Facebook vs TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

Facebook

Meta Platforms, Inc.
App Store
$2.64M/mo
~$31.67M/yr · 1.5B installs
VS

TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

TextNow, Inc.
App Store
$5.54M/mo
~$66.43M/yr · 136.3M installs
Revenue winner TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited wins +110% vs other
Installs winner Facebook wins +992% vs other
MAU winner Facebook wins +91% vs other
Rating winner TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited wins +6% vs other

Why TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited earns roughly 2× more per month than Facebook - $5.54M vs $2.64M.
  2. Premium pricing. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited charges $4.99/mo vs Facebook's $2.49/mo - higher ARPU per converted user.
  3. More monetization surfaces. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited runs 10 IAP tiers vs 9 - more chances to convert users at the right price.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Facebook
vs
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$2.64M
$5.54M
Annual revenue (est.)
$31.67M
$66.43M
Lifetime installs (est.)
1.5B
136.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
32.7M
17.2M
App Store rating
4.52★
4.79★
Total ratings
27.0M
908K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
$2.49
$4.99
IAP tiers detected
9 tiers
10 tiers

Facebook

Meta Platforms, Inc.
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
Feb 5, 2019
Last updated
Jul 2, 2026
File size
461.1 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
568.0.0
Languages
Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English +26 more
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TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

TextNow, Inc.
App Store
Category
Social Networking
Price
Free
Released
May 7, 2009
Last updated
Jun 29, 2026
File size
409.6 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
26.26.0
Languages
English, French, Spanish
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Facebook or TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited? v
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited earns about $5.54M per month, while Facebook earns about $2.64M. That is a 2.1× revenue gap (~$2.90M more per month for TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited). Annual revenue: Facebook ≈ $31.67M/year, TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited ≈ $66.43M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Facebook or TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited? v
Facebook leads with about 1.5B estimated downloads vs 136.3M for TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited - a 10.9× gap. Facebook's App Store downloads are estimated from 27.0M ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited's App Store downloads are estimated from 908K ratings.
Are Facebook and TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Social Networking category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Facebook and TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited offer? v
Facebook: IAP range 9 tiers detected. TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited: IAP range 10 tiers detected. Facebook runs a "Subscription (~$2.49/mo)" monetization model; TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited runs "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Facebook or TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited? v
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.5 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Facebook 27.0M ratings, TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited 908K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Facebook vs TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $2.64M for Facebook and $5.54M for TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Social Networking) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Facebook or TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited to a different App Store app? v
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