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Toktumi, Inc., the company behind the popular app Line2 (News - Alert), announced that the SMS-enabled version of Line2, Version 3.0, has been approved by Apple and is now available on iTunes to new and existing customers.

Officials with Toktumi (News - Alert) said that Line2 Version 3.0 becomes the first VoIP app to feature carrier-grade SMS texting, allowing customers to exchange unlimited text messages with any SMS-enabled phone on any carrier. 

The result, company officials said, is a texting experience that is identical to traditional SMS offered by the major cellular carriers. 

According to company officials, unlike texting-only applications for the iPhone (News - Alert), Line2 combines VoIP calling capabilities and carrier-grade texting in one app, so that customers can use one number for both types of communication.

There is no other calling app available on the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch that offers this.

“We believe that Line2 Version 3.0 will be extremely popular with consumers. We added unlimited SMS and removed business features that consumers didn’t need, allowing us to lower the price to just $9.95 per month and broaden Line2’s appeal,” said Peter Sisson (News - Alert), founder and CEO of Toktumi, in a statement.

“We still provide our business customers a full-featured version of Line2 with all of the features of the prior version, plus unlimited SMS, for $14.95 per month. I use Line2 on my iPhone as my business number, so I have two numbers on one phone, each with its own voicemail, caller ID, and contacts. Now that we’ve added texting, it's even more useful,” said Sisson.

According to company officials, Version 3.0 is an even bigger breakthrough for iPod Touch and iPad users; Line2 turns either device into a WiFi mobile phone with all the features of a traditional cell phone for just $9.95 per month.

“For the first time, Apple’s (News - Alert) new iPods offer built-in microphones,” said Sisson.

He said that using Line2 on a new iPod touch is just like using an iPhone. No other app brings phone-number based voice calling, carrier-grade texting, and advanced features like call waiting and conferencing to iPods and iPads. 

Sisson said that this is absolutely an industry first. Customers won’t miss calls because they can be forwarded to another phone or sent to voicemail if the device isn’t connected to WiFi.