Texts unifies your DMs by bridging each network through its own servers. Spanbox takes the local route: it runs the real web apps on your machine, so your chats go straight between you and each app. It also brings email, Slack and AI into the same inbox, not just DMs.
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SpanboxTo merge your chats, Texts bridges them through its servers. Spanbox never bridges. It runs each app locally, so your conversations go straight between you and each service, with no relay to trust.
Texts is built for direct messages. Spanbox brings your email, work tools like Slack, and your AI assistants into the same inbox as your DMs. One window for everything.
Texts is a subscription. Spanbox has a real free tier and a one-time Lifetime license, so privacy and a calm inbox do not come with a monthly bill.
Spanbox is the calm home for every conversation you have online.
Jordan Lee · Q3 planningSent the deck, take a look2m#product-sync5 new replies since this morning11mreceipts@figma.comYour October invoice is ready1hSee every unread message from every app in one tidy list, with every unread from every app in one place. You reply to what counts first.
#product-sync Jordan Lee · Q3 planningPress ⌘K and jump to any chat or app in a heartbeat. It is the quickest way to move through a busy day.
You sign in to each app yourself, just like you would in a browser. Everything stays on your computer. Nothing ever touches our servers.
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WhatsApp, Slack, Gmail, Telegram, Discord, Teams, Instagram, ChatGPT and dozens more. Add any of them with a single click. Signal, Viber, LINE and KakaoTalk are on the roadmap.
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Jordan LeeSent the deck, take a lookOne clean desktop alert when something needs you, with a per-service mute switch. Click it to jump straight to the chat.
Mute everything with one switch, or set quiet hours so Spanbox goes silent every evening and weekend automatically.
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Lives in your tray, launches at login, checks typing with spell-check, and tells you the moment a new version is out.
No. Spanbox runs the real apps on your own machine and reads them locally. It runs no servers that can see your messages. Texts bridges yours through its infrastructure to unify them, which is the opposite approach.
Not today. iMessage and SMS need a bridge to a closed protocol, which is exactly what Texts specializes in. Spanbox runs the web apps you already use, and those protocols do not offer one.
Email like Gmail and Outlook, work tools like Slack and Teams, and AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude, all in the same unified inbox as your chats, not just DMs.
Spanbox has a free tier for 3 apps and a one-time $129 Lifetime license. Texts is a recurring subscription.
If a cross-network inbox on mobile, with iMessage and SMS, is your main need, Texts fits that job well. Spanbox is a private, desktop-first home for all of your apps, including email, work and AI.
Yes, because there is nothing to monetize. With no server in the middle, your messages never reach us to scan, sell or leak. The free tier is a real product, not a trade for your data.
Texts is a trademark of its respective owner. Spanbox is independent software and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Texts. Product names and logos shown on this page are used only to identify and compare the two apps.
WhatsApp, Slack, Gmail, Telegram and 60+ apps in a single local-first desktop inbox. No server in the middle, not even ours.