60.6M
45% of installs · SOCIAL_NETWORKING category benchmark
Rating
4.80 ★
898K reviews
Monetization
Subscription (~$9.99/mo)

Rating Distribution

5★
807K
4★
49K
3★
15K
2★
7K
1★
21K

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Frequently Asked About TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

How much money does TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited make on the App Store?
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited has an estimated App Store revenue of $19.56M per month (~$234.68M per year, $651.9K per day) with a likely range of $10.76M to $28.36M. This includes earnings from in-app purchases, subscription revenue, ads and any paid downloads - all directional estimates from public App Store signals, not private Apple financial data.
How many App Store downloads does TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited get?
Apple does not publish exact App Store download counts. Using public ratings (898K reviews), grossing rank, category position and the standard 1:75 ratings-to-downloads ratio, Rev.now estimates about 134.7M total iOS downloads for TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited - and roughly 60.6M monthly active users on iPhone and iPad.
Is TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited a top grossing iOS app and what is its App Store rank?
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited is analyzed using App Store grossing rank, category ranking, ratings velocity, monetization model (subscription revenue, in-app purchases, paid downloads) and ad-revenue signals. Check the iOS top grossing leaderboard to see how TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited compares to other highest-grossing iPhone and iPad apps.
How is TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited App Store revenue estimated?
Rev.now estimates TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited App Store revenue from public app data: estimated downloads, monthly active users (MAU), the iOS conversion rate to paying users, subscription pricing detected on the listing, in-app purchase tiers, ad monetization (eCPM × impressions × MAU) and the Social Networking category ARPU benchmark - net of Apple's 15-30% store cut.
What in-app purchases and subscriptions does TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited offer on iOS?
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited offers in-app purchases on the App Store, which can include subscription tiers (weekly, monthly or annual), one-time purchases or virtual currency. Subscription revenue and IAP earnings are a major driver of the monthly revenue estimate above.
Can I compare TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited App Store revenue with another iOS app?
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