Which is better Truphone or Fring? Neither? Opinions wanted

My husband and I travel overseas periodically. We like to stay in touch with adult kids, one of who has an iPhone. Not a lot of talking, just periodic sort of "we're here, all is well. How are you?"
It looks as if some sort of voip plan would save a lot of money over at&t's international rates. I have been looking at Truphone and Fring. Is one better than the other? Do they do sms? Pros? Cons? Suggestions?
All comments/advice appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Fring works OK. Keep in mind that it will only work over WiFi, so you need to find a hotspot first. If you can find a hotspot though, you can send an email.
If you want to do VOIP, then you need a VOIP account/server that you can access. You can't just fire up Fring or some other app and magically do VOIP. Fring can connect to Skype, so if you set up Skype on a PC (free) and fund it for VOIP calls, that will cover you for very cheap - but again you need a hotspot.
McDonalds in London had free Wifi as does any Apple store. VOIP over WiFi has latency and jitter. To the point where I just wound up sending emails to my wife.

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