Gizmodo has compiled a list of the 8 best free texting apps for a variety of smartphones. Their favorite pick? Google Voice. No charges, no ads, and doubles as a second phone line.
For more detailed reviews of each app, click through. For the impatient, here's a quick breakdown of the 8 selected apps, with supported phones and download links included:
1. Kik (the free BlackBerry Messenger alternative for iPhone and Android )
2. Google Voice (for Android, iPhone, and Blackberry)
3. Fring (uses major instant messaging networks; for iPhone, Android, and Nokia Symbian)
4. textPlus (supported by ads, but user can pay pay $2.99 per year to remove; for iPhone-only)
5. TextNow (supported by ads, but user can pay pay $0.99 per month or $5.99 per year to remove; for iPhone-only)
6. Meebo (uses major instant messaging networks; for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry)
7. WhatsApp ($0.99 for iPhone and free for Android (Beta), BlackBerry, and Nokia Symbian Beta)
8. Textfree (supported by ads, but user can pay pay $5.99 per year to remove; for iPhone-only)
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