# NumberBarn — user reviews > 35 indexed App Store user reviews of NumberBarn by NumberBarn, LLC, rated 2.60/5 from 50 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/numberbarn/id1623855033/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/numberbarn/id1623855033.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 13 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 13 · 1★ 17 ## Newest reviews (13 of 35) ### 2/5 — NEVER LOADS *2026-05-20* This app never loads, you have to delete it from your phone and redownload it only to be able to use it then have to repeat the process again the next day. Might as well port your number out. **Developer response:** Hi Fa'ro, sorry to hear your having trouble loading the app. We did address an issue in version 2.1.3 so customers could more easily switch between multiple accounts in the app. Try installing the new version and see if this issue persists. Please feel free to contact support@numberbarn.com and we can do some more troubleshooting with you as well. We want to make sure the app works well for you. ### 2/5 — App needs improved *2025-02-18* The app does not play through connected devices like headphones or speakers. Many times the VM will cut off halfway. The service works great, the app needs improved. **Developer response:** Thank you for posting this review. You may have noticed that we made some updates to the app so that, if you're using headphones, call audio should properly route through the headphones. If you continue to experience issues, don't hesitate to reach out to our support team at https://help.numberbarn.com/hc/en-us/requests/new ### 2/5 — Headphones support? *2024-09-26* Why do I have to take my headphones out to listen to voicemail? Headphone support is baked into the API - it’s ridiculous that I can only listen over the phone speaker. **Developer response:** This is a known issue with our mobile app that still exists. Currently you can listen to voicemail in handset or speaker mode. We will work to improve this in a future release. ### 2/5 — Wish it worked better. *2024-09-10* I echo Spechtaculyons comments. Whenever I make a call I have to hang up and call again since nothing happens the first time. Notifications don’t always work requiring a force quit of the app. Voice mail goes to the forwarded phone which can confuse callers if using the default message which is my preference. ### 2/5 — iOS Text Mesaaging Broken *2024-01-27* Downloaded this app to send texts. You can’t start a new conversation in the app. It never lets you select the number to text when clicking it. If you start a conversation from the browser then you can continue it in the app however. Seems broken. **Developer response:** Hi, when you initiate a new text message in the app, you should see a dropdown menu at the bottom of your screen to select a number. If you don't see it and you are confident that you have an active NumberBarn plan, I recommend deleting the app and downloading it again. If that still doesn't work, please reach out to our support team. We'll work with you to get this fixed. ### 2/5 — Awesome idea I’m very poor technical realization *2023-10-06* Amazing and very cheap to keep American number being abroad, receiving text and voice messages straight on my phone in the app. Poor app quality – extremely slow, dropping, unstable for calls. **Developer response:** Hi Rakne, so sorry to hear of the poor quality. We've identified a couple of issues with the app that have been fixed relating to the quality of calls. Also keep in mind that if you're using VoIP mode for outbound calling, the quality is only as good as your internet connection. Please reach out to support if we can help troubleshoot this. I know it's been a few months but we're happy to help. ### 1/5 — Calls don’t forward *2023-08-31* As other users have reported many calls don’t ring to my phone, which is kind the whole point. Unlike at least one other, customer service has been unable to resolve my issue for over a year. They tell me it’s fixed and since only about half the calls don’t go through I don’t know that people have had to call 2 or 3 times to reach me unless the customer tells me. Then I jump back on with support and they tell me it’s fixed again. It’s an endless cycle that never solves the problem. I’d suggest finding a different service because they here are sneaky enough to let just enough calls come through that you may not notice for a very long time. ### 2/5 — Some Improvements from old app, but no speakerphone? *2023-07-23, version 2.0.11* There is better functionality than the previous app, but apparently there is no speakerphone option while on calls? This is a dealbreaker as I am often scheduling clients on a different app while on the phone. I will be looking for a different service if this feature isn’t resolved. Edit added 7/2023 - The speakphone option did start working, but there still isn’t a speakphone option when listening to voicemails. Sometimes voicemails come into the app, sometimes they show in my phone VM. Biggest issue is that I can’t send any texts since a week or so ago. And draft texts will often refresh mid draft and erase everything I’ve typed. If texting issues are not fixed soon I’ll take my business elsewhere. For a while, my phone wouldn’t even ring when customers called, despite not changing any settings on my end. After a few days of customer service and lots of settings adjustments, it works again. Customer service was attentive but the app still fees buggy and clunky. ### 3/5 — Almost greatness *2023-05-27* The sms feistier is barren in the app and doesn’t allow me to send any messages so far. That would be a BIG deal. That issue cost me $500 this morning but I’m confident a fix is coming. ### 2/5 — Good start, but needs a lot of work *2023-05-17* This app has so much potential, but basic functionality on iOS is missing - for example, whenever I get a text message, there is no notification badge, so if I miss the banner, there is no way for me to know that I have a waiting text conversation. I checked and double checked all the notification settings on my phone and it looks like this is just a failure on the app side. It also has a place for contacts, but no way to link the app to the contacts on my phone, which effectively makes the “Contacts” section of the app useless because I’m not going to enter the thousands of contacts I have into this app, nor try to keep them up to date, manually, which is how it seems to work right now. Finally, whenever I get an incoming call, there is a noticeable delay in the dialogue, which inevitably always creates an awkward start to every conversation. Not sure if this is an app issue or a NumberBarn service issue, but it is frustrating either way. Ultimately, the app works, in that you can make calls, send and receive text messages, and manage your NumberBarn number settings, but everything about these functions is awkward and requires some sort of finagling and/or workaround. Hope the development team is continuing to improve this app. ### 1/5 — So many glitches *2023-05-08* Though it’s better than logging into the website, the app is so glitchy. I’m constantly having problems. Now, it won’t even open. It’s just been spinning for the last 5 minutes “thinking”. I tried removing the app and adding it back. Everything of updated. Still not working. :/ **Developer response:** Sorry to hear about your experience Angelina. Can you please submit a support request with your account information and further details so that we can work toward getting this resolved for you? https://help.numberbarn.com/hc/en-us/requests/new ### 2/5 — Some Improvements from old app, but no speakerphone? *2023-04-26* There is better functionality than the previous app, but apparently there is no speakerphone option while on calls? This is a dealbreaker as I am often scheduling clients on a different app while on the phone. I will be looking for a different service if this feature isn’t resolved. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. The app dialer does have a speakerphone toggle button that toggles between the device's speakerphone and earpiece (if applicable, eg. iPhone vs iPad). Admittedly, the app does need improvement when using bluetooth devices. Would you mind contacting our support team with more information and feedback? From there we can file a bug or feature request to get this worked on so that we can continue to improve our app: https://help.numberbarn.com/hc/en-us/requests/new Thanks again! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2023-04-05, version 2.0.9* I parked my number hoping to still be able to receive important texts with the app but most never appeared. Support couldn’t help. Pointless. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Extremely unstable *2026-05-09* Worst app I’ve ever used. I have to constantly reload it to make it work. It fails to send texts and won’t allow me to send them without logging off and back in again. Definitely dumping this service. Extremely frustration junk. Should be illegal!!!!! **Developer response:** Hi, thank you for your feedback and sorry about the issues accessing our app. We do have a couple of thoughts here. First, we did have an issue with our service a couple of days ago that may have caused this issue. That has since been resolved and hopefully has the app working better for you. Additionally we published version 2.1.2 of our app this week to address some performance issues with calling. Try updating your app to the latest version and hopefully you'll find that it's working better. Our chief concern is that we get the app working well for you. Please feel free to contact support@numberbarn.com and let us know if issues persist. We'll work with you. Update: May 12, 2026 - I see that you edited your review. We have version 2.1.3 that's nearing publish and will address issues with logging out and back in. If you find yourself switching accounts often and logging in and out this can be tricky and require removing and re-adding the app. But this will improve shortly. Again, please reach out to support and let's start a dialog as we continue to improve our app. ### 1/5 — NOT a reliable (or helpful) app *2026-04-09* I’ve experienced the same issues others have reported. Since the last update, playing a voice mail will not mark it as read, and messages will NOT delete. I have a growing number on the icon of “new” items. They are not new - they won’t delete or update!! I’m going to look for another number parking solution. **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback. We just released a new version of our app to address the issues with voicemail and messages not being marked as read. You should notice that the badge icon message count works better with our latest update as well. Please feel free to reach out to our support team any time at support@numberbarn.com. We are actively working to improve our app. ### 1/5 — Never receive texts until hours later *2026-04-03* This is very basic and you can’t even respond to texts with any emojis. It doesn’t work well with iPhones and never receive notifications whenever I do get a text. Messages that are time sensitive for log in purposes don’t arrive on time so defeats the purpose I need it while overseas. It needs a whole upgrade. **Developer response:** Hi, thank you for your feedback. We've made some recent upgrades to our app to improve the notification badge when new messages are received. We welcome you to check it out and let us know if you have any thoughts. ### 1/5 — Serious security issues. Spyware is made inside this app *2025-12-31, version 2.0.37* Screw this ### 1/5 — The app is an embarrassment. *2025-09-04, version 2.0.34* It’s not just the poorly designed and clunky interface. Good luck trying to make an outbound call. If one out of ten attempts works, consider yourself lucky. ### 1/5 — Hardly works *2025-04-19* Half the time I can’t send texts. I’ve never received a notification about calls although the voicemails come through. I just got accused of fraud for being myself because of how poorly this app works/calls not coming through. Absolutely atrocious **Developer response:** I'm sorry to hear about the challenges using our app. I know this is a late response but if you haven't done so, please feel free to reach out to our support team. We will do our best to help. Here's a link to submit a ticket: https://help.numberbarn.com/hc/en-us/requests/new ### 1/5 — Basics *2024-06-13, version 2.0.26* It’s like they didn’t read the very basics of iOS development. Notifications don’t work, login doesn’t use the iOS keychain. Also why no incoming calls? Basics. ### 1/5 — Outrageous fees *2023-12-21, version 2.0.15* I got the unlimited plan over a year ago. I was happy because I work internationally. When I signed up it didn’t talk about international fees. I had to call the United States for an emergency during work and ended up being charged $400 USD for all of 20 minutes of calling. And the calls kept dropping out. I will never use this product again. These fees are unreasonable. ### 1/5 — Frequent glitches *2023-09-11* I often lose the ability to send and receive messages and have to do some combination of restarting the app, turning phone on/off or uninstalling and reinstalling the app. I would not choose NumberBarn again. **Developer response:** I'm so sorry to hear this. We'd love to know if this has improved for you in recent months if you're still using the app. Let us know. ### 1/5 — Very glitchy *2023-09-04* The app, when it works is a pain to login to. It’s clunky and temperamental. I’m frustrated to the point of shopping around for another phone port service, even if I have to pay a little more. **Developer response:** Sorry to hear about your experience Angelina. Can you please submit a support request with your account information and further details so that we can work toward getting this resolved for you? https://help.numberbarn.com/hc/en-us/requests/new ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Texter’s Delight *2024-12-06* I’m on the Park plan for $2/month. Unlimited SMS+MMS and a customizable recorded greeting for anyone who decides to voice call my number. 2FA supports SMS, email and authentication apps. Great customer service is just an email away. I’m very pleased with NumberBarn😊 **Developer response:** Thank you for taking the time to post this review! ### 5/5 — Nice and Simple Service *2023-01-19* I’ve tried many phone apps and services. So far I like these guys the best. Pricing is very fair too. ### 5/5 — Works great *2022-09-22* Great service with a great app. Which as of this writing, it does. **Developer response:** Thank you for reporting this. Please contact us at https://help.numberbarn.com so we can get you fixed up. ### 5/5 — Works Great *2022-09-22* Way to go. Very user friendly app. **Developer response:** Thank you for reporting this. Does the latest 2.0.3 work for you? If not, please contact us at https://help.numberbarn.com so we can dig deeper to get this resolved for you. ### 4/5 — Loving the direct call feature! Needs a few tweaks of course… *2022-08-07* Nice to be able to have both apps on the phone. After a quick look, I’d like to see the date and time of day of the voicemails and calls rather than just the length. Great functionality. Looking forward to continued development. Thank you! **Developer response:** Thank you for your feedback! We've come to realize that the date and time tend to disappear the larger the font size is on your phone. If you have any room to reduce your font size, that will fix it. We realize that isn't practical for everyone and are brainstorming other options. ### 3/5 — Not Dependable *2025-11-19* I need this app to open and work instantly, every time I use it. I depend on it to communicate with customers and many times it fails to load up. **Developer response:** Hey, thank you for your review. I see that you emailed support about this and am going to follow up and see how it's going. ### 3/5 — Outgoing calls often have no audio with VOIP *2024-07-24* More than half the time I call someone the calls have no audio and I have to try again. They can hear me, but I can’t hear them, but if I connect my headphones suddenly it works. Had this issue with multiple phones now. Seems to be a VOIP issue (even though my internet is great), works much better with the “callback” option. Another issue, when it goes to voicemail it goes to the forwarded phone’s voicemail — not one specific to your new number, so if you use the default voicemail, it will announce the number it was forwarded to, not the numberbarn number. **Developer response:** Thank you for the review. Would you be willing to submit a support request with more details so we can work on making our service better for you and others? https://help.numberbarn.com/hc/en-us/requests/new ### 3/5 — Calls keep dropping *2024-03-30* Love that I have this option to use my parked number, but every time I use NumberBarn to make or receive calls, my calls are frequently dropped during my conversations. Very frustrating! Can someone please work on fixing the reliability of this??!! **Developer response:** EDIT: Our engineers addressed an issue with our voice system. If you continue to experience issues, please reach out to us at the link below. /EDIT We appreciate the review! Would you be willing to submit a support request with more details so we can work on improving our service for you and others? https://help.numberbarn.com/hc/en-us/requests/new In the mean time, you can try our Callback mode option in the Dialer Settings. Thank you. ### 3/5 — Outgoing calls often have no audio with VOIP *2024-03-28* More than half the time I call someone the calls have no audio and I have to try again. They can hear me, but I can’t hear them, but if I connect my headphones suddenly it works. Had this issue with multiple phones now. Seems to be a VOIP issue (even though my internet is great), works much better with the “callback” option. **Developer response:** Thank you for the review. Would you be willing to submit a support request with more details so we can work on making our service better for you and others? https://help.numberbarn.com/hc/en-us/requests/new ### 3/5 — Only partly works *2023-08-12* I can only get voicemails for my toll free number…call forwarding doesn’t work right. They blame everyone but themselves and don’t try to fix it or figure out nor confirm what’s wrong. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-22.*