#textme sign up

[autogynocrat]

there's multiple companies that offer entirely free sending and receiving calls and texts to and from any american or canadian phone number. textmeup by textme inc (if you use a free us vpn when you sign up) AND 2ndline by textnow inc both offer this service. -- additionally these are accessible from any country in the world. i live in australia and can bother any call in streamed or radio show for free. i can let people call and text me for free with the same services (or they can just use their own phone service and pay - I don't mind)! i'm still trying to find more things to do with it than that. fascinating? maybe?

oh that's cool

[mobogiant]

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[techgyann]

10 Free Texting Apps for Android Device To Save Big Money

Texting is one of the most popular ways to communicate, but it can also be one of the most expensive. If you have an unlimited texting plan, you may not think twice about how much money you're spending on those texts. But if you're on a pay-as-you-go plan or are being charged per text, those costs can add up quickly. Luckily, there are a number of free texting apps that can save you money. Here are ten of the best.

TextMe Up

TextMe Up is a free text app that lets you send texts, make calls, and even video chat without ever having to spend a dime. You can earn credits by watching ads, completing offers, and inviting friends to sign up for the app. Use those credits to text or make calls to anyone. The app also lets you buy credits if you'd prefer not to watch ads or complete offers.

TextPlus

TextPlus is another excellent free texting app that can save you money. The app works similarly to TextMe Up in that you can earn credits by watching ads or completing offers. Those credits can be used to text or make calls to anyone in the world. You can also buy credits if you don't want to watch ads or complete offers.

Google Voice

Google Voice is a service that lets you make and receive calls, as well as send and receive texts, all using one central number. Best of all, it's completely free to use! You can also customize your voicemail greeting and record calls if you need to.

Pinger

Pinger is a great free texting app if you need more than just text messaging capabilities. In addition to being able to send texts for free, the app also lets you make voice calls and even video calls. You can earn credits by watching ads or completing offers, which can then be used to make calls or send texts. You can also buy credits if you don't want to watch ads or complete offers.

Textfree

This app allows you to send texts without using any of your data or minutes. You'll be assigned a real phone number that can be used to send texts and make calls to any US or Canadian number. You can even earn rewards by watching ads!

WeChat

WeChat is a popular texting app that originated in China but has since gained popularity worldwide. WeChat offers all of the usual features that you would expect from a texting app like group chats, emoji support, and photo sharing. However, one thing that sets WeChat apart from other apps is its “Moments” feature, which is similar to Facebook’s News Feed feature. With Moments, you can see what your friends and family are up to as well as post updates about your own life. WeChat also has built-in support for games so that you can play with your friends without having to leave the app.

Skype

Skype is best known for its video chatting capabilities, but it also allows users to make voice calls and send texts at no cost. Credits can be earned by making purchases within the app, such as buying Skype minutes or subscribing to Office 365. Those credits can then be used to make calls or send texts without incurring any charges.

Nexmo

Nexmo is a great option if you need an international texting solution that won't break the bank. The app offers free text messaging to over 200 countries worldwide. You can also purchase credits within the app which will allow you to make voice calls and send picture messages at very low rates. Nexmo also offers a virtual phone number service that starts at just $0.99 per month.

WhatsApp

One of the most popular texting apps available, WhatsApp boasts over 1 billion users worldwide. The app is free to download and use, but does require an internet connection in order to work. However, once you’re connected, you can message anyone else on the app for free, regardless of where they are in the world. You can also make calls and video calls with WhatsApp, which is a great alternative to traditional carrier services.

MightyText

MightyText lets you send and receive texts from your computer or tablet. It also lets you see your phone's notifications right on your computer screen, so you'll never miss an important update again. And like most of the other apps on this list, it's totally free to use!

Conclusion:

Texting doesn't have to be expensive! There are a number of great free options available for Android users that won't break the bank every month. These are some of the excellent free texting apps available that can save you a lot of money on your monthly phone bill. Before signing up for a pay-as-you-go plan or getting charged per text, be sure to check out some of these great free options!

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[goldiesugar]

You don’t want to give your personal phone number and you’re an European SB?

I have always had problems with this. You’re a SB and have to contact POTs but you do not want to give your real number. You find out there’s an app by Google  (Google Voice) that gives you a free phone number which you can use to text and call. Perfect! Now when you download it and you are an European SB, the app says that possibility is ONLY available in the US. So... what now? 

Myself, tired of this problem, have the perfect solutions :) 

P.S. I HAVE  PERSONALLY TRIED THESE APPS.

2ndLine: this app (available on Android and iPhone) gives you a free US phone number and the app itself allows you to text and call without having to pay. Be careful with international calls (they cost $0′10).

AddaLine: it allows you to choose a country between USA, Belgium, Canada, weden & UK, and an are code. It gives you a 24h trial and after it you have to add credits. It allows you to add more than one number. Me, myself I have one from Sweden and one from the UK. 

TextMe: you can get free numbers and enjoy free calling and messaging  with any phone number in the world. You sign up by phone number. and the privacy is secure. You can get multiple phone numbers and connect to social networks. Also the call forwarding works very well.I like this app so much cause you can message anonymously. 

Feel free to add more.

[midwestmealworms]

I hope you were signed up to text with me, bc I just sent out a steal of a deal on frass! Text only offer! #textme #texting #itsreallyme #mealworms #superworms #frass #insectfrass https://www.instagram.com/p/B6VoykunBNo/?igshid=51gx553cgalu

[un-enfant-immature]

Virtual phone number apps are gaming the App Store with duplicates

If you’ve searched the App Store for an app to get a second phone number, chances are you found dozens of apps with very little differences. A handful of companies are spamming the App Store with duplicated apps. This strategy is against Apple’s rules.

The App Store Review Guidelines are detailed rules that define what you can and cannot do on the App Store. As soon as you sign up for a developer account and submit an app to the App Store review team, you agree to comply with those rules. It’s a long document, but the rule 4.3 titled “Spam” is straightforward:

Don’t create multiple Bundle IDs of the same app. If your app has different versions for specific locations, sports teams, universities, etc., consider submitting a single app and provide the variations using in-app purchase. Also avoid piling on to a category that is already saturated; the App Store has enough fart, burp, flashlight, and Kama Sutra apps already. Spamming the store may lead to your removal from the Developer Program.

A tipster looked at a specific category in the App Store — VoIP apps that let you get a second phone number, send and receive calls and texts from that new number. I looked at that category myself and here are the results of my investigation.

Companies don’t even try to hide the fact that have submitted multiple versions of the same app with different names and icons. But core features remain the same. Apple hasn’t enforced its own guideline properly and developers took advantage of that grey area.

Example 1: TextMe

As you can see on the company’s website, TextMe currently operates three apps and is open about it — TextMe Up, TextMe and FreeTone. These three apps all have an average of 4.7 stars in the App Store with hundreds of thousands of reviews in total.

The wording is slightly different for each app. TextMe Up lets you “call & text anyone in the world from your mobile, tablet, and computer”, while TextMe lets you “get a new phone number and start texting and making calls for free” and FreeTone is all about “[enjoying] free calls & texts to the phone numbers in the US and Canada”.

But if you look at the App Store screenshots, the company doesn’t even bother changing the screenshots or marketing copy.

“Our apps have a different marketing target,” TextMe, Inc. co-founder and co-CEO Patrice Giami told me in a phone interview. “They share the same code base, but we can activate or deactivate some features in order to differentiate the apps. We manage that depending on the competitive environment and if we need to optimize distribution.”

Giami also believes that his company complies with the App Store guidelines. “Apple is doing a very systematic review — we’re constantly scrutinized because we release a lot of app updates. We’ve never been flagged or contacted by Apple — they’ve never said that we’re releasing complete clones of the same app,” he said.

TextMe uses the same developer account for its three apps, Text Me, Inc. Apple could easily compare those apps if it wanted to.

Example 2: BinaryPattern and Flexible Numbers LLC

This case is a bit more sophisticated. The company behind those apps has two different developer accounts and tried to differentiate its App Store listings a bit. Similarly, buttons and colors slightly vary from app to another, but it’s the same feature set.

Here are a few screenshots I took:

Texting/Calling Phone Burner

Smiley Private Texting SMS

Texting Shield – Phone Number

Burner Phone Numbers SMS/Calls

Business Line Phone Number

I’ve reached out to BinaryPattern/Flexible Numbers and haven’t heard back.

Example 3: Appsverse Inc.

This time, Phoner, Second Line and Text Burner all share the same developer account. Even though these apps let you do the same thing, Appsverse has released its app in three different App Store categories — utilities, productivity and social networking.

By doing that, the company’s apps appear in multiple categories. Text Burner is #88 in social networking, Second Line is #74 in productivity and Phoner is #106 in utilities.

It seems a bit counterintuitive as Appsverse splits their downloads between multiple apps. But I believe the main reason the company is releasing multiple apps is for keyword optimization and App Store search results. It then picks a different category for each app, but it’s a side effect.

Appsverse has sent me the following statement:

“The guideline promotes a healthy App Store ecosystem that is good for both developers and users. It prevents proliferation of similar apps that does not have a differentiation in business model, features, use cases and demographic appeal.”

Example 4: Telos Mobile and Dingtone Inc.

On paper, Dingtone and Telos look like two different apps from two different companies. I downloaded the Dingtone app and signed up with my email address. I then downloaded the Telos app and signed up with the same email address. Here’s the message I got:

I’ve reached out to Telos/Dingtone and haven’t heard back.

A level playing field

Those companies haven’t done anything illegal. They took advantage of Apple’s lack of oversight on an App Store rule. Releasing multiple versions of the same app is a great App Store optimization strategy. This way, you can pick a different name, different keywords and different categories. Chances are potential customers are going to see your app in their App Store search results.

While Apple is usually quite strict when it comes to App Store guidelines, it hasn’t enforced some of them. And this is unfair for app developers who play by the rules. They can’t compete as effectively with companies that know that they can ignore some rules.

[appinsta]

5 free text apps for Android that send real SMS messages!

Searching online for free texting apps is a pain in the rear end. There are free apps that work with your existing SMS service and then messenger apps that send messages but not real SMS. This is a problem we hope to rectify with this article. Text messages are still the most common method of communicating via text. Most people have SMS/MMS support so you don’t need to worry about whether or not they use some other service. However, free texting apps are a little shaky. The most common model is free texts in exchange for viewing advertisements. The second most common include free texting apps that give you monthly limits. They’re still free in either case, though. Here are the best free texting apps for Android! To test, we downloaded every app and made sure that they could actually send text messages first.

These might help too!

10 best messenger apps and chat apps for Android

10 best texting apps and SMS apps for Android

Text Free

Price: Free / $2.99-$4.99 per month / $1.99-$18.99

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Text Free is one of the most popular free texting apps on Android. It also works on iOS where it is very popular. The app does what it says. You sign up for an account, claim a phone number, and start texting people. This one also features free calls. However, you are limited to 60 minutes per month for free. You can watch video ads or purchase more minutes if you need to. The subscription services include $2.99 per month to remove ads or $4.99 per month to remove ads and reserve your phone number. Apparently, the service reclaims inactive numbers after a while so you can reserve yours for a monthly fee. In any case, this app does work. The app boasts International support as well.

DOWNLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY

TextMe Up

Price: Free / $4.99-$7.99 per month

DOWNLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY

TextMe Up isn't a lot different from Text Free. The app gives you a phone number, you send text messages, and receive them. The app has fewer ads per page, but there are ads in more places. It's really just a matter of preference. This one also supports phone calls with a credit system. You do get a few to start with. The subscriptions include $4.99 per week for a week of full access (including free calls), and $7.99 per month for full access, period. Both subscriptions remove ads and include free phone calls. This app only has free SMS to the United States and Canada. The UI is Material Design and that's kind of nice as well.

DOWNLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY

TextNow

Price: Free / $2.99-$39.99 per month

DOWNLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY

TextNow is another popular option for free calls and free texts on mobile. It has the cleanest UI of all the apps on the list. It sent texts and made phone calls without any issues during our testing. As it turns out, TextNow also operates as a sort of MVNO. You can purchase a call and text plan for $9.99 per month (no WiFi required for this plan) and plans range up to unlimited everything, including data, for $39.99 per month (on CDMA phones only). There is also a $2.99 per month subscription to remove ads and allow for free calls and texts over WiFi. This is a seriously solid experience. However, free texts are limited to only the United States and Canada.

DOWNLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY

TextPlus

Price: Free / $0.99-$29.99 per month with in-app purchases

DOWNLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY

TextPlus is our last pick and it's another solid option. It offers free SMS texts to U.S. and Canada. It also offers free phone calls. However, it works on a credit system. You earn credits by watching ads, basically. You can add non-data SMS and calls for $9.99 per month (GSM phones only). There is also an option to remove ads for $0.99 per month and that's the cheapest on this list. Finally, you can buy just credits for calls if you want to. The free texting worked just fine in our testing and the UI is fairly clean as well. It's certainly another good option if the previous three didn't work for you.

DOWNLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY

Pulse SMS (and similar apps)

Price: Free / $10.99 / $0.99 per month

DOWNLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY

A lot of people look for free texting apps so they can text on non-connected devices like tablets. Pulse SMS, Android Messages, AirDroid, Pushbullet, etc are all excellent options for this. These apps don't provide free text messages. However, they do let you use your existing text plan on basically any other device you own. Our favorite is Pulse SMS. It's clean and it's one of the few with a single up-front cost instead of a subscription. You basically get the app, install it on all of your devices (including your computer) and it all sends and receives real texts from your normal phone number. It's a lot cleaner than having a second number just to text on a non-connected device.

DOWNLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY

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[fireangelsstuff]

this is random fun for me question but is your star sign a leo

because if it is.... it explains alot...

if you are a cancer, leo, or virgo... it explains so much... because to live in this world where things someone says or does

regardless

your ego is OUTSTANDING !!!!!.. truly.... it needs to be in the hall of fame next to Liberace, and Elizabeth taylor.

IMAGINE to think words someone says correlates to an obscure .... that no one cares about much less Chris... he planned to scam you... you?......

who are you? you think you are more powerful than you are but remember that is for you... people do not live in that world... .... go outside... touch some grass and just cause capt and lovin like you now.. does not discredit you guys were once against each other and they once considered you fucking psychotic.... they wont admit it cause they need all the allies they can get .... but dont think we forgot... before they ran this scam.... you were osctrized for a reason... dont fall back into old habits now ... even the scammers will ditch you again...

Hello anon

Nope not a Cancer like 🐟, a Leo or a Virgo, you apparently don't have the "gift" for that sort of thing so maybe attempt a different hobby

You seem to have mistaken me for someone who continues to give a hoot about what other people on the internet thinks of them, those people burned their bridges with me, not the other way around

I got death threats and so did my kid, I'm here for revenge, and I don't care about the consequences

If you truly give too much of a crap about what people on the internet think of you, maybe you should take a page out of Christophers book and get off of it

Christopher scamming me? Everything about this debacle leads back to him in some way, that's what scares me

Is some of what the scammers said true? Is it someone trying to set him up for something by spreading rumours? Only those people know for sure, I can only speculate based on what I know

At some point around this time last year someone pointed out that the tone of the threads had changed, so I went back and read them, and they were right, it was at this point that I truly committed to tracking things to the point of obsession because something seemed really off to me

Ego, yes let's discuss ego and the way it can affect you when you are somehow associated with someone famous

I'm also glad you brought up psychotic, let's segue

Y'all remember Garbagexo? The font that showed up on the LSA threads claiming to be a friend of a friend of Scotts? Showed text messages that were apparently about what was coming next in the PR schedule, "worked" the TGM premiere, claims to be in the industry,

Weirdly after I texted a number given to me by sidewaysspeace who also claims to have met Garbagexo IRL my phone was remotely locked, much like the scammers tried to do to this one

After I was ousted from LSA I was sent this screenshot, she tried to claim I had gone overseas and was physically stalking the man, I've never been to the states, and I've never met him, I was also blamed for all of the leaks

Gaslight-Manipulate-Scam-Threaten-discredit

Sounds familiar

Here's some of what they sent me on LSA as proof they had an in around the TGM premiere in LA as well as the reference to the story with Jessica Campos posted the day after they told us about Scott attending

And here's what she sent me after everyone went after me

Keep in mind she mentions Sally in those initial conversations so I have no idea if that is also the same Sally that she also claimed to be messaging on IG later on who was also part of the gossip groups and had gotten a selfie with him in London at the TGM premiere on his Birthday

At some point (I don't feel like looking for it because it's on my external HD) they sent me a screenshot of sending a bunch of messages to Scott via the TextMe app, screenshots of the stuff posted to LSA, that they also admitted to making flyers out of that they then spread around the Netflix office in LA, there are a few other fonts also aware of this from being in one of the groups

They were also the "source" for the messages to the Yoga studio in Massachusetts, after they refused to show me the pic they had apparently obtained they really started getting abusive to me in the discord chat via voice chat messages, so I do at least have a sample of their voice, CaptRegina reckons they sound southern

Keep in mind Captregina said that after she had read through the discord chat herself and seen what they had done to me

💜🪽🌟

[ao3feed-klance]

textme

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by RoseAnthem

Textme is a dating app in which you input your phone number and it is randomly matched with another user's number, then you can text them from there and hopefully start a conversation that leads to a relationship. Lance signs up for the app, but doesn’t have any luck finding anyone decent; that’s until he comes upon Keith’s number.

Words: 1444, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Voltron: Legendary Defender

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Lance (Voltron), Keith (Voltron)

Relationships: Keith/Lance (Voltron), Keith & Lance (Voltron)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Online Dating, Online Romance, Online Relationship, Alternate Universe - Online Dating, Bisexual Lance (Voltron), Pining Lance (Voltron), Gay Keith (Voltron), Bi-Curiosity, Canon Gay Relationship, Canon Gay Character, Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Falling In Love, Idiots in Love, Dorks in Love, First Love, Boys In Love, Love Confessions, Awkward Romance, Romantic Fluff

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[ao3feed-safeklance]

textme

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2qAdmpn

by RoseAnthem

Textme is a dating app in which you input your phone number and it is randomly matched with another user's number, then you can text them from there and hopefully start a conversation that leads to a relationship. Lance signs up for the app, but doesn’t have any luck finding anyone decent; that’s until he comes upon Keith’s number.

Words: 1444, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Voltron: Legendary Defender

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Lance (Voltron), Keith (Voltron)

Relationships: Keith/Lance (Voltron), Keith & Lance (Voltron)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Online Dating, Online Romance, Online Relationship, Alternate Universe - Online Dating, Bisexual Lance (Voltron), Pining Lance (Voltron), Gay Keith (Voltron), Bi-Curiosity, Canon Gay Relationship, Canon Gay Character, Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Falling In Love, Idiots in Love, Dorks in Love, First Love, Boys In Love, Love Confessions, Awkward Romance, Romantic Fluff

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2qAdmpn

[ao3feed-voltronlegendarydefender]

textme

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2qAdmpn

by RoseAnthem

Textme is a dating app in which you input your phone number and it is randomly matched with another user's number, then you can text them from there and hopefully start a conversation that leads to a relationship. Lance signs up for the app, but doesn’t have any luck finding anyone decent; that’s until he comes upon Keith’s number.

Words: 1444, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Voltron: Legendary Defender

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Lance (Voltron), Keith (Voltron)

Relationships: Keith/Lance (Voltron), Keith & Lance (Voltron)

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Online Dating, Online Romance, Online Relationship, Alternate Universe - Online Dating, Bisexual Lance (Voltron), Pining Lance (Voltron), Gay Keith (Voltron), Bi-Curiosity, Canon Gay Relationship, Canon Gay Character, Romantic Comedy, Comedy, Falling In Love, Idiots in Love, Dorks in Love, First Love, Boys In Love, Love Confessions, Awkward Romance

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2qAdmpn

[sheminecrafts]

Virtual phone number apps are gaming the App Store with duplicates

If you’ve searched the App Store for an app to get a second phone number, chances are you found dozens of apps with very little differences. A handful of companies are spamming the App Store with duplicated apps. This strategy is against Apple’s rules.

The App Store Review Guidelines are detailed rules that define what you can and cannot do on the App Store. As soon as you sign up for a developer account and submit an app to the App Store review team, you agree to comply with those rules. It’s a long document, but rule 4.3 titled “Spam” is straightforward:

Don’t create multiple Bundle IDs of the same app. If your app has different versions for specific locations, sports teams, universities, etc., consider submitting a single app and provide the variations using in-app purchase. Also avoid piling on to a category that is already saturated; the App Store has enough fart, burp, flashlight, and Kama Sutra apps already. Spamming the store may lead to your removal from the Developer Program.

A tipster looked at a specific category in the App Store — VoIP apps that let you get a second phone number and send and receive calls and texts from that new number. I looked at that category myself, and here are the results of my investigation.

Companies don’t even try to hide the fact that have submitted multiple versions of the same app with different names and icons. But core features remain the same. Apple hasn’t enforced its own guideline properly and developers took advantage of that grey area.

Example 1: TextMe

As you can see on the company’s website, TextMe currently operates three apps and is open about it — TextMe Up, TextMe and FreeTone. These three apps all have an average of 4.7 stars in the App Store with hundreds of thousands of reviews in total.

The wording is slightly different for each app. TextMe Up lets you “call & text anyone in the world from your mobile, tablet, and computer,” while TextMe lets you “get a new phone number and start texting and making calls for free” and FreeTone is all about “[enjoying] free calls & texts to the phone numbers in the US and Canada.”

But if you look at the App Store screenshots, the company doesn’t even bother changing the screenshots or marketing copy.

“Our apps have a different marketing target,” TextMe, Inc. co-founder and co-CEO Patrice Giami told me in a phone interview. “They share the same code base, but we can activate or deactivate some features in order to differentiate the apps. We manage that depending on the competitive environment and if we need to optimize distribution.”

Giami also believes that his company complies with the App Store guidelines. “Apple is doing a very systematic review — we’re constantly scrutinized because we release a lot of app updates. We’ve never been flagged or contacted by Apple — they’ve never said that we’re releasing complete clones of the same app,” he said.

TextMe uses the same developer account for its three apps, Text Me, Inc. Apple could easily compare those apps if it wanted to.

Example 2: BinaryPattern and Flexible Numbers LLC

This case is a bit more sophisticated. The company behind these apps has two different developer accounts and tried to differentiate its App Store listings a bit. Similarly, buttons and colors vary slightly from one app to another, but it’s the same feature set.

Here are a few screenshots I took:

Texting/Calling Phone Burner

Smiley Private Texting SMS

Texting Shield – Phone Number

Burner Phone Numbers SMS/Calls

Business Line Phone Number

I’ve reached out to BinaryPattern/Flexible Numbers and haven’t heard back.

Example 3: Appsverse Inc.

This time, Phoner, Second Line and Text Burner all share the same developer account. Even though these apps let you do the same thing, Appsverse has released its app in three different App Store categories — utilities, productivity and social networking.

By doing that, the company’s apps appear in multiple categories. Text Burner is No. 88 in social networking, Second Line is No. 74 in productivity and Phoner is No. 106 in utilities.

It seems a bit counterintuitive as Appsverse splits their downloads between multiple apps. But I believe the main reason the company is releasing multiple apps is for keyword optimization and App Store search results. It then picks a different category for each app, but it’s a side effect.

Appsverse sent me the following statement:

The guideline promotes a healthy App Store ecosystem that is good for both developers and users. It prevents proliferation of similar apps that does not have a differentiation in business model, features, use cases and demographic appeal.

Example 4: Telos Mobile and Dingtone Inc.

On paper, Dingtone and Telos look like two different apps from two different companies. I downloaded the Dingtone app and signed up with my email address. I then downloaded the Telos app and signed up with the same email address. Here’s the message I got:

I’ve reached out to Telos/Dingtone and haven’t heard back.

A level playing field

These companies haven’t done anything illegal. They took advantage of Apple’s lack of oversight on an App Store rule. Releasing multiple versions of the same app is a great App Store optimization strategy. This way, you can pick a different name, different keywords and different categories. Chances are potential customers are going to see your app in their App Store search results.

While Apple is usually quite strict when it comes to App Store guidelines, it hasn’t enforced some of them. And this is unfair for app developers who play by the rules. They can’t compete as effectively with companies that know that they can ignore some rules.

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[readersforum]

Virtual phone number apps are gaming the App Store with duplicates

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Virtual phone number apps are gaming the App Store with duplicates

If you’ve searched the App Store for an app to get a second phone number, chances are you found dozens of apps with very little differences. A handful of companies are spamming the App Store with duplicated apps. This strategy is against Apple’s rules.

The App Store Review Guidelines are detailed rules that define what you can and cannot do on the App Store. As soon as you sign up for a developer account and submit an app to the App Store review team, you agree to comply with those rules. It’s a long document, but rule 4.3 titled “Spam” is straightforward:

Don’t create multiple Bundle IDs of the same app. If your app has different versions for specific locations, sports teams, universities, etc., consider submitting a single app and provide the variations using in-app purchase. Also avoid piling on to a category that is already saturated; the App Store has enough fart, burp, flashlight, and Kama Sutra apps already. Spamming the store may lead to your removal from the Developer Program.

A tipster looked at a specific category in the App Store — VoIP apps that let you get a second phone number and send and receive calls and texts from that new number. I looked at that category myself, and here are the results of my investigation.

Companies don’t even try to hide the fact that have submitted multiple versions of the same app with different names and icons. But core features remain the same. Apple hasn’t enforced its own guideline properly and developers took advantage of that grey area.

Example 1: TextMe

As you can see on the company’s website, TextMe currently operates three apps and is open about it — TextMe Up, TextMe and FreeTone. These three apps all have an average of 4.7 stars in the App Store with hundreds of thousands of reviews in total.

The wording is slightly different for each app. TextMe Up lets you “call & text anyone in the world from your mobile, tablet, and computer,” while TextMe lets you “get a new phone number and start texting and making calls for free” and FreeTone is all about “[enjoying] free calls & texts to the phone numbers in the US and Canada.”

But if you look at the App Store screenshots, the company doesn’t even bother changing the screenshots or marketing copy.

“Our apps have a different marketing target,” TextMe, Inc. co-founder and co-CEO Patrice Giami told me in a phone interview. “They share the same code base, but we can activate or deactivate some features in order to differentiate the apps. We manage that depending on the competitive environment and if we need to optimize distribution.”

Giami also believes that his company complies with the App Store guidelines. “Apple is doing a very systematic review — we’re constantly scrutinized because we release a lot of app updates. We’ve never been flagged or contacted by Apple — they’ve never said that we’re releasing complete clones of the same app,” he said.

TextMe uses the same developer account for its three apps, Text Me, Inc. Apple could easily compare those apps if it wanted to.

Example 2: BinaryPattern and Flexible Numbers LLC

This case is a bit more sophisticated. The company behind these apps has two different developer accounts and tried to differentiate its App Store listings a bit. Similarly, buttons and colors vary slightly from one app to another, but it’s the same feature set.

Here are a few screenshots I took:

Texting/Calling Phone Burner

Smiley Private Texting SMS

Texting Shield – Phone Number

Burner Phone Numbers SMS/Calls

Business Line Phone Number

I’ve reached out to BinaryPattern/Flexible Numbers and haven’t heard back.

Example 3: Appsverse Inc.

This time, Phoner, Second Line and Text Burner all share the same developer account. Even though these apps let you do the same thing, Appsverse has released its app in three different App Store categories — utilities, productivity and social networking.

By doing that, the company’s apps appear in multiple categories. Text Burner is No. 88 in social networking, Second Line is No. 74 in productivity and Phoner is No. 106 in utilities.

It seems a bit counterintuitive as Appsverse splits their downloads between multiple apps. But I believe the main reason the company is releasing multiple apps is for keyword optimization and App Store search results. It then picks a different category for each app, but it’s a side effect.

Appsverse sent me the following statement:

The guideline promotes a healthy App Store ecosystem that is good for both developers and users. It prevents proliferation of similar apps that does not have a differentiation in business model, features, use cases and demographic appeal.

Example 4: Telos Mobile and Dingtone Inc.

On paper, Dingtone and Telos look like two different apps from two different companies. I downloaded the Dingtone app and signed up with my email address. I then downloaded the Telos app and signed up with the same email address. Here’s the message I got:

I’ve reached out to Telos/Dingtone and haven’t heard back.

A level playing field

These companies haven’t done anything illegal. They took advantage of Apple’s lack of oversight on an App Store rule. Releasing multiple versions of the same app is a great App Store optimization strategy. This way, you can pick a different name, different keywords and different categories. Chances are potential customers are going to see your app in their App Store search results.

While Apple is usually quite strict when it comes to App Store guidelines, it hasn’t enforced some of them. And this is unfair for app developers who play by the rules. They can’t compete as effectively with companies that know that they can ignore some rules.

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If you’ve searched the App Store for an app to get a second phone number, chances are you found dozens of apps with very little differences. A handful of companies are spamming the App Store with duplicated apps. This strategy is against Apple’s rules.

The App Store Review Guidelines are detailed rules that define what you can and cannot do on the App Store. As soon as you sign up for a developer account and submit an app to the App Store review team, you agree to comply with those rules. It’s a long document, but the rule 4.3 titled “Spam” is straightforward:

Don’t create multiple Bundle IDs of the same app. If your app has different versions for specific locations, sports teams, universities, etc., consider submitting a single app and provide the variations using in-app purchase. Also avoid piling on to a category that is already saturated; the App Store has enough fart, burp, flashlight, and Kama Sutra apps already. Spamming the store may lead to your removal from the Developer Program.

A tipster looked at a specific category in the App Store — VoIP apps that let you get a second phone number, send and receive calls and texts from that new number. I looked at that category myself and here are the results of my investigation.

Companies don’t even try to hide the fact that have submitted multiple versions of the same app with different names and icons. But core features remain the same. Apple hasn’t enforced its own guideline properly and developers took advantage of that grey area.

Example 1: TextMe

As you can see on the company’s website, TextMe currently operates three apps and is open about it — TextMe Up, TextMe and FreeTone. These three apps all have an average of 4.7 stars in the App Store with hundreds of thousands of reviews in total.

The wording is slightly different for each app. TextMe Up lets you “call & text anyone in the world from your mobile, tablet, and computer”, while TextMe lets you “get a new phone number and start texting and making calls for free” and FreeTone is all about “[enjoying] free calls & texts to the phone numbers in the US and Canada”.

But if you look at the App Store screenshots, the company doesn’t even bother changing the screenshots or marketing copy.

“Our apps have a different marketing target,” TextMe, Inc. co-founder and co-CEO Patrice Giami told me in a phone interview. “They share the same code base, but we can activate or deactivate some features in order to differentiate the apps. We manage that depending on the competitive environment and if we need to optimize distribution.”

Giami also believes that his company complies with the App Store guidelines. “Apple is doing a very systematic review — we’re constantly scrutinized because we release a lot of app updates. We’ve never been flagged or contacted by Apple — they’ve never said that we’re releasing complete clones of the same app,” he said.

TextMe uses the same developer account for its three apps, Text Me, Inc. Apple could easily compare those apps if it wanted to.

Example 2: BinaryPattern and Flexible Numbers LLC

This case is a bit more sophisticated. The company behind those apps has two different developer accounts and tried to differentiate its App Store listings a bit. Similarly, buttons and colors slightly vary from app to another, but it’s the same feature set.

Here are a few screenshots I took:

Texting/Calling Phone Burner

Smiley Private Texting SMS

Texting Shield – Phone Number

Burner Phone Numbers SMS/Calls

Business Line Phone Number

I’ve reached out to BinaryPattern/Flexible Numbers and haven’t heard back.

Example 3: Appsverse Inc.

This time, Phoner, Second Line and Text Burner all share the same developer account. Even though these apps let you do the same thing, Appsverse has released its app in three different App Store categories — utilities, productivity and social networking.

By doing that, the company’s apps appear in multiple categories. Text Burner is #88 in social networking, Second Line is #74 in productivity and Phoner is #106 in utilities.

It seems a bit counterintuitive as Appsverse splits their downloads between multiple apps. But I believe the main reason the company is releasing multiple apps is for keyword optimization and App Store search results. It then picks a different category for each app, but it’s a side effect.

Appsverse has sent me the following statement:

“The guideline promotes a healthy App Store ecosystem that is good for both developers and users. It prevents proliferation of similar apps that does not have a differentiation in business model, features, use cases and demographic appeal.”

Example 4: Telos Mobile and Dingtone Inc.

On paper, Dingtone and Telos look like two different apps from two different companies. I downloaded the Dingtone app and signed up with my email address. I then downloaded the Telos app and signed up with the same email address. Here’s the message I got:

I’ve reached out to Telos/Dingtone and haven’t heard back.

A level playing field

Those companies haven’t done anything illegal. They took advantage of Apple’s lack of oversight on an App Store rule. Releasing multiple versions of the same app is a great App Store optimization strategy. This way, you can pick a different name, different keywords and different categories. Chances are potential customers are going to see your app in their App Store search results.

While Apple is usually quite strict when it comes to App Store guidelines, it hasn’t enforced some of them. And this is unfair for app developers who play by the rules. They can’t compete as effectively with companies that know that they can ignore some rules.

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Virtual phone number apps are gaming the App Store with duplicates

If you’ve searched the App Store for an app to get a second phone number, chances are you found dozens of apps with very little differences. A handful of companies are spamming the App Store with duplicated apps. This strategy is against Apple’s rules.

The App Store Review Guidelines are detailed rules that define what you can and cannot do on the App Store. As soon as you sign up for a developer account and submit an app to the App Store review team, you agree to comply with those rules. It’s a long document, but the rule 4.3 titled “Spam” is straightforward:

Don’t create multiple Bundle IDs of the same app. If your app has different versions for specific locations, sports teams, universities, etc., consider submitting a single app and provide the variations using in-app purchase. Also avoid piling on to a category that is already saturated; the App Store has enough fart, burp, flashlight, and Kama Sutra apps already. Spamming the store may lead to your removal from the Developer Program.

A tipster looked at a specific category in the App Store — VoIP apps that let you get a second phone number, send and receive calls and texts from that new number. I looked at that category myself and here are the results of my investigation.

Companies don’t even try to hide the fact that have submitted multiple versions of the same app with different names and icons. But core features remain the same. Apple hasn’t enforced its own guideline properly and developers took advantage of that grey area.

Example 1: TextMe

As you can see on the company’s website, TextMe currently operates three apps and is open about it — TextMe Up, TextMe and FreeTone. These three apps all have an average of 4.7 stars in the App Store with hundreds of thousands of reviews in total.

The wording is slightly different for each app. TextMe Up lets you “call & text anyone in the world from your mobile, tablet, and computer”, while TextMe lets you “get a new phone number and start texting and making calls for free” and FreeTone is all about “[enjoying] free calls & texts to the phone numbers in the US and Canada”.

But if you look at the App Store screenshots, the company doesn’t even bother changing the screenshots or marketing copy.

“Our apps have a different marketing target,” TextMe, Inc. co-founder and co-CEO Patrice Giami told me in a phone interview. “They share the same code base, but we can activate or deactivate some features in order to differentiate the apps. We manage that depending on the competitive environment and if we need to optimize distribution.”

Giami also believes that his company complies with the App Store guidelines. “Apple is doing a very systematic review — we’re constantly scrutinized because we release a lot of app updates. We’ve never been flagged or contacted by Apple — they’ve never said that we’re releasing complete clones of the same app,” he said.

TextMe uses the same developer account for its three apps, Text Me, Inc. Apple could easily compare those apps if it wanted to.

Example 2: BinaryPattern and Flexible Numbers LLC

This case is a bit more sophisticated. The company behind those apps has two different developer accounts and tried to differentiate its App Store listings a bit. Similarly, buttons and colors slightly vary from app to another, but it’s the same feature set.

Here are a few screenshots I took:

Texting/Calling Phone Burner

Smiley Private Texting SMS

Texting Shield – Phone Number

Burner Phone Numbers SMS/Calls

Business Line Phone Number

I’ve reached out to BinaryPattern/Flexible Numbers and haven’t heard back.

Example 3: Appsverse Inc.

This time, Phoner, Second Line and Text Burner all share the same developer account. Even though these apps let you do the same thing, Appsverse has released its app in three different App Store categories — utilities, productivity and social networking.

By doing that, the company’s apps appear in multiple categories. Text Burner is #88 in social networking, Second Line is #74 in productivity and Phoner is #106 in utilities.

It seems a bit counterintuitive as Appsverse splits their downloads between multiple apps. But I believe the main reason the company is releasing multiple apps is for keyword optimization and App Store search results. It then picks a different category for each app, but it’s a side effect.

Appsverse has sent me the following statement:

“The guideline promotes a healthy App Store ecosystem that is good for both developers and users. It prevents proliferation of similar apps that does not have a differentiation in business model, features, use cases and demographic appeal.”

Example 4: Telos Mobile and Dingtone Inc.

On paper, Dingtone and Telos look like two different apps from two different companies. I downloaded the Dingtone app and signed up with my email address. I then downloaded the Telos app and signed up with the same email address. Here’s the message I got:

I’ve reached out to Telos/Dingtone and haven’t heard back.

A level playing field

Those companies haven’t done anything illegal. They took advantage of Apple’s lack of oversight on an App Store rule. Releasing multiple versions of the same app is a great App Store optimization strategy. This way, you can pick a different name, different keywords and different categories. Chances are potential customers are going to see your app in their App Store search results.

While Apple is usually quite strict when it comes to App Store guidelines, it hasn’t enforced some of them. And this is unfair for app developers who play by the rules. They can’t compete as effectively with companies that know that they can ignore some rules.

source https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/26/virtual-phone-number-apps-are-gaming-the-app-store-with-duplicates/