Perch VS Pony Express HQ

Perch helps small businesses keep track of social activity for their own business and competitors. In just minutes a day, busy small business owners and managers stay updated on news, reviews and promotions. Perch is an innovative app that lets small businesses listen to the marketplace simply by checking their phone.

Perch shows posts from Facebook and Twitter, reviews from Yelp and Google+, photos from Instagram, and promotions from Yelp, Foursquare and the major deal sites. Users select the businesses they want to watch, and Perch does the rest.

Perch is available on iOS and Android. The app is free and requires 13MB storage.

Pony Express serves small and local businesses, communities, and organizations with agile marketing teams that need a low-cost, easy to use solution. Businesses, organizations, and communities use Pony Express HQ to connect with customers and members via text message. Send notifications, alerts, reminders, confirmations and SMS text marketing campaigns. SMS text message marketing platform - group texting no reply all.

• Promotion: $9 for 750 SMS text message credits. 1 cent per text.
• Quickly and effectively share deals, send updates, reminders, and info via SMS text messaging online with large groups.
• Pony Express HQ was built for non-technical, small business owners, no training required.
• Pay as you go pricing is competitive and sustainable for small businesses ✔ Sign up free and start texting within minutes ✔ No training, no coding, and no set-up required ✔ Pay as you go pricing and no hidden fees ✔ No monthly fees - very flexible pricing for any marketing budget ✔ Send your group message, and allow recipients to respond back privately ✔ Free message forwarding to your personal phone number ✔ Deliver thousands of messages ✔ Send and receive picture/MMS messaging ✔ Get a free dedicated US local phone number or toll-free number ✔ Get unlimited keywords