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Text Me is a free Wi-Fi calling and messaging app that provides users with a virtual “burner phone” number and allows them to send anonymous messages or make phone calls to any number. This app is available on both iTunes and Google play for free but offers in-app purchases. Text Me is not safe for kids to use.
What is Text Me - Phone Call + Texting?
Text Me is a free calling and texting app that allows users to send messages or make phone calls to any number within the U.S. or Canada. It is a messaging app that provides users with a virtual “burner phone” number for anonymous texting and calls.
This app is rated E for everyone but is recommended for kids ages 4 and older who are better able to use virtual communication apps to connect with friends and family. Text Me is available on both Google Play and iTunes for free but offers in-app purchases ranging in price from $0.99 to $79.99.
This app is similar to other popular apps that allow users to call and text using only Wi-Fi or cellular data such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. Through the Text Me app, users are able to get a U.S. or Canadian phone number and use this number to send standard texts, video or picture messages to individual friends and group chats using only Wi-Fi or cellular data.
Users can earn calling and texting credits from accrued use of the app or can purchases more calling minutes and messaging credits.
Most reviews praise this app as a handy way to call or text from a second phone number. Reviewers also note that unlike other apps, Text Me does not bombard users with ads, you can choose to watch ads to get more free minutes or pay for access.
Is Text Me - Phone Call + Texting safe for my kids?
Text Me is a Wi-Fi calling and messaging app that is not safe for kids to use. This app is best suited for kids 4 and older who are looking to connect via virtual messaging with friends and family.
Parents should be aware that this app is by nature interactive and thus allows for users to connect with friends but also people they don’t know. Like many other messaging apps, Text Me allows users to text, group message or call any other number so long as it has U.S. or Canada country code.
Parents should know that users can watch third party ads as a means of getting more free messages and minutes.
This app is similar to WhatsApp and Facebook messenger, apps that allow users to connect with each other without a traditional wireless plan. Since Text Me can be in the same ways we use traditional text messaging, parents should be aware that thing such as sexting and cyberbullying are also possible problems that can arise when interacting through the Text Me app.
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