TextMagic review (2026): is it worth paying for?
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TextMagic report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for pay-as-you-go business texting
Textmagic has no monthly fee: you buy credit and pay about 4.9 cents a US text, with unlimited contacts and users. But numbers cost $10 a month after the first, US registration has a fee, and the trial terms aren't clear.
Who TextMagic is for
- Fits if you send occasional texts and don't want a subscription
- Works for teams with many users, since seats are unlimited
Who TextMagic is not for
- Pricey if you send a lot: every text costs 4.9 cents
- Watch out: US local numbers need 10DLC registration, and the page lists a fee
- Watch out: long or non-Latin messages count as several parts
- Tight if you want email: past 10,000 emails it is billed per message
Why TextMagic gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyNo subscription; 4.9 cents a US text from prepaid credit, plus $10 a month for each number after the first.
- DFree plan and trialA free trial exists, but its length and card terms aren't stated; the 10,000 email credits are a one-off.
- BFeaturesMass texting, automation flows, a shared inbox, chat widget, email campaigns and bring-your-own-number.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and US 10DLC registration is yours to finish.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with 8 integrations; no desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from TextMagic's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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TextMagic's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 47 of the 77 other SMS and chat marketing tools we grade, and level with 20.
It stands best on features (B, above 65 of 77) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 24).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 78 SMS and chat marketing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. TextMagic’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 15 of 77, level with 50
- DFree plan and trialAbove 24 of 77, level with 16
- BFeaturesAbove 65 of 77, level with 12
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 77, level with 70
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 19 of 77, level with 58
Keep TextMagic, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace TextMagic you would be making texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
What you could not
- Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
- One mailbox that several people work at once.
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Texts from a business number, registered with the carriers.
- A chat box on your site that reaches you the moment a customer types.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. TextMagic’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is TextMagic?
Textmagic is a business texting service for mass SMS, two-way conversations, automation flows and email campaigns. It has no monthly subscription: you buy credits and pay per message, with unlimited contacts and users. It works mainly in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, and has web, iOS and Android apps.
Worth knowing
- Cost depends on volume: 4.9¢ per US text, plus $10 per month for each number after its first free month.
- Longer messages cost extra; one part is 160 plain or 70 Unicode characters.
- US 10DLC brand and campaign registration is required for local numbers, and the pricing page lists a fee for it.
- After the first 10,000 emails, email is billed per message at $0.001 at the volumes the page lists.
Key features
- Mass texting
- Send campaigns and scheduled texts to unlimited contacts, with two-way messaging and delivery reporting included.
- Automation flows
- A flow builder for drip campaigns and message sequences, with follow-ups across SMS and email.
- Shared inbox and chat widget
- Connects SMS, live chat and social channels in one inbox for the whole team, and the page says there is no per-seat charge.
- Email campaigns
- Drag-and-drop and AI template builder with open and click tracking, billed per email after the first 10,000.
- Bring your own number
- Connect an existing Twilio, Vonage, Sinch or Bandwidth account to send from your own numbers at a lower per-text rate.
- Numbers and compliance tools
- Local and toll-free numbers, alphanumeric sender IDs, and guided 10DLC brand and campaign registration for US texting.
TextMagic pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, TextMagic is a paid product with a free trial, starting at No monthly fee; 4.9¢ per US text, billed from prepaid credit.
- Starts at
- No monthly fee; 4.9¢ per US text, billed from prepaid credit
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free trial; 10,000 emails included as a one-time welcome bonus
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Pay as you go | $0no monthly fee, billed per message from credit | Buy credit and spend it on SMS at 4.9¢ per 160-character text; 1¢ per text via a connected Twilio, Vonage, Sinch or Bandwidth account. |
Read from textmagic.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with TextMagic before you buy.
Works with
- HubSpot
- Shopify
- WooCommerce
- Twilio
- Vonage
- Sinch
- Bandwidth
- ChatGPT
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Common questions
Does TextMagic have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. TextMagic is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does TextMagic have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. TextMagic is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is TextMagic open source?
TextMagic is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.