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Textfree gives you a real US phone number so you can text or call anyone, even if they don't have the app. If you're looking for a cheaper way, other than iMessage, to send SMS text messages, we recommend you skip Text Free with Textfree and look for an app that lives up to its promise. A pencil and paper icon, which seemed to be the most obvious location for writing a text, only took us to our contacts where selecting one attempted to place another failed call. A large, blank, white screen appeared and tapping on it didn't get us anywhere. And here's the kicker: While the program's main focus is on free texts, we couldn't, for the life of us, figure out how to send a text. We were able to place a call using our new number, and while our recipient received the call, he heard only silence on his end. The app claims to turn your iPod Touch into a phone, but we tested it on our iPhone 4, with dismal results. Textfree gives you nine minutes to chat away, but you can buy minutes if you need more time. And while the app is indeed free, you are limited in how long you can talk. The app does give you the option of hiding all ads, but it'll cost you - $5.99, to be exact. The banner ad was really annoying at the bottom of the screen. There's a Favorites option for your favorite contacts, a Recents feature for your most recent calls, a Contacts feature, and a Keypad for making calls. (Don't worry this won't change your actual phone number.) Unintuitive buttons reside across the top of the screen, and we had to tap each one to figure out its purpose. After that, it'll ask if it can access your current location, then you'll have to choose a number.

From there, you'll have to create an account, which will require you to create a username and password, and enter your age, gender, and e-mail. To begin, Textfree asks if it can have access to your contacts. Text Free with Textfree aims to lessen your phone bill with free texting and free calls, but its main selling points failed to actually work. Sure, they may only cost 10 cents a pop, but any parent of a teenager knows that text messages add up fast, creating a very large bill at the end of the cycle.