Summary

  • Truecaller says it acquired all of TextPlus on September 10 for a $15m cash- and debt-free valuation; TextPlus will retain its separate brand.
  • The acquisition adds an established cloud calling and messaging service. Planned cross-selling is not yet evidence of a combined customer relationship.

A second telephone number earns its place by remaining reachable. That makes Truecaller’s purchase of TextPlus more than an opportunity to put another product in front of an audience: the buyer is taking ownership of a service people may expect to keep using under the same number.

Truecaller announced completion on September 11, saying the acquisition of 100% of TextPlus had closed the day before. The $15m figure is a cash- and debt-free valuation, not a disclosure of an exact final cash settlement. TextPlus will continue as an independent company and brand within the new ownership.

A number is an ongoing service

TextPlus describes a dedicated second number, with calls over Wi-Fi or mobile data and text messaging to US and Canadian numbers without requiring recipients to install the app. Its free and paid options put the relationship between usage and continuity close to the product itself: the features page tells users to keep a number active or use Premium protection against inactivity.

The posted terms, revised September 1, 2025, give that promise boundaries. They describe provider or supplier control over assigned numbers and circumstances in which numbers may be reclaimed, including inactivity on free accounts or account termination. They also say the service is not a full replacement for a wired or wireless phone. These are the published service terms, not evidence that the acquisition has changed policy or caused a loss of service.

Truecaller already offers calling and messaging alongside identification and spam protection. The distinction is therefore not that it has never handled a call. TextPlus adds an established US-based second-number service, with its own account, payment and continuity relationship.

A small business, not a verified combined audience

The closing release describes roughly 1.5m monthly active TextPlus users and 14 staff. Neither number proves how many users are paying, how many live in the United States or how many also use Truecaller. Adding the two companies’ headline audience figures would manufacture a combined reach measure that has not been disclosed.

The July 17 agreement announcement supplies the financial context: $5.2m in adjusted net revenue for the trailing twelve months through May 2026, approximately 45% compound annual growth since 2023 and a qualitative description of good profitability. Adjusted net revenue is not a disclosed profit figure, and the May measurement period should not be passed off as September trading.

That earlier release proposed cross-selling, user-acquisition improvements and sharing Android and iOS expertise. Completion establishes ownership, not delivery of those plans. The closing notice also states that consolidation is effective from September 9, separately from the September 10 closing date; it does not explain the accounting-date difference.