If you own an iPhone 5, you probably use it to stay in touch with all of your international contacts. International texting on iPhone 5 is easy and inexpensive, and so is international calling on iPhone 5 if you know which apps to use.
Apps for International Calling and Texting on iPhone 5
Google voice has good rates for international calling on iPhone 5. You can have your voicemails transcribed, and there are other features that make this a nice, well rounded app. Call Voice Changer. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work outside the US.
Rebtel allows extremely inexpensive international texting on iPhone 5 as well as cheap international calls. You can even communicate for free over wifi if the person you are calling also has the Rebtel app, Call Voice Changer, even if they have a different type of device.
MilliTalk is an app that basically adds an extra line to your iPhone 5 by creating a special number for you, and allows cheap international calling and texting. You can buy credits or sign up for a plan using the app. Call Voice Changer
TextNow + Voice is another app that allows international calling and texting and is ad supported instead of requiring a monthly commitment or credits, although you can skip ads by paying $5.99 a month for unlimited texting and calls. It also has a dedicated phone number and voicemail.
Textie Messaging works differently from other iTouch texting apps; instead of assigning you a phone number, the app uses your email address so when your recipient receives a text, your email address will be displayed in the "from" line. You can still receive messages right to the app, use push notifications, and send one text to multiple recipients. Call Voice Changer
iMessage - Perfect for iProduct Families
A lot of people love that iPhone has stepped up their game and provided a feature that used to be available only to Blackberry users - an internal messaging system! iMessage allows you to send unlimited texts over wifi for free using iMessage, and is built into the messages app, so there’s no need to purchase or activate this feature.
Of course, iMessage is only free if using wifi and sending messages to other iPhone users with iMessage on their phones. If you have access to wifi and both you and the person you are wishing to text have iMessage, this is a great option. If you want to engage in international texting on iPhone 5 with someone who does not have an iPhone, however, an app like Rebtel that works on iPhones, Android devices and Windows phones is a better choice.
