Pinger Textfree is a texting platform for sending and receiving texts and pictures for free. It resembles KIK messenger in offering a way to text message outside of a carrier’s plan.
Pinger’s key selling point is free text messaging to anyone in any country and is a great way to save cash on those pesty texting charges. However, it won’t hold as much value for those with unlimited plans.
Another difference is the Facebook chat integration. This feature is a great way to keep in touch with those online quickly and in one place but the user must sign into Facebook every time when used, which can become annoying.
One thing users may not like is having to set up an account and receiving a new number just to use the app. All those that you text will also have to have an account, if not they may be charged with standard text messaging fees. Pictures will also have to be sent to a textfree account instead of through the application.
The design of Pinger is reminiscent of an Instant Messenger and is very nice. All settings and buttons are easy to find while pictures of friends are integrated from Facebook.
If texting is racking up the phone bill, Pinger is a good app to help reduce that problem. Pinger Textfree is available for both Android and iPhone.
Download Pinger for Android (Free)
Download Pinger for iOS (Free)
On Target:
- Sleek look
- Free text messaging
Off the Mark:
- Ads on the bottom of screen